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Category Archives: Child/Parent Relationship
The Sins of the Fathers
When the phone rang 17 years ago, it was my niece on the phone, to whom I had not spoken in 18 years. She called to tell me that her mom had suffered an aneurysm in her brain and that … Continue reading
Being “Outed” in Whole Foods
Still wearing my crimson winter jacket and white stole, I donned my Moroccan hat with its small circular mirrors and entered Whole Foods. I paid for my coffee and éclair with a gingerbread man, a clever paper cutout with a … Continue reading
The Counselor at the dinner table
If you know a family member, friend, or lover who is struggling with a diagnosis on the Asperger/Autism continuum, or has been abused in childhood, you probably have seen their symptoms and strategies to deal with post-traumatic stress. These adaptations … Continue reading
It’s All Good
I first heard the expression “It’s All Good” about ten years ago. I had just been seduced by a younger lover, who wanted to blame me for a delightfully fun sexual adventure. By denying their part in the seductive dance, … Continue reading
What’s wrong with expressing my feelings?
Repressed feelings can make us sick, emotionally and physically. Expressing our feelings in creative ways can transform the process and lead us from dis-ease to balance. That process might start with confession to one’s friend or counselor that there is … Continue reading
The Water Horse Way
Honestly, I didn’t know what to do. Out of the blue came a Facebook friend request from someone I hadn’t seen in five years. Three years ago he agreed to meet me for a movie, Cloud Atlas, which illustrated most … Continue reading
Chappie is Strange
To say the least, a police robot with Artificial Intelligence, is a novel place to turn a plot upside down. In futuristic metropolitan South Africa the robotic Scouts help police round up the bad guys, lower the murder rate, and … Continue reading
Orange Marmalade
What would be fun to do after reading about the Shadow? A movie perhaps, yes, a comedy would be a good compensation, but which one? I had seen the previews for Paddington, that story of the little bear from Darkest … Continue reading
The Man in the White Ponytail
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
Psyche’s Pearls
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
Merlin and the White Eagle 