Invocation: Blessing of a Lucky Wren “It would be lovely if we could rediscover our power to bless one another,” Irish author John O’Donohue says. “ When a blessing is invoked, it changes the atmosphere. Some of the plenitude flows into our hearts from the invisible neighborhood of loving kindness.” (To Bless the Space Between Us:… Read more »
The “Spiritualized Earth” and the Birth of the New Consciousness: Analytical Psychology and Biodynamic Farming: What Might Save Us
If you are in the Portland area this weekend, consider attending Patricia Damery’s Friday night lecture of the Oregon Friends of Jung at the First Methodist Church on 1838 SW Jefferson Street, Portland. Free parking. $12 at the door, cash or check. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, March 16. She will also be doing a… Read more »
A Blessing for a Vase
A Blessing for a Vase This is a second blessing poem in a series inspired by a collection of blessings by the late John O’Donohue, Irish poet and philosopher, To Bless the Space Between Us. These reflect my gratitude for the items I have used in my everyday life over the last 40 years, and… Read more »
Blessing For a Wooden Spoon
Blessing For a Wooden Spoon A couple of weeks ago a friend sent me a link to a radio interview with the late John O’Donohue, Irish poet and philosopher. O’Donohue read a blessing from his last collection, To Bless the Space Between Us. I ordered his book and upon reading it, was inspired to write… Read more »
Afterthoughts: Conversation with David Abram, Part Three: Reflections on Beauty and Grief
Bluebird before taking the plunge. Afterthoughts: Conversation with David Abram, Part Three: Reflections on Beauty and Grief A third afterthought on the Conversation with David Abram (C. G. Jung Institute, see below.) Sometimes I wonder if my early years with a diabetic mother about whose survival I worried constantly, have been preparation for this time… Read more »
Afterthoughts: Conversation with David Abram, Part Two: Lessons from Bees and Goats.
Photo art by Alexandra Parks-Perry colored pencil over photograph A second afterthought on the Conversation with David Abram (C. G. Jung Institute, see below): The importance of the lessons that we learn from animals about our place in the world. That evening I told a story about walking with my herd of goats, who, I… Read more »
Afterthoughts: Conversation with David Abram, Part One
Afterthoughts: Conversation with David Abram, Part One One of the lingering questions that has stayed with me since my conversation with David Abram (C. G. Jung Institute, see below), was asked by a woman toward the end of the evening. Her question centered around how can you experience nature when most of your daily walks… Read more »
Social Media and the Feminine
Social Media and the Feminine When I first published Farming Soul, one of my greatest surprises was the initiation into the social media, something with which I had little contact. I had no idea what a blog was and I didn’t have a Facebook page, thinking that was only for teenagers. So when Mel Mathews of… Read more »
Farming and Politics: A Personal Story
Farming Couple, about 1900, identity unknown. Photographers, Ed Damery and Mr. Sutman Farming and Politics: A Personal Story Some years ago my oldest son Jesse interviewed my father for a school project. My father lived his entire life on a small Illinois farm. In early years he and his family raised several crops as well… Read more »
Enough
“…the psychological problem of our age is a spiritual problem, a religious problem,” (C. G. Jung Speaking:Interviews and Encounters) Enough Some many years ago I was invited to a potluck at a friend Jan’s home. Jan had made a dish that was one of her eight-year-old daughter’s favorites, and when Kayla saw the dish, she… Read more »
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