Imagination is mediated by, arises out of, and/or is informed by the psyche. It is difficult to separate imagination, creativity, and the psyche. In fact, C. G. Jung stated that psyche is image. In her book, “The Artist’s Way,” Julia Cameron reminds the creative person (who is all of us) to nurture the imagination; tend it; give it […]
The story of the “Descent of Inanna” exemplifies, in a poetically vivid way, the “descent” of the Hero’s Journey as presented by Christopher Vogler. Imagine being stripped of everything you have; of everything you know about yourself; of every artifact that represents your life as you know it. This is what Inanna experiences in her descent. This […]
Here is an essay I wrote when struggling with the death of someone close to me. I consider some of the great religious traditions alive today as mythological systems containing reservoirs of wisdom. Myths are windows providing a brief glimmer onto the wondrous, numinous, and the ineffable. And, sometimes, the briefest glimmer is enough. Developing […]