Tag Archives: sexual abuse in childhood

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 →

Posted in Balancing male/female energy, Family patterns, Psychology | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Celtic traditions, Elder Wisdom, Mentoring Men, Merlin, Projection, PTSD, sexual abuse in childhood, Sigmund Freud | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Indigenous traditions, Individuation, Psychology, Rainbow Nation | Tagged alcohol abuse, Healing Meditation, Mentoring Men, Neville Bridgeford, PTSD, sexual abuse in childhood, Tsalagi Tradition, Veterans | 3 Comments

The Dancing Satyr in the Mirror

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Synchronicity on this spiral journey through the universe never fails to amaze me. I was in the coffee shop/gallery looking at the new display of original paintings hanging on the wall. It was just before closing. For some reason I … Continue reading →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Trickster energy | Tagged alcohol abuse, sexual abuse in childhood, Shadow Archetype, Synchronicity | Leave a comment

Gnosis, Dreams, and Psychic Help

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

Originally posted on Ancient Whiteagle Wisdom:
Healing can always take place in the Spirit Realm or, as modern psychology calls it, the Unconscious. In that realm our twenty-first century concept that time is linear does not apply. The events of…

Posted in Dream Interpretation, Individuation, Psychology | Tagged Dreams, Inner Child, sexual abuse in childhood, Shadow Archetype | Leave a comment

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 post traumatic stress, sexual abuse in childhood | Leave a comment

Psycho the rapist

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

Words are such interesting things. If you look up ‘rape’ in the Oxford Universal Dictionary, you will find ‘grasping’ as the essential action of the verb. Our word ‘raptor’ applies to birds of prey, which grasp their victims and carry … Continue reading →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Family patterns, Psychology | Tagged Alice Miller, Inner Child, sexual abuse in childhood, Sigmund Freud | 1 Comment

The Return of Merlin

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

During a break at a recent healing ceremony, I got out my white eagle feather and blessed a young man, who was grieving the loss of his child. Although he appeared strong and buff, probably a body builder or a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayahuasca, Child/Parent Relationship, Dream Interpretation, Family patterns, Psychology, Santo Daime | Tagged C. G. Jung, Healing Sexual Abuse, Inner Child, Liberal Catholic Church, Mentoring Men, Projection, Reincarnation, sexual abuse in childhood, Shadow Archetype | 1 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 alcohol abuse, Alice Miller, Erotic Love, Healing Sexual Abuse, Inner Child, Mentoring Men, post traumatic stress, Projection, sexual abuse in childhood | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Family patterns, Individuation, Mythology, Philosophy, Psychology, Trickster energy | Tagged alcohol abuse, entheogens, Hermes, Inner Child, Mentoring Men, sexual abuse in childhood, Shadow Archetype | 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 C. G. Jung, Erotic Love, Healing Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse in childhood, Shadow Archetype | 2 Comments