Fantasy is another word for imagination, for the world of dreams and illusions. C. S. Lewis’ Narnia is such a place, where animals and mythological creatures speak our language. We understand their nonverbal communication. We hear them and understand their speech. Their words are intelligible. The scene is that of war between the forces of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘trickster’
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Posted in Dreams, Movie Reviews, psyche, Spirituality, tagged Balancing the Opposites, Indwelling Spirit, Myths, Self, Synchronicity, trickster on December 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Spirits Have Already Arrived
Posted in entheogens, Liberal Catholic Church, Peyote Ceremony, Reincarnation, sacred ceremonies, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Theosophical Society, tagged ayahuasca, Coyote, Dreamwork, Native American Church, trickster on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Synchronicity is a way the soul is making meaning of personal experiences. This morning, the first day of Advent in the Liberal Catholic tradition, was focused on Discrimination. The visiting Celebrant scheduled to perform the Liturgy canceled last night and the Rector gave his sermon “from the hip”. He began with a quote from the [...]
Clowning Around
Posted in Mentoring, Peyote Ceremony, tagged Coyote, Indigenous, Native American Church, trickster on May 3, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Sacred Clowns could make fun of the chief or medicine man without fear of reprisal. That was the way it used to be. We read about it in books. But is it still happening? Sunday morning, at the end of a Native American Church Ceremony, we were shaking hands, saying “Good Morning” to the participants. [...]
The Power Differential
Posted in Elder Activities, Movie Reviews, sexual conduct, tagged Psychology, Shadow, trickster on April 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back in 1998 I watched the premier showing of Warren Beatty’s movie Bulworth. My daughter-in-law had been waiting to see the movie. She and my son took me out for the treat of my life. The main character, Senator Jay Billington Bulworth, had been a Kennedy democrat back in the day, and now had fallen [...]
Coyote’s Christmas
Posted in Dreams, entheogens, sacred ceremonies, Synchronicity, tagged Coyote, Dreamwork, Hermeneutics, trickster on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
She apologized with, “my son’s coming with the Christmas tree and should be here any moment, could you help me put this plastic on the carpet?” I hadn’t met her son or his wife and their nine-year-old daughter, but I got to within minutes. While the guy in the brown suede coat got the tree [...]
Tere Bin Laden: Terroristic Humor
Posted in Movie Reviews, Terroism, tagged Humor, trickster on August 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tere Bin Laden, in Hindi with English subtitles, was the funniest movie I have seen in years. They poke fun at everyone and everything, especially the USA and our foreign policy behavior. It is quite amazing how the journalist’s desire for the American Dream and emigrating to the USA, pulls together the most disparate characters [...]
Riding Coyote’s Tail by Michael Melville
Posted in Carl Jung, Dreams, entheogens, Initiation, men's issues, Mentoring, Peyote, psyche, Psychology, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Uncategorized, tagged Coyote, Deer, Eagle, Hummingbird, Native American Church, Raven, trickster on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These amazingly true stories are about what happens when we accept a ride on Coyote, the Native American Trickster. Out of nowhere comes the opportunity to laugh and cry through the changes we put ourselves through when magic is invited into our lives. Like Coyote’s magic carpet, the chapters are appearing one by one at [...]
