Whichever way you tipped the ballot box, Donald Trump is an Opponent in the most unadulterated, archetypal, upper case, symbolic sense of the word. His story is mythological, a classic Shakespearean drama. If you abhor his policies, his is your Opponent. If you support his policies, but not his impulsive delivery or penchant for attack, he is your Opponent. If we pay attention, we have much to learn from him.
All Things Are Possible. Or Are They?
Willingness to shift from a Particle point-of-view to a Wave point-of-view, means the difference between a small life and a large life. Between the lives we’ve been handed, and the lives we dare to imagine.
The Winner of the 2016 Presidential Election
Rage does not belong to you or me; to Democrats, Republicans, or Libertarians. It does not belong to majorities, minorities, or immigrants; to Christians, Muslims, Jews or Atheists. Rage is a Trojan horse wheeled into anyone’s midst in the guise of justice and justification. It is a dis-ease, powered virally, surviving on its host. The host is us.
Can’t Move Forward? Maybe This is Holding You Back.
Gurus reinforce the importance of the present moment, and computer trash is a good way to understand its weight. If you’re spending the day perusing old news, especially bad news, you can’t possibly create anything new or good.
Calling Off the Search for God
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” –Einstein
Five Steps to Manifesting Your Dreams in 2016
You’ll never get where you’re meant to be if you can’t see the way.
The Vision Behind “The Anesthesia Game”
As a writer of Visionary Fiction, I imagined the child’s disease and the resulting anesthesia, not as a means of sedating her life, so much as awakening it.
The Delicate Balance in Visionary Fiction
Visionary fiction is a delicate matter requiring a mastery of creative and technical balance. Unlike Fantasy, which generally takes place entirely in realms of the authors invention, Visionary Fiction is best told in the firmament of human physical and emotional experience. For me, at least, the goal is not to write exclusively for mystics, but …
How to Fulfill Your Destiny
Let’s face it, destinies are hard to fulfill. First you have to know what they are, and that can take a really long time. I’m a perfect example. Last night I received a significant literary award for my current novel, Mystic Tea. There was even a ceremony at the Providence, a gorgeous historic venue that …
Where have all the (TV) flowers gone?
Last night my husband and I sat down to watch television and he listed the options: Boardwalk Empire, The Borgias, Breaking Bad, DaVinci, Orange is the New Black, House of Cards,Scandal, Dexter, Homeland. I could go on, but you get the dark picture. “I just can’t do it anymore,” I said. “We have to lose …
