Realizing What You’ve Done, and Changing Your Life (Clip)
To free yourself, some people probably have to change their lives. Tony Soprano or an oppressive dictator cannot grow spiritually and stay in their positions. Thank you for the likes! A comment and a...
2 Aug 20252min
Aristotle, Character, Wisdom and Foolishness, Part 1
Aristotle, Character, Wisdom and Foolishness, Part 1 Plato gave us an early psychological theory, that the mind has three parts: a man (rationality), a monster (appetite), and a lion (honor-seeking)....
29 Jul 20252h 20min
Creating Rituals is Easy, but Be Very Careful (Clip)
Creating rituals is not difficult, but they have to come from a need, and you have to be careful about what the purpose is. If it is egoistic, self-serving, they will come back to you and could be in...
28 Jul 20253min
Ritual
Ritual Ian talks with me about his knowledge and experience with ritual, which is informed by Malidoma Somé. This is a fascinating topic, both personally and culturally, as something we seem to most...
23 Jul 20251h 28min
Evil Within Even in Desperate Times in the Brothers Grimm’s “The Singing Bone” (Clip)
I question the seemingly pure motive of the younger brother, who takes on the destructive boar seemingly purely out of selflessness. LL posits he could be a Christ-like figure. Still, one thing I ta...
20 Jul 20252min
The Brothers Grimm: “The Singing Bone”
A demonic boar ravages the land, destroying crops and livestock, and ripping up the bodies of people. The king offers a large reward, but no one dared go into the forest where the beast lived. Final...
17 Jul 202525min
Von Schonwerth’s “The Scorned Princess”
Von Schonwerth’s “The Scorned Princess” Three soldiers are finished with their tour of duty, and they are camping in the forest on their way home. Having built a bonfire to protect themselves, they ...
11 Jul 20251h 26min
Grimm’s “Cinderella:” Feminine Work and Shaping the Masculine (Clip)
Grimm’s “Cinderella:” Feminine Work and Shaping the Masculine (Clip) Why does Cinderella run from the prince at the end of the dance? Is she trying to get the prince to give chase to open his eyes? ...
10 Jul 20255min
