Tag: Anima Mundi

topographia

An invitation to the ancient recognition of Anima Mundi—the World Soul. It is the lived experience that the world is not a backdrop, but a living presence that speaks to us through nature, ritual, and shared meaning. By tracing the threads that connect our personal lives to the vast tapestry of the planet, we move beyond alienation toward a soulful participation in the sacred fabric of life.

Middle-Aged Women

Middle-aged women care about other women: little girls, young women, thirty-somethings who know it all, forty-somethings who doubt it all, other middle-aged women who carry it all, and grannies who have endured it all.

October 1, 2024
15 Minute Relationships

I doubt that even Warhol would have predicted the notoriety offered by social media, where anyone with a smartphone can be famous, humans reduced to mere bytes, frozen like embryos for later revivification.

June 25, 2024
Amid the Cold of Winter

Thoughts on the gifts of cold, darkness, and suffering.

December 27, 2022
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

November 22, 2022
The True Practice of Psychology

The true practice of psychology is human and responds compassionately to the needs of individual human beings.

January 10, 2012
I Feel the Ancient Pulse

I kneel, and the smallness of the chapel is a welcome. It’s eternally quiet; no one seems to breathe. The sun is low in the sky and the wine in the chalice on the small altar glows with a fabulous fire.

February 3, 2009
Twelfth Night

During medieval times, Twelfth Night was the biggest celebration of the year. It was a night for merrymaking and revelry.

January 6, 2009
The Hearth from Which We Leave

How different it is to be in a nurturing family! Immediately, I can sense the aliveness, the genuineness, honesty, and love.

November 11, 2008
Characteristics of the Gifted

Gifted people share certain characteristics that can make adaptation difficult when adapting means thinking, acting, or feeling within normal limits.

July 15, 2008
MO-om! She’s staring at me!

Then, with a soft voice absent of guile, Olivia smiled sweetly and said …

April 15, 2008