Speaking about the poetic psyche, Slattery writes, “The images are mindful ways of gathering an emotion into a bundle and then allowing the emotion to inform the image, even be the image.” Later he states, I learned that poetry can provoke poetic responses [from the psyche]” (“The Soul’s Claim: Choose it or Lose It” by […]
Follow the White Bull
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Each Moment A White Bull Steps Shining Into The World If the gods bring to you a strange and frightening creature, as if it was one you had chosen. Spare no expense, pay what is asked, when a gift arrives from the sea. […]
How To Defend Yourself Without Even Trying
How To Defend Yourself Without Even Trying was first published in softcover in 1981. It went through three printings and became a small-press bestseller. Buyers reported that the book appeared to jump off the bookshelves, grabbing their soul’s attention. I had numerous telephone calls and letters from readers whose lives were positively changed by reading […]
The Wind Sends her Love
Every day, priests minutely examine the Dharma and endlessly chant complicated sutras. Before doing that, though, they should learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon. –Ikkyu (Zen Inspirations by Miriam Levering, p.40) Christian Parallels Ikkyu (1394-1481) was a Japanese Zen master and poet. His words […]
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