(Carl Jung, 1909 in Zurich-photo from the Library of Congress Prints and Photos division) I’m presently reading a book called The Shadow Effect, written by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson. It is a book all about the dark side of humanity, the dark little secrets about ourselves that we try to banish from [...]
Archive for the ‘microseries on violence’ Category
Me and my Shaaaadowww, walking down the avenue.
Posted in Human Struggles, Marianne Williamson, microseries on violence, Uncategorized, tagged Debbie Ford, Deepak Chopra, Jung, Marianne Williamson, Rumi, the Shadow, The Shadow Effect, therapy, violence on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
jesus was murdered
Posted in Jesus, microseries on violence, Mystics, tagged Bodhi Tree, Buddha, Ficus religiosa, Gavin De Becker, Jesus, Mary Magdalene on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa) Recap of a past posting in the form of a question: If potential violence is around me but I choose to not collapse the potential into reality (i.e. choose not to be conscious of it), would I be injured anyway? (This after the realization that if there isn’t pair of ears [...]
anger and pain: peas in a pod.
Posted in microseries on violence, Power and Morality, tagged bile, Brahma Kumaris, choleric, Eckart Tolle, James Hollis, Middle Ages medicine, squash on August 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cucerbite (squash)-Nature: cold and humid in the second degree. Optimum: those that are fresh and green. Usefulness: they quench the thirst. Dangers: they constitute a swift laxative. Neutralization of dangers: with salt water and mustard. Effects: a moderate and cold nourishment. Good for choleric temperaments. (circa 1390) The Greek word chole means bile. Bile comes [...]
see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil
Posted in microseries on violence, Power and Morality, Science and Magic, tagged brane theory, evil, Gavin De Becker, Natalie Reid, Rosicrucian, string theory, violence on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If a tree falls in the woods, but there is nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound? When I was younger and I heard this riddle, I thought it was a pile of crap. Of course it makes a sound! You don’t have to be there to hear it! Then I taught [...]
fear.
Posted in microseries on violence, tagged fear, Fear is a Gift, Gavin De Becker, Jerald Jampolsky, releasing fear, repression, Toni Frissell, Unity Church, violence on July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(photo by Toni Frissell at Weeki Wachee spring, Florida, 1947) In my quest to begin this microseries on violence I went to the library (I love summer vacation). I entered in the keyword violence. Many, many hundreds of titles came up, two of which caught my eye right away. The first book was called The Gift of [...]
notes on the girl with the dragon tattoo
Posted in microseries on violence, tagged Stieg Larsson, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, violence on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I watched The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo last night. (Be warned, this blog is a major spoiler for the movie. If you haven’t watched it yet and you want to, stop reading now and come back tomorrow.) I thought the movie was pretty good. Having not seen any trailer for it or read the book, [...]
