Meeting the Baba Yaga: Witches, magic, and mystery

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I recently overhead an exchange between a little boy and his mom. The subject was witches and magic. Which got me thinking. Magic involves perception, changes in the way we see and the manner in which things appear. Magic, like … Continued

Psyche and Eros: Our Initiation through Aphrodite

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  “Loving is an authentic psychological task, the most demanding there is, just because it activates in us new ways of knowing ourselves.’” — Aldo Carotenuto The myth of Eros and Psyche can be read as a myth of initiation … Continued

Love and Soul: The classical myth of Psyche and Eros

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    “I have always thought of a myth as something that never was but is always happening.”– Jean Houston, The Possible Human   Eros and Psyche, or Cupid and Psyche to the Romans, a marvelous old myth about love, … Continued

What Love Inspires: The Greek Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

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  “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” — Maya Angelou     What can we do when we are motivated by love? I recently had the great … Continued

Briar Rose: Rethinking the hero and the 13th fairy

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  The hero is a central figure in our myths and stories. The hero can often provide inspiration or comfort. These stories can help us find our courage or feel a bit more powerful. The image of the hero is … Continued

Conscious Evolution: The story of Abu Kasem’s Slippers

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  “Always you will find that within you the shadow and the light go together… It is up to you to know how to utilize the one to realize the other.” -Sri Aurobindo   Each of us is called to … Continued