Category Archives: Trickster energy

From Beginning to End (Do Comaco ao Fim)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Astrologers have said that unconscious things come to light during a Solar Eclipse. That certainly happened to me during the eclipse. All sorts of unexpressed feelings came flying out of me, ripping at my friend. She retaliated and through the … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Healer’s Stone “Medicine” Ball

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

In the twilight the basalt stone was the shape and color of a lime, dark green. I was talking on my cell phone to a medicine woman about her work with abused women, when I noticed the curious object on … Continue reading →

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Oxymorons and Calvary Chapel

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Whenever I mention the Liberal Catholic Church people say “that sounds like an oxymoron.”  And they are correct.  The sharp (oxy) dull (moron) combination does suggest a paradox.  The word was created from the Greek roots by Latin scholars several … Continue reading →

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Mitote: the Dream of the World

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

In Miguel Ruiz’ little book The Four Agreements the author uses our Western European culture’s attitude toward dreaming to produce a paradoxical shift in consciousness.  Ever since Chuang Tzu’s question 2500 years ago, whether he was dreaming he was a … Continue reading →

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The little boy, Christ, and the Catholic Bishop

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

For several years the grey lawn statute of our lady stood at the entrance to the little Cathedral. No one knew how she got there, Auntie said, “She just appeared one day.” She was an anonymous gift, which had become … Continue reading →

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Hermes and The Lightning Thief

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

As my grand-nephew and I rounded the building, I noticed Hermes with his back toward us.  When I called his name, he turned and embraced me, holding me tight for a long time, until he said, “I’ll see you soon” … Continue reading →

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Foxy Joy

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

Control of the environment helps us feel safe.  Sometimes we can get control by frightening another person, but this doesn’t last forever. Times change and so does the power matrix.   Fox was worried about Crazy Bear, his friend and business … Continue reading →

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Asperger, the Fox and the old Coyote

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Last night my spirit son and his wife took me out to an Italian restaurant for dinner. The busboy poured us water and I had one of those synchronous “Aha” experiences. He looked exactly like another nephew did five years … Continue reading →

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The blue footed booby

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

I call my young friend an egret.  That’s his totem animal.  I drove past his apartment and phoned him from the beach parking lot. He and his girlfriend live in a hotel down the street from there. “I’ll meet you … Continue reading →

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The Rabbit and the Tar Baby

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

Walking yesterday with a young father, who is also a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, I told him the story of Brother Rabbit and the Tar Baby. He had heard it before, like most American boys raised on the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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