This is part of the Mystical Journey series. If you’re new to the journey, you can begin here. What follows is a true fiction: Wherein we see how the Ordinary World contains the secrets to living well… The Bureau of Interconnected Meaning, also known as BIM. Or maybe it’s the Bureau of Interpretive Messages? I …
Magic is positively everywhere. Problem is, most of us are drowning in so many to-do lists, late-night anxieties, piled-up bills, and nagging self-doubts that magic feels like a fiction, something relegated to Hogwarts and Middle Earth. Remembering magic isn’t just a means of making your days more interesting (although that’s nice, too). It’s a means …
I have a love-hate relationship with the concept of “everything happens for a reason.” For one thing, I have no clue if it’s true. I definitely think things happen for reasons–an endless parade of dominos that we can’t map in its entirety, no matter how hard we try–but sometimes, maybe even often, I’m skeptical that …
With the turning of the year, I like to reflect on major themes: What changes had the biggest impact on my life, and how can I keep the momentum of growth rolling into the new year? I go for meandering hikes, voice recording insights as I walk through the woods; I think aloud with my …
In A Poetry Handbook, Mary Oliver compares the artist courting her muse to Romeo and Juliet when she writes: If Romeo and Juliet had made appointments to meet, in the moonlight-swept orchard, in all the peril and sweetness of conspiracy, and then more often than not failed to meet–one or the other lagging, or afraid, …
Today, I want to talk about the Hero/ine’s Journey and how it can help you harness the power of eons to fuel your manifestation. (I feel like that statement should be followed by a deafening crash of thunder and a villainous cackle–please use your imagination.) First off, what’s the Hero/ine’s Journey? It’s an archetypal pattern …
The Law of the Secret Door is something I guarantee you’re familiar with…you just might not realize it. In stories, especially archetypally rich stories like fairy tales, if someone is told, “Hey, so there’s this Secret Door over there and you mustn’t, under any circumstances, for realsies, I mean it, ever ever ever open that …
What does a triangle have to do with getting what you want in life? Well today, I want to tease out the deeper secrets of manifestation by using very simple geometry–no protractor required. Talk about synchronicity: As I was writing this, I got an email with the subject line “Butator, Angel of Calculations,” and I …
For the Full Moon in Gemini, let’s explore Hermes (Mercury), ruler of Gemini, and the ability to traverse boundaries, expand beyond limits, and chart the unknown. One of our greatest challenges, as humans, is to use what we’ve learned from the past without becoming bound by it. Our ego faithfully records our experiences through the …
For today’s New Moon, we’re going to explore the Sagittarian themes of higher learning and exploration through the moonlit lens of fantasy. In particular, we’re going to take one of your fantasies (or “waking dreams”) and decode its messages, which pinpoint where your soul wants to expand and grow. Along the way, we’ll see how …
