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The Sacrifice

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” ~Napoleon Hill  “Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.”  ~Paul Ryan  “Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things […]

 

Ready, Set, Revolution!

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” —Lao Tzu “Leadership should start from the bottom – these are simply people who see that things need to be done and they start doing it…the ones who are committed…the […]

 

Through the Looking-Glass

“Changing is not just changing the things outside of us. First of all we need the right view that transcends all notions including of being and non-being, creator and creature, mind and spirit. That kind of insight is crucial for transformation and healing.” – Thich Nahat Hanh “The way of the Creative works through change […]

 

The Turning Point

 “Chaos is what we’ve lost touch with. This is why it is given a bad name. It is feared by the dominant archetype of our world, which is Ego, which clenches because its existence is defined in terms of control.” ~Terence McKenna  “We are the inheritors of a wonderful world, a beautiful world, full of […]

 

A Spark of Creativity and Passion

You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.” – Joseph Campbell “I feel a subtle shift. It is deep within me, though; deep down to my bones. And something is rising up… bubbling to the surface… beginning to make itself known…” – Dana Tate […]

 

No Where Left To Hide

“Heroes aren’t free from fear; they’re just so focused on a worthy goal that they feel they can’t turn back. Heroes don’t feel special, just dogged. They walk their scary paths with shaky knees and trembling hands. One shaky, trembling step at a time. » ~Martha Beck  “Yeah I guess my world is changing  There’s nowhere […]

 

Returning Home to Yourself – Part Two

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. -~Carlos Castaneda  Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability. ~Ho Chi Minh It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength […]

Working with Meaninglessness

“I would rather have strong enemies than a world of passive individualists. In a world of passive individualists nothing seems worth anything simply because nobody stands for anything. That world has no convictions, no victories, no unions, no heroism, no absolutes, no heartbeat. That world has rigor mortis.” ― Criss Jami  “Just tell me why; why […]

And Now For Something Completely Different… (The Alchemist Archetype)

“We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. We are not afraid of the darkness. We trust that the moon shall guide us. We are determining the future at this very moment. We know that the heart is the philosopher’s stone. Our music is our alchemy.”― Saul Williams There is much […]

Breaking Free: Recalibrating and Realigning for a New World

Go back a little to leap further.” – John Clarke “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt In the last week we have been through three significant astrological […]

Dying into Big Love

“I give you this to take with you:  Nothing remains as it was. If you know this,you can begin again, with pure joy in the uprooting.” – Judith Minty, Letters to My Daughters October 2013 marks the biggest death yet of our inner selves and for the old way of living for our species.  And with […]

The Age of Transparency and the Spiritual Warrior Archetype

“We are powerful beyond measure, and so deeply vulnerable at the same time. This may seem like a dichotomy, but it isn’t. We have misunderstood real power. It has been something assertive, non-surrendering, pushing on through. This is not real power. This is simply willfulness. Real power is something else- receptivity, openness, the courage to […]

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