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Out with the Old. Herald the New.
I’m a December baby. Capricorn. In the Major Arcana of the Tarot, Capricorn is represented by Card XV—The Devil. {oh how hilariously apt!} I particularly love Angeles Arrien’s take on The Devil in her...
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Cassandra Complex as Excuse.
In psychology, ‘the Cassandra metaphor’ is applied to the individuals who experience physical and emotional suffering as a result of distressing personal perceptions, and who are disbelieved when they...
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Fear Kills Writing.
Be Careless, Reckless! Be a Lion, Be a Pirate, When You Write. — Brenda Ueland, If You Want To Write Fear and writing do not mix. Fear does not and cannot mix with creativity. For example: Fearing your...
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Every Sound a Twinkling Light…
A moment of silence Yet it was not For the insects were calling Their nightly chorus. I closed my eyes Every sound a light Twinkling in the dark Of the night. I felt afloat In a sea of stars Calling,...
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Balance Openness with Boundaries.
I used to be very open on my blog, about everything within me, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Raw openness was my tool for healing. I was hurt, lost and confused. I was in search of...
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Destroy The Past.
{Update: I’ve written a sequel to this post at Destroy The Past. Reprised. The sequel addresses nine questions that arose in my mind about this original post, two weeks after it was featured on another...
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You Can’t Change Them.
It is impossible to change others. That is fact. However, most people refuse to believe this. They are lost in the illusion of power-over-another. You cannot choose for another, and choice is required...
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Mysticism Is to Me… A Word.
The function of the contemplative or mystic is by its nature esoteric—for few have had the experience necessary—but “to shed light on this dimension beyond self” takes place through writing and...
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Private vs. Public Thoughts.
A private journal is different from published material. They are very different tools. A journal allows you to dump, to vent inevitable moments of irrationality, to toss impossible ideas, stir them...
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Mysticism Is to Me… A Way Of Life.
Mysticism is to me, quite a number of things. Therefore, I shall tackle the subject over a number of posts. This is the second. Here is the rest of the series: Mysticism Is To Me… A Word. Mysticism Is...
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Focus Creates Change.
The more we reward the behaviours we admire, the less likely the selfish will be able to take advantage of our labelling errors. — Seth Godin, Babies and bathwater You can’t change people, and you...
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Mysticism Is To Me… A Filter.
Mysticism is to me, quite a number of things. Therefore, I shall tackle the subject over a number of posts. This is the third. Here is the rest of the series: Mysticism Is To Me… A Word. Mysticism Is...
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Depression: Choose Otherwise.
Depression can be a habit. Entrenched by years of repeating the same pattern of reaction triggered by certain events or people in your life. Depression doesn’t have to be your default response to...
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Suicide: No Longer An Option.
I have brushed the gates of Death but once in my life. It was 2004 and my platelet count had plummeted to double-digit figures as a result of dengue hemorrhagic fever. There may have been a handful of...
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Destroy The Past. Reprised.
My post Destroy Your Past was featured on Mystic Medusa’s blog two weeks ago and precipitated a lively discussion on the various ways of and motivations for destroying one’s past. Mystic Medusa’s crowd...
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Australia Day. Invasion Day.
Australia’s national day is less than 24 hours away. Many call it Australia Day. But for the majority of Australia’s First Nations, the indigenous peoples of this continent, 26 January is Invasion Day,...
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Gratitude For Suffering.
I grew up in a Buddhist environment. As such, I was exposed to the Buddhist concept of nirvana, which is to be free of dukkha, commonly translated as ‘suffering’. As a child, I made the cessation of...
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Creativity Is Love.
There is nothing mysterious about creativity. There is no magic ingredient. Creativity boils down to these few simple questions: Do you love what you do, as you love a lover? Are you irresistibly drawn...
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Mind Body Connection: Not Simply Mind Over Matter.
Apologies for my recent absence. I’ve just emerged from a month-long recovery from liver difficulties—scans revealed a 10 cm hepatic hemangioma in my right lobe. Despite the inconvenience and...
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Creativity Matters Not, If You Don’t Ship.
I’m a creative, so I know well the pains of a creative life. Impossible expectations, relentless self criticism and, above all, the paralysing grip of fear—the lizard brain. We deny it’s fear though....
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Root Causality Is Not About Blame.
The processes of self mastery and awareness are not about placing blame for present circumstances. Awareness usually requires you to drill down to the root cause(s) of your issues and yes, many times...
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