Pan and the forest dark Part 2

Part 2 of a three part series. For Part 1 click here As we all, hopefully, Humpty Dumpty requires a few Band-Aids, some duct tape, a significant makeover, a psychological evaluation, and maybe a lobotomy. Patterns and routines that need to change quickly melt away, while others demonstrate the defiance…

Pan and the forest dark

A three part series.  Jung once observed that “The gods have become diseases; Zeus no longer rules Olympus but rather the solar plexus and produces curious specimens for the doctor’s consulting room” (CW 13; §54). This is an idea that vexed me when I first heard it. But we are…

“God created our skin tones with beautiful variety, but all of our souls are the same color.” -Dave Willis

One of the fundamental paradoxes of our human experience is that we seem to be as much alike as we are unique. Life is a tug-of-war between similarity and individuality, between connection and independence. Whether it’s the family we’re born into, family of choice, or a combination of both, it’s…