creativity
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š„ “She Who Carries the Sermon Beneath Her Skin”
In Jungian psychology, archetypes are not just symbols. They are patterns of psychic energy, alive in the collective unconscious, waiting to be lived through us. Joanās myth is not a story I admire from afarāit is a mirror I recognize.… Continue reading
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The Gospel of Chunky Salsa
Alchemy in the Kitchen: Carl Jung Might Have Approved Of Summer Solstice Reflections from My Dream Cauldronšš š„ I woke on the morning before the Summer Solstice with the taste of tomatoes and memory still in my mouth. From a Jungian… Continue reading
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Daily Mysticism: A Kitchen Perspective
Thereās a magnet on our fridge that makes me smile every time I pass by it. A group of crows gathered beneath a disco ball. The words read:āMurder on the Dance Floor.ā Itās cheeky and dark and sacred in all… Continue reading
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Uncaging Sacredness: The Art of Liberation
š„ Formless Faith: The Uncaged Sacred My altar became a canvas. My prayer, a painting. My freedom, a map without permission. Thereās a moment in the spiritual path where you stop trying to fit back into what broke you. Iāve… Continue reading
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Mastering Silence: The Power of Thoughtful Expression
Gate 12 is like the sacred pause before a deeply honest sentence.It carries the energy of someone who feels things deeplyāand only speaks when it really matters. This is the energy of the poet, the truth-teller, the mysticāsomeone who knows… Continue reading
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Luminous Misfit: The Spiral of Becoming
The correlation between my Aquarius Moon in the 5th house and my Virgo Sun in the 12th, joined in a quincunx (inconjunct) aspect, is deeply woven into these expressions of mine… The Misalignment That Is Making Me Whole A sacred… Continue reading
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A Grandfather’s Hands
āTo the One Who Built with Loveā You, whom I never metāand yet, you hold me.You carved not just wood,but a vessel of memory,a hearth for healing,a shrine for the unseen. In this sacred space, I feel you.In the hush… Continue reading
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The Mandala Archetype
My tattoos are a living mandalaāa sacred skin-temple of my own unfolding. I have created art on my canvas of skin. It is not just art; itās a ritual of individuation, in full Jungian resonance. Today I felt inspire to… Continue reading
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Prioritize
The Creator in You needs to be prioritized over the critic. I started this blog back in October 2024. Two posts, and then nothing. Nothing for seven months… Why? The Critic, the Wounded, the Unhealed? The bottom line, fear. Fear… Continue reading
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