"Great Creator, Grant me the light of wisdom. Mother Earth, bountiful source, Help me draw strength from the ground beneath my feet. Father Sun, radiant child, Fill me with the warmth and energy to face my trials. Mountain Spirits, who walk the wind, Guide me on the...
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe... The universe would be incomplete without man; but it would also be incomplete without the smallest transmicroscopic creature that dwells beyond our conceitful eyes...
Take breath away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take from me your laughter. My struggle is harsh and I come back with eyes tired at times from having seen the unchanging earth, but when your laughter enters it rises to the sky seeking me and it opens...
Question: Does the ego ever come into alignment with the evolutionary impulse? And if so, what happens to it? Does it go away or dissolve? Answer: It depends which ego you’re talking about. Ego is a term that is used in different ways, by different people to mean...
Something sacred is coming this way. That is how my ancestors would have said it. In the midst of all this turmoil and confusion, when we cannot clearly see the path before us, when we feel trapped in a situation we cannot control, then I believe the wise elders of my...
The key to chronic ecstatic awareness is to continually cultivate altered states. I don’t think we need psychedelics for that, though I’m all in favor of that technology for those who find it helpful. For me, the playful work of getting into altered states is not just...
Thousands of things go right for you every single day, beginning the moment you wake up. Through some magic you don't fully understand, you're still breathing and your heart is beating, even though you've been unconscious for many hours. The air is a mix of gases...
I think midlife is when the Universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers your ear, “ I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All this pretending and performing-these coping mechanisms that you’re developed to protect yourself from...