Category Archives: Balancing male/female energy

Irish Magic, Monsters, and Transformation, the novels of Douglas Nicholas

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

When cultures collide, themes of transformation are necessary. And what better place to discuss cultural conflict than sometime long passed, like say England around the time of Robin Hood and the Magna Carta. Opening up to a wider audience, the … Continue reading →

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Merlin Under the Oaks

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

In the forest under the oaks, Merlin lived in his old age. According to the legend, the only people who stayed in the forest with him were his sister, the bard Taliesin, and a mad man. There was a magic … Continue reading →

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The Man in the White Ponytail

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

After the sauna my spirit son and I walked over to the coffee shop. As we entered I saw a person with a long white ponytail with their back to us. He was wearing a tan raincoat and talking to … Continue reading →

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Psyche’s Pearls

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

James Hollis is perhaps my favorite living author in the Jungian lineage. His book The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife, (1993) begins with the basic foundational concepts of archetypal psychology, the complexes. These energy matrices are hot … Continue reading →

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Divergent, Treading in the tracks of the tiger.

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Dreams provide us with vital information. When I was a substitute child care worker at Trinity School in Ukiah, an eight-year-old boy woke me up in the middle of the night. He had a bad dream and had wet his … Continue reading →

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The Car Pool

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

When the unconscious speaks through us, it is time to pay attention. This communication from the spirit might be in a Freudian slip of the tongue or an overwhelming attraction to another person. Those people come into our world for … Continue reading →

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Ayahuasca, Syzygy, and Divine Light

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

I awoke to the sound of church bells. I had parked my car by the park and fallen asleep there. I was back in Santa Barbara. It was Sunday morning. I could still make it up the mountain in time … Continue reading →

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The Bed Dream

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

The Man’s Dream A young couple, whom I know, are laying on a bed. She’s wearing a short white satin dress, he’s wearing white silk, shorts or pajamas. There’s also a younger man, perhaps in his teens, laying on the … Continue reading →

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Coyote in the Dream World

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

I noticed the cat pulling the rug around in a room of the house and went to investigate. A dog might do this, but a cat? Not likely. Looking into the room I saw Coyote, my 46 year-old nephew, looking … Continue reading →

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When Psyche Speaks, Listen

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

I love the Internet. A guy I have never met called me and began sharing his dreams and life with me. He had read my blog, understands, and likes my view point. He also has no one with whom to … Continue reading →

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