Jung: Deep in Nature
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).
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Jung: Faust and Zarathustra – Shadows Unite!
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).
Jung: Exploring the ‘arrheton’
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”…
Shimoff: Feeling happier already
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.
Fox/Sheldrake: I want this movie!
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 [...]
Jung: Nature and Religion
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 [...]
Walsch: Tomorrow’s Political System and Participatory Democracy
Vanessa | March 18, 2010
In Tomorrow’s GodTomorrow’s God‘s discussion of politics, Walsch advances the idea that Tomorrow we will accept that every person brings their cultural values and sacred beliefs to the process of politics – that we will openly combine spirituality and politics (247). And that because we are open about it and operating from the belief that [...]
Walsch: Tomorrow’s Kids Hitting a Little Too Close To Home
Vanessa | March 17, 2010
Chapter 21 of Tomorrow’s GodTomorrow’s God by Neale Donald Walsch deals with kids and education – looking at what we are doing to raise our kids now and what it will be like Tomorrow. Have you ever squirmed because what you were reading was hitting a little closer to home than you would like? Well, [...]
Walsch: Our Job
Vanessa | March 3, 2010
I left off yesterday wondering what it was that we were supposed to do to demonstrate our belief that we are separate from nothing – and hoping that NDW would clue us in so I wouldn’t have to figure it out all by myself. He advises us – oh! and I haven’t mentioned this yet, [...]
Walsch: The Purpose – Saving the World
Vanessa | March 2, 2010
NDW has challenged each one of us to save the world, not alone, but individually taken action to live the truth that we are all ONE.
