In Search of the Sacred Masculine
By Jason McLay
Forcing hyper-masculine energy to change with more hyper-masculine energy is not going to work. We are already seeing this failure in many aspects of our society and economy. And while the Divine Feminine is rising, balance is yet to come.
Ritual Fire and Sacred Masculinity
The ManKind Project runs intensive weekend trainings for men and supports peer-facilitated men’s groups. They have 750 men’s groups operating in the United States and in 26 countries around the world.
Sacred Masculine
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Maleness and masculinity are not the same. When we speak about ‘male and female’, we are talking about gender. ‘Masculine and feminine’, on the other hand, are qualities expressed in all Life. The Masculine is neither inherently positive nor negative, healthy nor toxic. It is inherently sacred. The same goes for the Feminine. And by sacred I…
March’s Featured Poet | Marilyn Johnston
Union Street Bridge
I’ve crossed this bridge hundreds of times,
yet I saw it so clearly today—two snags,
as if the frame of a picture, curtains opened
to the world below. The homeless man
follows me with his shopping cart with all
he owns, telling me in his slurred speech
and watery eyes about the woman in his tent
who refuses to wake up, and it’s already
late afternoon. I want so much to stand…
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Van Gogh did not paint a mulberry tree, he painted the life force of the tree. He did not paint stars. He painted the turbulent energy of the cosmos.
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We must discover (or rediscover) a field of common experience and knowledge that is similar in scope but fundamentally different from scientific and spiritual materialism.
Red Brain, Green Brain
An eco-anxiety response is common--almost a way of life. But are we sure that the eco-anxiety that has become normal for many is our best response to the crises we face?
Are You Sure?
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The test of truth is time, because truth must be played out in the context of daily living, through our experiences and relationships, filtered by our culture and conditioning. In this sense, conventional truths can only ever be partial, until they are refined or replaced by new ones. By conventional truth, I mean the stories we mostly agree…
Watching River Otters
Watching the river otters playing, I know that there is a deeper truth to our journey, older than any belief or ideology, and far from the discords of today.
‘Great Turning’ Visionaries | Part 2
I think if we’re going to make it, we’re going to have to step up consciously. We’re going to either choose it or we’re going to lose it. - Duane Elgin