Myth and Reality
This linkage with the infinite has of course been the intent of the great mythologies and religions; the healing creative and expressive arts; and the dreams we dream at night” … Joseph Campbell
Myths are more… Read More »
Myth and Reality
This linkage with the infinite has of course been the intent of the great mythologies and religions; the healing creative and expressive arts; and the dreams we dream at night” … Joseph Campbell
Myths are more… Read More »
The Great Mystery is not to be Solved!
Carlos Castaneda applies a simple and elegant distinction to reality: He divides the field of action and awareness (the world) into two spheres — the known and the unknown, the right side and left — and associates corresponding practices with each. These practices are called stalking, the art of handling ordinary reality (the known) in non-ordinary ways; and dreaming, the art… Read More »
I was recently at a men’s group gathering of about a dozen men, where the meeting was started by “creating sacred space.” As someone who’s guided vision quests for 35 years and been on over 30 quests of my own, I’m familiar with the concept, know the feeling of, and have spent days sharing time-honored wisdom and teaching about ritual, ceremony, and practices for creating and being in sacred space.
In 1968, Robert S. De Ropp Put out a book called the master game. It caused quite a stir at the time among those looking for spiritual literature, and it sold about 200,000 copies.
His fundamental premise was that everyone wanted or needed “a game worth playing,” and it was finding and playing an important game that brought meaning and satisfaction to life. In his book he listed 3 low… Read More »
Yesterday, joining an online class, the host wanted to begin with a meditation. She pulled a card labeled “The Vision” from a deck, read the description, and suggested we meditate on that.
As you know, I’m in the “vision business,” having led vision quests for 35 years, but as I followed the prompt I was surprised by where I was led. Most people, when thinking of “vision,” imagine a very… Read More »
