Category Archives: homosexuality

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 →

Posted in Ayahuasca, Balancing male/female energy, Child/Parent Relationship, Dream Interpretation, homosexuality, Indigenous traditions, Individuation, Trickster energy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Naked we came into this world and naked we depart

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

One of the main problems of the post World War II era is the emergence of narcissists.  Babies didn’t get the nurturing care they needed during the war.  They didn’t get the reflection from their caregiver(s) which is required during … Continue reading →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Family patterns, homosexuality, Individuation, Movie Reviews, Mythology, Psychology | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Deep run the genes

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

The band at the Cold Springs Tavern, an old stage coach stop one hundred years ago, was billed as folk, rock, country, and blues.  Sounded interesting to our guests who remembered visiting the Tavern a few years ago, so we … Continue reading →

Posted in homosexuality, Indigenous traditions, Psychology, Rainbow Nation | Tagged , | 2 Comments

The Dallas Buyers Club

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

The Dallas Buyers Club is a story of how promiscuous sexual desire can lead to spiritual evolution and redemption.  Denial and excess are central pivot points in this dramatization of what happened in the 1980s when the main character, Ron … Continue reading →

Posted in homosexuality, Movie Reviews, Psychology | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Reclaiming Childhood

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

During lunch the other day a proud father showed me a picture of his four beautiful children.  The oldest boy was twelve years old.  His five year-old daughter was sitting beside her older brother.  The man and his wife were … Continue reading →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Family patterns, Foster Children, homosexuality | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

James Dean, the Eternal Youth

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

As an exploration of the young male psyche, the film  A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951, gives a lot of insightful information.  The storyteller begins with his meeting and being befriended by Jimmy Dean at UCLA.  Starting with … Continue reading →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Family patterns, homosexuality, Movie Reviews, Psychology | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

The Clan supports and holds us fast

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

The Clan or the Family is the way Chia Jen Hexagram # 37 is translated into English.  And that is the original title in French of a film I recently experienced.  I had been reluctant to watch it because of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family patterns, homosexuality, Individuation, Movie Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Balancing male/female energy, Christianity, Dream Interpretation, Family patterns, Foster Children, homosexuality, Psychology, Trickster energy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Balancing male/female energy, Child/Parent Relationship, Dream Interpretation, Family patterns, homosexuality, Individuation | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dad, I’m Gay!

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Michael J. Melville

That’s what my spirit son told me.  He had been unemployed for several months and was struggling with his marriage of five years.  He and his wife had been living with friends; they were essentially homeless.  The mid-life crisis had … Continue reading →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, homosexuality, Movie Reviews, Rainbow Nation, Trickster energy | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment