the following is an excerpt from carolyn myss’ fascinating “gallery of archetypes”. most of us can recognize ourselves in one or more of these archetypes, or typical ways of being in the world. in her descriptions, carolyn myss tells us about the positive as well as the shadow (some would call them negative) aspects of… Continue reading the archetypes: addict, magical child, hedonist
Tag: religion
one web day: democracy and open source
today is onewebday. from their site: onewebday is an earth day for the internet. the idea behind onewebday is to focus attention on a key internet value (this year, online participation in democracy), focus attention on local internet concerns (connectivity, censorship, individual skills), and create a global constituency that cares about protecting and defending the… Continue reading one web day: democracy and open source
carnival of eating disorders, august 2008 edition
welcome to the august 2008 edition of the carnival of eating disorders! there is a lot of interesting material, so i’ll do the same that i do with the buddhist carnival and present the articles in two different posts. this first post will deal with anorexia. the second will deal with body image and overeating.… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders, august 2008 edition
submissions for buddhist carnival on august 15
the buddhist carnival is coming up again august 15, and i’m still having problems with blog carnival “getting it” that this is happening, and i don’ thave a lot of submissions yet. so i’m taking matters in my own hands and am asking you: anyone with some interesting buddhist material out there? please submit the… Continue reading submissions for buddhist carnival on august 15
cults
during the blogathon, one of the entries was about about a woman leaving a cult. coincidentally, just a few days later, one of my stumbleupon friends pointed me to steven hassan’s work. interestingly enough, this also led me to another article relevant to a blogathon post about guru shopping. from what i’ve seen so far,… Continue reading cults
mental illness stigma in churches: an occasion for self reflection
thanks to barry for taking the time and care to comment on the post about how some christian churches deal with mental illness. one of the habits i have fallen into is that when i feel critical of someone, i then turn to myself and ask myself how i, or groups i belong to or… Continue reading mental illness stigma in churches: an occasion for self reflection
unexamined belief: spiritual atheism?
here, finally, is the continuation of my conversation with jan about spirituality and atheism. says jan: well, really, how could mulder [from the X-files] possibly have believed in UFOs? something for which there is no tangible proof. he would have had to believe simply on the basis of … faith. that would be silly. believe… Continue reading unexamined belief: spiritual atheism?
easter: wrestling with the church
yesterday i went to a christian church service for the first time in 1 ½ years. the last visit had been to a crammed, tiny african-canadian church, a memorial service for one of vancouver’s downtown eastside heroes, a little old matriarch who had taken the whole neighbourhood under her wings. yesterday was a four-church service… Continue reading easter: wrestling with the church