Alchemical Reflections
From Carl Jung to Astrology to Synchronicity
When Action Becomes Initiation
“You cannot individuate, for instance, by locking yourself up in a cell; you can only individuate in your concrete life, you appear in your deed; there you can individuate and nowhere else. Real consciousness can only be based upon life, upon things experienced, but...
The Desert Is Calling Again: Neptune, the Soul, and What This Moment Is Asking of Us
“They went into the solitude of the desert to teach us that the place of the soul is a lonely desert. There they found the abundance of visions, the fruits of the desert, the wondrous flowers of the soul." - The Red Book (p. 236) C.G. Jung We are lost and searching ....
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: What AI Reflects Back (and What It Can’t)
“Most of us, most of the time, change very gradually, bit by bit, day by day. But it also can and does happen sometimes that people are transformed suddenly and permanently by a highly memorable experience... It was like passing through a one-way door." - William R....
Soul-Making: The Inner World and Spiritual Life
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." - C.G. Jung Many people are starving for meaning and purpose. Does this resonate? Yet, we look for it in the wrong places. We...
The Line: A Psycho-Spiritual Map of Responsibility and Growth
“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." - James R. Sherman When I had my first business coach a long time ago, he introduced me to a simple, conceptual framework that resonated with my understanding of...
The questions to guide . . .
“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question." - Eugene Ionesco We must become who we are . . . The acorn must grow into an oak. This trajectory is in its very DNA. The acorn can’t grow into an elm tree or a maple tree. It must grow into an oak tree. We...
Karma and the Ripple Effect: The Science of Conscious Living
“Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama Science and spirituality are beginning to dance. For centuries, science focused on measuring the material...
Circles and Paradoxes – Tension of the Opposites
“There's no coming to consciousness without pain.” - Carl Gustav Jung As so many of the outer planets are changing signs, we are reminded of earlier times and the circularity of life. The conflict that we are witnessing shines a light on the inherent duality...
Understanding Life Backwards: The Wisdom of Kierkegaard, Jungian Psychology, and the Science of Journaling
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard My Writing Process I have kept a journal since my late 20s, close to 40 years. It’s where I place my dreams, my thoughts, reflections, and interesting experiences, and all...
Embracing the Feminine Side of God: Sophia and the Age of Aquarius
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular." - C.G. Jung In the Judeo-Christian religious history, the divine has often been...
Transforming the Inner Critic: From Judgement to Guidance
“Whether you are continuing along the same path or at the beginning of something new, you can always start afresh in your mind, heart, openness and attitude.” - Rasheed Ogunlaru The inner critic is a universal part of the human psyche, one that we all have. That...
Beyond “I don’t trust you”: Repairing Safety and Security in Relationships
“Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.." - Stephen R. Covey “I will never trust anyone again.” How often have we said that to ourselves because we have...