One night I was wishing things over. Then, thought there were too many stars in the sky and not enough light down under, in the earth. That’s when I wished a star down for that mole to carry on his nose. He took it down under. He walked around with it under there and tried […]
Seja Rachael
Supervision Process Group forming: For new clinicians…who are old souls…
Many of my supervisees have come to their work as clinicians after a rich and varied life imbued with many unique resources to bring to their patients. This can be lost in the often grueling process of training and licensure. This is a loss to all of us, for our field is shaped by the versatility […]
Meeting Places
Private Entrance I have been practicing psychotherapy for almost 30 years and yet I still find the act of entering into private territory so delicate a process. There is often a tension within me, for there is a part of me that regards the rights of personal privacy highly. Yet this practice of engagement is […]
Self and Mutual Creation
The Integral Quest of Becoming Ourselves “Creation myths are of a different class from other myths, hero myths or fairy tales for instance-for when they are told there is always a certain solemnity that gives them a central importance; they convey a mood which implies that what is said will concern the basic things of […]
Mythology of The Soul
Mythology of The Soul I was in a library dedicated to archives of Joseph Campbell, Marjita Gimbutas, James Hillman, and Joseph Wheelwright to name a few. What I found compelling was to peruse the actual personal collections that these writers utilized to develop their own thinking. Who did they lean on, confer with, dispute with […]