Category Archives: Story

“Souls are Like Athletes”

Posted on August 19, 2022 by jenny

I’ve been struggling with the low thyroid for a long time.  It’s been slowly getting worse.  I had a fall, and my bowels stopped for quite a long time.  I thought it had to do with the fall, but now … Continue reading →

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Crisis Becomes Initiation

Posted on July 13, 2022 by jenny

In his book about Julian, Matthew Fox quotes from a book by Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker.  The book is called Radical Regeneration: Birthing the New Human in the Age of Extinction.  The quotes are from Matthew Fox, Julian of … Continue reading →

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“Natural Intelligence”

Posted on May 30, 2022 by jenny

Since the last post I went through a bad time, and then managed to find something that helped a lot. On May 17 I say “A level of despair that I have never felt before.  No energy at all for … Continue reading →

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Midwifing Neskaya

Posted on May 6, 2022 by jenny

I’ve been going through my journals, finding entries about the building of Neskaya.  I’ve posted two sets: Beginnings of Neskaya, and Steps on the Way to Neskaya.  Since then I read Cynthia Bourgeault’s book, The Wisdom Way of Knowing, and … Continue reading →

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Stunted Tree, Reprise

Posted on April 14, 2022 by jenny

I’m reading through my blog for the second time.  Often I see something I didn’t see before.  Frequently I am amazed at the amount of pain I went through, that I survived, that I have even, in some ways, gotten … Continue reading →

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She’s Alive and Hurting

Posted on April 6, 2022 by jenny

I posted this video back in 2011.  Glad to find it’s still available. I’m posting it under present day because it’s more relevant than ever.

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April 1994: Interview for Journey Into Courage Video

Posted on April 5, 2022 by jenny

In 1994, Bess O’Brien decided that it was time to stop doing performances of Journey Into Courage, and to make a video. I went back to find the link to the video, and discovered that I have already published some … Continue reading →

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Steps on the Way to Neskaya

Posted on January 24, 2022 by jenny

Imbolc is the Cross-Quarter Day, also called Candlemas. February 2, 1992     Imbolc I went to folk dance yesterday, it was very hard getting myself there, and the tapes and tape deck and cauldron and candles.  Driving out the … Continue reading →

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Beginnings of Neskaya

Posted on January 24, 2022 by jenny

Some of my dancers are doing a project about the history of Neskaya, and wanted more information.  So I went back in my journal, looking for the first mention and some history about how the process happened. October 14, 1991  … Continue reading →

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One-page Autobiography

Posted on January 22, 2022 by jenny

I’ve been having a pretty bad time. I’ve started two drafts of blog posts, but haven’t been able to complete and post them. I’ve been having trouble concentrating and am easily distracted. This is the result of social distancing, simply … Continue reading →

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