Posts on religion/spirituality and man’s search for meaning.
It is easy to forget that there is a war going on. I don’t mean the wars in other countries. I mean the war right here beneath your feet, in your home, and against your soul. A battle of good and evil underlies your life, and the stance you take towards it will be crucial…
A man dreamed: “I see a large stone cylinder. It reminds me of an old sharpening wheel in shape only it is much larger, maybe 25 feet in diameter and four or five feet deep. It turns slowly on the surface of a lake, a flat side facing the sky. It is slightly tilted off…
The soloist sang with technical perfection as her voice danced nimbly from octave to octave. Her volume, gestures, and facial expressions gave the impression of great passion. And yet, somehow, it all came off a bit flat, more like acting than singing. Although all of the ingredients were present, no chemical reaction occurred. Can the…
A man dreamed, “I am with some people who have a large machine, maybe ¼ acre in size. It moves over the land and extracts gold from the soil.” A precious metal, gold is a symbol of the Self, the creative and healing core of the personality. To harvest gold is to pursue the value…
I There is an old apple tree outside my office. Each spring she wears a dress of fragrant white blossoms. This spring she is also giving shelter to a family of blackbirds nesting in her trunk. I watch the parents pop in and out of the cavity, bringing food to their young. The hole, the…
A woman who was feeling disconnected from her soul had the following dream: “I see a porpoise, but it’s on land instead of water. I am concerned because I know that unless it gets some water it will die. I find a container which, strangely, opens up into a large bag filled with water. I…
There’s a country song that talks about “Looking for love in all the wrong places, looking for love in too many faces.” The same lament could just as easily be applied to our relationship with God. Too often we look for God in all the wrong places. Why are we so quick to look outside…
A young woman who was addicted to drugs developed a paranoia about bugs. Although she had some reason to be wary of bugs—she once contracted Lyme disease from a tick and later experienced a scabies infestation in one of her apartments—her current fears were extreme and unfounded. For example, she was certain that bugs were…
Have you ever seen a section of forest laid flat by the wind? This happens sometimes, all the trees pointing in the same direction, with a portion of their roots sticking out of the ground. The trees had grown up together, relying on each other for support. But when one of them fell, the rest…
Treat the psyche with love and you will receive its support and nourishment in return. Run from it and it becomes a threatening pursuer. Stop and face it and it is immediately less threatening. A man who was afraid of horses dreamed he was in a room with a white horse. Overcoming his fear he…