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Sacred Mother

Sacred, complex, and emotionally powerful, the Mother Archetype is the most influential pattern in the collective unconscious. Consequently, relationships with mothers often feel fraught.

Second in a new series, The Mother, at The Third Eve.

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Voodoo

The more aware I am of the losses I experience throughout the day, and the claims that back up my sense of loss, the more I am able to contain myself rather than projecting my unsolved mysteries outward.
Beautiful Babes

A mother has far less power over her children than the archetypes projected upon her by the culture or by her own children as if they were real.
Twins

From these myths of twins we can see that being cheated out of something valuable can cause serious consequences, even death.
Amid the Cold of Winter

Thoughts on the gifts of cold, darkness, and suffering.
How the Light Gets In

“Start again,” I heard them say, “Don’t dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be.” — Leonard Cohen
In Search of Salted Shrimp

I’m glad I can have an experience of being an outsider, because it’s humbling and hilarious, and one has to be bold to find what one needs in the place where one’s own culture is not king.
Good Help is Hard to Find

The goal of psychotherapy is healthy, reciprocal relationships with others. It is also to become aware of when others unconsciously manipulate you to get their own needs met. If you can do that after receiving help, you have arrived.
The Beginning of Wisdom

“How do I heal myself?” This is what we most want to know, isn’t it?
Where is My Home?

“Where is my home?” poet Rainer Maria Rilke asks.
If People Were Stray Animals

If people were stray animals, we would all be worth rescuing. Groups of rescuers would band together, forming networks whose only purpose is to give care and comfort to the abandoned.
Thank You, Tante Waltraud

“I’ve lived a beautiful, wonderful life and enjoyed every minute. I’ve done and had everything I’ve ever wanted.”
Widows Speak Up

We widows and other bereaved folks who cannot get past our losses fear being unhappy the rest of our lives.