Category Archives: generations

links between generations of people, lineage, we are the ancestors of the future, keeping these connections fresh

A Boy and his Hippo

I agree with Deepak Chopra in the Mythic Journeys film. He says, and I paraphrase of course, that our collective soul is hurting and we need a new story to heal it. I think the animals are showing us, literally … Continue reading

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Remembering the Reality of the Invisible

I’m not sure how long anthropologists and historians consider humans “modern.” They probably disagree. Given the quality of ancient artwork found inEurope, I think we are more like our ancestors of 35 to 40,000 years ago than we want to … Continue reading

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Re-storying

I’ve mentionned our four day ceremony several times here and some of you, I hope, are wondering just exactly what we were doing. I called the ceremony: Re-storying our Modern Lives – A Ceremony to Renew a Living Myth for … Continue reading

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Full Cup

I know the world is in a perilous state, yet I am happier, more enthused and optimistic, than I have ever been, while being aware of the dark lurking in the light.     A new friend from the gallery … Continue reading

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Living World Stories

I began this post on May 22, 2011. Here it is June, nearly mid June already. Weeks and weeks have flown by with too many deep thoughts, new possibilities and unexpected connections making my head spin. How can I possibly … Continue reading

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Calling the Elders

Last evening our Ecstatic Wisdom Posture group met and someone mentioned it was Equinox. Mouth hanging open, I couldn’t believe I had forgotten the return of Spring. In this temperate region where I now live, every season seems like Spring … Continue reading

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Umami

This post is dedicated to my elder son, who lives far away on the other side of the continent. Your West Coast family misses you and your family, Dave! The image leading this post was inspired by him. He crafted … Continue reading

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Day Blind

In five more days, not only will it be winter Solstice but it will also be a year since I started this blog. Not many of you read it last December, and because darkness still calls me with its power, … Continue reading

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Taking a Break

Ten years ago, Emma Restall Orr wrote a very readable book called: Ritual – A Guide to Life, Love and Inspiration.  “ Ritual is the fine art of taking a break,” she says on page 4. My family and I … Continue reading

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Royal Trickery

    5:30 AM and I wake to titles for posts swirling around my brain. Royal Trickery grabs me by the eyeballs and won’t let my lids close back over them. I wonder about that word, “royal.” It suggests power … Continue reading

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