Vanessa | March 31, 2010
And I realized (AGAIN!) that true happiness does not mean that you never get upset, that you are an annoyingly positive person all the time with a perma-smile. Rather, it means that you feel all the pain and pleasure of the world and none of it affects the deep inner core that is YOU.
Vanessa | March 31, 2010
After his direct experience of God, being unable to find human consolation or understanding, he sought out the peace and magnificence of Nature, which he felt was “God’s world” (66).
Vanessa | March 30, 2010
After a long search, and repeated frustration, Jung felt that he had finally found someone “who saw evil and its universal power, and – more important – the mysterious role it played in delivering man from darkness and suffering” (60). Goethe turned him on to the philosophers, whom he read with devotion, fruitlessly trying to find those that spoke of direct experience instead of seeming to know God “only by hearsay” (61).
Vanessa | March 29, 2010
This feeling of separation gave Jung the strength to go his own way and the disputes between his Self and the Other were his “profoundest experiences: on the one hand a bloody struggle, on the other supreme ecstasy”…
Vanessa | March 28, 2010
I just had this float across my Facebook from the wonderful people at Spirituality and Practice. They are partnering with the Threshold Society and The Mevlevi order of Sufis, to present a 7-week online course studying the transformative poetry of Rumi and led by Sufi elders. “We are calling this retreat “The Journey of the [...]
Vanessa | March 25, 2010
I am no longer scurrying from place to place, desperately trying to keep up with my own notions of success and achievement. Notions, I have realized, that are not my own and never were. They belonged to my family, and with my revelation I have decided to give them back. Being happy and being responsible are not mutually exclusive. Being happy and being successful at the same time is possible, and a great goal to have.
Vanessa | March 23, 2010
The description from amazon: Science and spirituality collide when biologist Rupert Sheldrake and postmodern theologian Matthew Fox, explore the practical aspects of mysticism and the attainment of higher levels of consciousness. In Accessing the Mystic you will learn how the marriage of science and spirituality can deepen the wonder and mystery in everyday life. Discover [...]
Vanessa | March 21, 2010
I’ve decided that unrelenting Jung is no fun, so I’ve started Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside OutHappy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out by Marci Shimoff to cut the seriousness. I had the privilege of seeing Marci present at the Rich Dad [...]
Vanessa | March 20, 2010
Seriously. I’m not sure how much me-joy they could have packed into one trailer. 1. I have loved Julia Roberts for two decades. 2. I love Eat Pray LoveEat, Pray, Love – at least the concept of it, I own it, but haven’t read it yet. 3. I absolutely love Florence and the Machine, the [...]
Vanessa | March 20, 2010
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve just begun Jung’s Memories, Dreams, ReflectionsMemories, Dreams, Reflections and woven through the first two chapters are images and stories that clearly reflect Jung’s early fascination with Life – both the end of life and the beauty and mystery of nature. His earliest memories contain beautiful images of [...]
