Fall Equinox and Archangel Michael’s Harvest of Souls
Fall Equinox opens the door to the Archangel Michael's Day, called Michaelmas. Who is this Archangel to us, for us? The earth’s balance at [...]
Nigredo: Cocoon of Transformation
Here we are at the transformation point, the Nigredo, 180º from Home in the circuit, mid-way through the Ritual Journey of the Road of Trials. [...]
Attitude: Deep Roots, Dangerous Webs
Looking inside E for Engage means exploring Attitude. Don’t underestimate this word. Attitude is the key that unlocks the conflict. Two attitudes, at the [...]
A Ritual Journey: Road of Trials Part 1
In the Hero/Heroine’s Journey series we are at the first half of the Road of Trials. It’s a Ritual Journey, and traveled often with [...]
Lughnasadh and Linear Time
Lughnasadh is the third cross-quarter Gaelic seasonal festival. Also called Lammas, the festival is a celebration of the First Fruits of the harvest season. [...]
No Time But Now. And Now. And Now.
Being in the Now is giving up past and future tenses. Celebrate Midsummer by being present in time. Eight kinds of time are explored [...]
Role Training
Embarrassed both by their conflict’s Root Cause, and the two unhealthy Webs they had created, the two supervisors in Case Study #1 (see below) [...]
Temenos: Holy Sanctuary for Transformation
On the Hero/Heroine’s Journey, the Temenos stretches from the Gate In, through the Nigredo’s transformation cocoon, to the Gate Out. Once inside, we feel [...]
Symptoms, Sources, Solutions
The first task in conflict management is to notice you are in one – either by recognizing your own symptoms or those of others [...]
Beltaine: Welcome the Matron and Patron of Summer
Celebrate Beltaine on the First Day of May. Celebrate the energy of the Green Earth and the Mother ray (Ma-ray). The Maiden’s embodiment of [...]
