Category Archives: Philosophy

Orange Marmalade

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

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 →

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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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The Violet Wizard Saint Germaine

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Inside the Good Cup Café, the spinach and feta quiche had to be heated. I filled my ceramic coffee mug and returned to pay for my brunch. Meanwhile a young guy in a baseball cap came up beside me and … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Angel

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

I wanted coffee before the movie.  There were twenty minutes to spare and, can you believe it, Starbucks was out of coffee?  Well, there was none to pour, so I was given my choice of a freshly brewed cup of … Continue reading →

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Chemically Dependent Memory and Emotional Growth

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

The first time I was told “we stop growing emotionally when we start using substances” was in 1997.  My marriage of 30 years was dissolving and I knew the patterns I learned in childhood were the root of it all.  … Continue reading →

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Confronting the Dark Lord

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

We opened our private sharing of ayahuasca in the Santo Daime style with prayers.  I called down the Holy Spirit, prayed for illumination, for clarity, that the sacred medicine would show me whatever I needed to see so that I … Continue reading →

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Random Poles?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Michael J. Melville

Painted Cave is a Chumash Native American sacred site tucked away under a protected ledge in the Pacific Coastal mountains.  I pass by the Cave everyday.  I am living up above it on the mesa with about forty other families.  … Continue reading →

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Judge Not

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Michael J. Melville

“Judge not, lest you be judged, for upon thy judgment you will be judged.” Although many people seem to think this statement tells us never to judge others, that is not true.  What Jesus said was to be careful about … Continue reading →

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Thinking like the Faeries

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Michael J. Melville

In mid-August of 2001 I dreamed that I was riding my bicycle down a familiar path in a town I had visited many times. The trees were luxuriant, as were the gardens and the cottage shrubs and flowers. They had … Continue reading →

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Terence McKenna and the Origins of Consciousness

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Michael J. Melville

Something gave primates a “jump start” toward human consciousness during ancient times.  Terence McKenna suggested the catalysts were most likely the plants our ancestors were eating.  In his book (1992) Food of the Gods:  The Search for the Original Tree … Continue reading →

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