Tag Archives: Mentoring Men

The Sins of the Fathers

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Michael J. Melville

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 →

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The Water Horse Way

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

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 →

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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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Who is that old man with the long white beard?

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

The Cafe Rio isn’t really a cafe. It’s another one of those Mexican style fast food places. It looks like a Mexican Cafe. There are tables and chairs, but the drinks, condiments and plastic table ware are “serve yourself”.  While … 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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On the edge of the abyss

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Two dead sun dance trees. The moon’s infinity shines at night, while the light of consciousness illuminates the foreground. Two trees grow green out of the strange ground of white and blue flowers. A darkened white tipi stands waiting as … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Brother Coyote

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

The Mexican/American kid who was cutting the weeds this afternoon was very talkative and friendly. He asked me, referring to the hillside, “How does it look?” to which I responded, “How does it look to you?” “Better than it did,” … 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 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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Saturday of Souls, Baseball, and flashing Boots

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Saturday of Souls is a time to remember those who have passed into the spirit world. Coffee and a sticky bun was my first stop on my way to the two hour long service. Greeks usually are fashionably late anyway. … Continue reading →

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