The One Great Wound

Yesterday I attended a Dialogue: Racism workshop put on by The Center for the Healing of Racism here in Houston, TX. It was day 1 of a 2 day event and it was intense. We talked about identity and then watched videos of people discussing their racially induced pain as African-Americans, Asians, Arabs, Native Americans, [...]

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New Day

“The day will come when after harnessing the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.” – Teilhard de Chardin (photo originally uploaded by hendriko@ flickr.com)

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Cracking Open… yet, again.

Last night, I sat down to meditate, to contemplate. It had been a full day. It felt good to have some time to myself. Listening to the old George Micheal CD… the song “Jesus to a Child” started playing. It sounded so tender to me, “what a sweet notion,” I thought to myself. Then, felt [...]

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Remember this

    “Where there is a woman there is magic. If there is a moon falling from her mouth, she is a woman who knows her magic, who can share or not share her powers. A woman with a moon falling from her mouth, roses between her legs and tiaras of Spanish moss, this woman [...]

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Bringing balance to a “hyper-masculine” age

The drive for advancement and centuries of cultural and religious oppression have found us tipping over the “hyper-masculine” edge. The deep underlying values of Life are calling us home if we are to create a world that honors the sanctity of all life and understands that every decision we make affects our children and lineage [...]

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