Alignment – The New Paradigm
… As an empath I’ve been aware of absorbing the physical, emotional and psychological responses of others. Because I feel these responses within my system, it’s easy for me to convince myself that they’re mine … and behave as if they are. That not only applies to pain, but also to pleasure … I was […]
The Seduction of Safety
This phrase ‘the seduction of safety’ occurs in Mary Oliver’s poem The Journey and it suddenly struck me as identifying a significant problem for many of us. That problem is the belief that the world is a dangerous place, and it’s not safe to be here actually alive in a physical body. This belief informs the matrix of existence here on earth, almost universally. It gives rise to a culture of fear that supports notions of ‘security’ on an industrial scale. It might even be dangerous to read this article.
This Heartbreaking World
I like to do crossword puzzles, I always have. There’s something about manipulating words and extracting obscured meanings that fascinates me. And just as I was wondering what this article needed to be about I came across a crossword clue that gave me the answer. The clue was the title above: This heartbreaking world (5). […]