Etymology[study of] [speaking of] + [true sense, real, actual] I am finding that in the process of this deep exploration of my dream lineage [and other lineages], diversion keep diverting me. I am often diverted in my writing and thought process by other lines of...
Small and hidden is the door that leads inward and the entrance is barred by countless prejudices, mistaken assumptions, and fears.Carl Jung, CW 10, Page 154 A digression, of sorts. When I was 18, my father sat me down at his small kitchen table and told me revised...
In my first dream session with my first dream practitioner (who would eventually become my teacher, my colleague and then someone I had to step away from), I brought a single, terrifying dream. The dream is long, but the heart of the dream is this: I am a six-year-old...
The Weave of Lineage Lineages are woven in all of us: lineages traced through the bloodines that crash in our bodies; lineages traced through the cultures of where are from and the clash of all that is around us; lineages of the land and places we have lived; lineages...
We are supposed to be in Oregon tonight, on our way to an annual dreamwork retreat at the gorgeous Breitenbush Retreat Center. Two weeks ago, we were supposed to be in Chicago for my nephew’s wedding, which got postponed and, as of tonight, postponed again. Last...
We have all done it. Had a dream that completely started us, terrified us, made us laugh, made us cry, then, later, gone to find out what it “means.” Dream dictionaries online, in bookstores. Our friends. We want to know why we had that dream that haunts us. Maybe it...
Welcome to NaPoWriMo 2023!! During this month of April, which is National Poetry Month AND the "birth" month of my debut book of poems, I am joining other poets who are writing a poem a day for these 30 days.
Inspiration from the brilliant heart of Maureen Thorson I am following the original and awesome NaPoWriMo poet Maureen Thorson who has been "doing" this for 20 years - not just doing her own poems but offering daily prompts and excellent poetry resources. Check it out here: https://www.napowrimo.net/