Category Archives: Consciousness

ARRIVAL

Posted on January 14, 2017 by

I’ve seen Arrival twice now.  It’s the kind of movie I wanted to share. After seeing it myself, I had to take two of my favorite folks so they too could delight in this incredibly intriguing, suspenseful, atmospheric movie about … Continue reading →

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Crisis and Opportunity

Posted on November 14, 2016 by

Today, pondering the election, I am reflecting on the notion that in Chinese calligraphy “disaster” combines the symbols for “crisis” and “opportunity.”  As it turns out this is a mistaken notion, but one that swept meme-like through western culture with … Continue reading →

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Amantha Murphy’s Magical Mystery Tour

Posted on July 8, 2015 by

I’ve just returned from a pilgrimage to some of Ireland’s early sacred sites, travelling with a coterie of amazing women whose companionship proved invaluable in  enhancing profound interactions with the wells, cairns, barrows, henges, mounds and temples of our ancestors.  Shared knowledge, stories, memories, visions … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo #17 YIKES!!!

Posted on April 17, 2015 by

  Virtual Reality Solipsism: a theory in philosophy that your own existence is the only thing that is real or can be known.   I will live but eighty years or so. The Jurassic measured roughly fifty million, not to … Continue reading →

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Another Word on Nonsense…

Posted on August 22, 2014 by

“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” ~e.e. cummings Archetypically, nonsense can be thought of as one of the Trickster’s devices. The Trickster, as you may know, manifests mythically in dozens of cultures around the world. In Jungian terms the trickster … Continue reading →

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Making Sense of Nonsense

Posted on August 19, 2014 by

  This summer I had the good fortune to attend a session of the New York Center for Jungian Studies’ elegant annual production, Jung on the Hudson. The subject of my seminar was Sense and Nonsense, a subject that has … Continue reading →

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“Tammy” – No Rotten Tomatoes Here!

Posted on August 5, 2014 by

I love Melissa McCarthy. She rescued Brides from banality, made me laugh out loud in Identity Theft and cheer (again aloud) in Heat. I think she’s the best comedian to come down the pike in a long time.   Her comedic … Continue reading →

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Crazy Wisdom

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

I was an odd awkward child, an army brat dropped into new schools as regularly as other kids get new shoes or longer jeans. To defend myself, I made a virtue out of abnormality. I shaped my difference into a … Continue reading →

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V Day 2014

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

V Day is fast approaching.  It is a day dedicated to empowering women to rise up against the violence perpetuated on them simply because of their gender.  V Day was inspired by Eve Enslers’ performance piece the Vagina Monologues.  Empowered … Continue reading →

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On the Telling of Tales

Posted on January 14, 2014 by

This morning, I’m contemplating story – how it enchants and enchains; how it sets us free.  Writing is my craft and stories are my passion.  How they work in the world, what purpose they serve, the way they move us … Continue reading →

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