A GPS OR PLAYBOOKFor Tension In Relationships TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. WHAT IS THE INNER COUNCIL: THE ECOLOGY OF SELVES? II. WHAT ARE BONDING PATTERNS? III. AN ORGANIC COLLECTION OF GUIDELINES TO ASSIST US IV. BONDING PATTERNS I.WHAT IS THE INNER COUNCIL:THE ECOLOGY OF SELVES? Introduction In the formative period …
LAST NIGHT I KILLED A SMALL INSECT: Thoughts on Engaged Ecology On my way to sleep last night, I was reading from my tablet in an otherwise dark room. Out of the night flew a small creature, tiny in every respect. He buzzed around my ear and then landed on the screen to interrupt my …
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A NASA photo of Comet 45P taken on February 12, 2017 I first heard of the Blue Star Kachina, Spirit Helper, in 1958 in a college discussion. Five years before Frank Waters published The Book of Hopi, White Feather, a Hopi Elder, had bestowed these ancient prophecies to a young minister who gave him a …
Above photo of Earth from outer space made by NASA on January 2, 2017. We in the USA can begin by offering an apology. We hear and use the phrase: LET’S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Notice that phrase assumes that the word “America” refers to citizens of the USA. We apologize to Canada, Mexico, …
Outstanding women in my life–including my partner, my daughter, and fellow Earthtribers–invited me to join them in the Women’s Rights March. I did. And 50,000 humans gathered in Austin to celebrate and emphasize women’s rights. With others I carried a sign that read: CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR ALL OUR RELATIONS! My own perspective has grown since …
In a world where the ethics and stability of our political leaders are questionable, chaos seems the norm. In addition, within planet Earth we have a mighty rebalancing occurring that dwarfs even the instability of many of our global politicians in terms of eliciting our vulnerability. The massive impact of climate change grows more …
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What you see in the above photo is typical of what Judith and I saw near the Syrian border in 2010. A devastating drought dropped water levels as scientists noted a massive shift in the area’s climate. At the time we were there political experts observed rising tensions as farmers abandoned their fields and migrated …
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Yesterday, I lost the conch you see here. The occasion was the Thanksgiving sweat lodge, 2015. Standing on a buffalo robe, I joined other ceremonial conchs in connecting with the 8 directions. The sound of many blowing conchs lifted us into the domain of gratitude. The wind was blowing, gusting to 49 mph. The …
Last Friday night Judith and I attended a local high school football game. We are not big football fans, but we like to go out on a warm September night and experience community coherence. We go early for the pageantry and to catch up with old friends. Just before the national anthem, a local leader …
On July 4th, we sat on our deck watching the fireworks, did Judith and I. My attention was drawn away to Venus and Jupiter;magnificent, so glorious as to render our man-made notations of independence as very small. Tiny firecrackers and sparklers against Creation’s mysterium. Then, in a dream later that night, I stood on the …
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