The Warrior Archetype and the Reemergence of the Goddess July 26, 2009
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For the past few thousand years we have lived in a patriarchal paradigm where the masculine has been over emphasized at the expense of the feminine. This has produced not only the oppression of women, constant war and violence but also inner conflict for both men and women as each struggles to be whole human beings in a world where an imbalanced ideal is cherished. The result of the over emphasis on the masculine has resulted in it taking a negative form as the feminine is devalued and even systematically repressed. This negative masculine form is cut off from its feminine side and so is out of balance and taken to an extreme in a futile attempt to compensate for the lack of grounding in the feminine. This is symbolized by two archetypal patterns in particular, that of the Negative Father and the Warrior. The Negative Father is the authoritarian head of the household who rules the family and is often the source of abuse, sexual misconduct and control. This pattern is also seen in the authoritarian governments that have become the norm where the government represents the ultimate controlling punitive father figure for its citizens. This isn’t to say all fathers fall into this pattern but it is symbolic of a key aspect of patriarchal power. As a counselor I see many clients who have a figure in their lives in the role of the Negative Father and much of their work in counseling involves working through trauma associated with that as well as reclaiming their power from that figure and this includes men and women.
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Becoming a Buddhist Pagan July 19, 2009
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My spiritual path has included many variations and explorations over the years including some not so intelligent forays into magic and the occult with unfortunate consequences. For more than 20 years my path has centered on Buddhism in one form or another. I have spent years practicing meditation in both the Zen and Tibetan traditions and I find Buddhist teachings and practices to be some of the most powerful medicine that exists today for healing on all levels of being.
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Who needs work?! July 6, 2009
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For most of us working sucks which I think is why work is a four letter word. Have you ever really thought about why you work and what role it plays in your life? Most of us work because we think we have to, to pay the bills or really to survive. We might have a job that we can’t stand or we might even have a job that we like or no job but when whatever we do becomes work it takes on a quality of struggle. If we work for ourselves doing what we love often it becomes work when we struggle to make ends meet. Our society is built on work and struggle, the idea that you have to sacrifice much of who you are to survive. Right behind the struggle is lack, the belief/feeling that we are incomplete or lacking something that we must seek externally whether it is money, love or fulfillment.
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Joy July 3, 2009
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Yes to this moment as it is
Yes to the fear and pain
Yes to the pleasure
Yes to the confusion
Yes to life
Opening to this moment
Opening to possibility
Opening to love
Opening to abundance
Opening to life
Pausing in this moment
Pausing and appreciating
Pausing and feeling
Pausing and forgiving
Pausing and realizing the
sacredness of life
Expressing this moment
Expressing creativity
Expressing passion
Expressing pain
Expressing life
In joy in this moment the whole universe is held………