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Forms of the Soul: Vesica Piscis and the Fall of Man
Frans Floris, The Fall of Man, public domain, Wikimedia Commons The traces of geometry are expressed in the world so that geometry is, so to speak, a kind of archetype of the world. I especially love analogies, my most faithful masters, acquainted with all the secrets of nature… One should make great use of them.…
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The Dreamer
You are the dream you yourself are dreaming. This is a thought that came to mind during my meditation this morning. I jotted it down in my notebook along with several other, related thoughts, including: your grip on reality is so tight when you are always wanting, always grasping, always chasing, always performing, that you…
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On the Miraculous in Everyday Life
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. – Anaïs Nin Unless you learn to face your own shadows, you will continue to see them in others, because the world outside of you is only a reflection of the world inside of you. – C. G. Jung A thought for…
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On Curiosity
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. – Albert…
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This Is Your Moment
Wishing on a Star, paper collage, 2025 During my meditation this morning, a thought came to mind that I believe is worth sharing: this is your moment. What that means to me: this day is your moment to enjoy life, to be receptive to life, to engage with life in an inspired and meaningful way.…
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On Becoming
Cosmic Cowboys, paper collage, 2024 As I was having coffee this morning, I found myself contemplating some of the ideas I encountered in Carl Rogers’s On Becoming a Person, which I was rereading the other day. And I was struck by a thought that I believe is worth sharing: Allow yourself to be shaped by…
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On Looking and Listening
Northern Cardinal (male) It is my opinion that living is not only inherently worthwhile, but that the basic experience of being alive is also inherently pleasurable, or should be inherently pleasurable. And if the basic experience of living is not pleasurable, it is likely because our way of living, or mode of experiencing life, is…
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Stay Close to the Cosmos III
Lost Sunset, paper collage, 2024 We know ourselves by experience. The feeling that you’ve somehow “lost touch” with yourself indicates an impoverishment of experiencing. At any given time, I have the choice to be active in—to be the creator of—my life, or to regress into passivity. Said differently: at any given time, I can make…

