1h 46m ·
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09 Jun 22:52
Very often do life circumstances force us into “Survival Mode” where we must prioritize the physical needs of safety, sustenance and shelter. Over time, such essentials secured, the erstwhile privation of emotional desiderata come to the fore and demand our attention.
1h 16m ·
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02 Jun 17:12
Our ability to envision the Future is often a Blessing, but becomes a Curse when we succumb to Avoidance at the prospect of being overwhelmed. Though purely Imaginary in origin, a real Panic may transform a manageable Problem into the Disaster we feared.
1h 14m ·
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26 May 16:54
Humankind suffers few Fears more inhibiting than the possibility we will fail to achieve our own Potential. This aversion is so strong that many prefer to dwell in bland mediocrity rather than risk the crushing emotional pain of defeat. When such terror grips our heart, the Spirit of Leopard may offer Guidance, inspiring the courage needed to stalk and capture our own unique majesty.
1h 22m ·
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19 May 20:14
This week's dream comes to us courtesy of Will at The Skeptic Metaphysician podcast and his lovely wife/co-host, Karen. Join us as we attempt to solve the mystery of this reoccurring dream and the cause for such a specific repeating formula. Be sure to visit Will's podcast for my interview on WED the 19th! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1713040/8531232 https://www.facebook.com/SkepticMetaphysician
1h 19m ·
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12 May 23:03
Water is an icon of deep meaning across many dimensions of Human Experience. Calm at rest, then Flowing with gravity and Crashing dynamically. Water finds ideal Balance, and becomes the Shape of the Cup, infinitely Adaptable. Water is Life, yet may also threaten Death when we are in over our head…
3h 22m ·
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05 May 23:54
The Hero's Journey very often begins with one pressing and unavoidable question: do you stay at home and don a Mantle of Responsibility within a familiar culture and territory, or do you set forth into the unknown to become a Stranger in a Strange Land? Must we leave behind Old Ways in search of New Beginnings?
1h 47m ·
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19 Mar 00:51
Achieving success often depends on accurate predictions, not only about what will likely happen, but whether we will be satisfied with the results. Firm resolve to walk a given path may call the dreaming mind to ponder past instances of similar choices in warning of potential consequences.
2h 21m ·
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12 Mar 04:04
We are all works in progress, many elements of ourselves composed of layers upon what was once only a rough sketch on a blank canvas. Over the years we may alter the subject, fix proportions or change positions, but the traces of that original sketch always remain, and we are never again entirely new.
1h 18m ·
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04 Mar 18:03
Fight or Flight… or FREEZE. Too many of us forget that this third response often occurs when confronted by overwhelming threats, the experience so traumatic that we can do nothing but succumb to a physiological paralysis of inaction, literally Scared Stiff.
1h 56m ·
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26 Feb 00:15
The human brain is an amazing, self-programming, biological machine, constantly problem-solving, even in sleep; developing functional Routines to sort Objects by Class, applying these Methods to known Parameters, and parsing Global Optima to write new Arguments for undefined Variables. As social animals, we can even Crowd-Source novel Algorithmic builds unimaginable in isolation.