Tag: Shamanism
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Cindy Jacobs, Ethnic Hatred, and the Journey towards Healing, Part Two
This is the second part of a longer post. The use of scapegoating, abuse, and the erasure of Self is a familiar story in psychotherapy, where clients speak of parents who made little room for the growth and needs of their children, instead insisting the children meet the needs of the parent. The abuse and…
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Place and the Sacred
This cultural divide is broad, and growing. Yet it is perhaps not beyond healing. European’s might extend Saint Paul’s maxim to” have faith in things unseen” to the spiritual beliefs of others. They might allow the world itself, like the Holy places of Israel, the Middle East, or India, to be sacred, the living presence…
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Gardens, Harvests, and Healers
We were only to do our best. Acceptance can be very difficult in a bad year, or when we find ourselves surrounded by the suffering, and self-harming of others. At such times, we may benefit from taking the long view. So much comes together to create this moment. Sometimes we have leverage, other times we…
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Conflict and Balance
The problem is not one of right versus left. Rather, it is an issue of basic respect for Native peoples, Pachamama, and the deep grief left by many generations of genocide. It marks a profound cultural divide.
