Category Archives: Spirit

Immanent and Transcendent

Posted on February 21, 2021 by jenny

From something I wrote in 1996, while I was going through the Summer from Hell: But the truth is, going over the whole thing in detail again again, writing down exactly what the fear feels like and then seeing how … Continue reading →

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Winter Solstice

Posted on December 21, 2020 by jenny

These readings came my way. Susan Cooper, The Shortest Day (Written for the Christmas Revels) So the shortest day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow white world Came people singing, dancing, to drive … Continue reading →

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Something Totally New

Posted on December 20, 2020 by jenny

I’ve been reading Thomas Zinser’s book Soul-Centered Healing.  While I drank my coffee and read the Chapter called The Quickening, Mocha started squeaking.  I was determined to finish my coffee and the Chapter before I took her out, but her … Continue reading →

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Soul Medicine

Posted on December 11, 2020 by jenny

from my journal for Wednesday, December 9 The talk with Erica turned everything around again.  My energy was so much better for the rest of the day.  My life has not been a chore, but a battle.  A battle against … Continue reading →

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Defeated by Greater and Greater Beings

Posted on December 1, 2020 by jenny

First there was trauma, followed by PTSD, before my brain and nervous system matured. Then lack of mirroring and mis-representation by a narcissistic mother. Then the usual damage by Alcoholic parents. Then being a Highly Sensitive Person in a toxic … Continue reading →

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Persephone, revisited

Posted on November 23, 2020 by jenny

from journal for Saturday, November 21 This was the second full day of the Courage & Renewal Retreat described in an earlier post: We were told to wander around outside or inside your space, find things that are beautiful, find … Continue reading →

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“Dead” Bulbs Come Back to Life

Posted on October 4, 2020 by jenny

From my journal: Thursday, September 17 The most amazing thing has happened!  I went to water the plants while my second cup of tea is brewing, and the two narcissus bulbs that never sprouted have put out green shoots! Resurrection … Continue reading →

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Totally Discouraged

Posted on July 11, 2020 by jenny

From my journal: Tuesday, July 7 I’m having a pretty tough time.  The bite I got a couple of days ago, spider maybe, still itches badly.  I put Benadryl ointment on it several times and it didn’t help at all. … Continue reading →

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The Oneness of Guilt and Pain

Posted on June 28, 2020 by jenny

I watched this talk on Healing Trauma and Spiritual Growth with Peter Levine, who developed Somatic Experiencing, and Thomas Huebl, a spiritual teacher, and found it enormously helpful.  In fact I watched it twice.  I was struck by a story … Continue reading →

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Coalesce, Confluence, Confusion…

Posted on June 20, 2020 by jenny

Books I’ve been reading, recent news, posts on the internet, images that come to mind…  all have been coming together in a pattern, or almost a pattern, or maybe an almost combination that’s con-fusing…   To me, con-fusing suggests melting … Continue reading →

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