The first half of life is "essentially a giant, unavoidable mistake," according to author and Jungian analyst James Hollis. I always chuckle when I reflect upon that. It helps me take some of my own past youthful folly less seriously.…
War and armies would normally be about the last thing I would typically want to write about. But, with astrology being a lectionary of sorts, and with the I Ching added to the mix, here we are with Hexagram 7:…
While reflecting on the necessity of retreat, two poles quickly become apparent. On the one hand, as James Hillman exhorts us to "make soul by living life, not by retreating from the world into 'inner work' or beyond the world…
Influence is something I thought a lot about back in the day when I wrote marketing copy for clients. When I was in the marketing world, it quickly became apparent that influence is something that applies to all our interactions,…
I noticed that a recent New Yorker article with the title "The Case Against Travel" received a lot of push back in the comments on Instagram. People love to travel. But the article challenges us to question why we think…