Embodied ACT & Illuminated Encounters

Jung said, write the truth, and expect to be misunderstood, and take the consequences. That was what he had been doing all his life. People feared truth.~Claire Myers Owens, in 𝘊𝘎 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

Imagine if we made more ecological decisions on behalf of the planet … 💚

They make documentation requirements cumbersome (stick) while expecting a quick turnaround, then dangle AI (carrot) in front of us.

When clinical writing is already no fun and losing meaning, suddenly AI doesn't seem so bad at all.

That's how humans are "writing" ourselves out of existence.

This weekend in Olympia. Come dream and create with me.

It’s projected to be a little over a foot in WA. Sending good thoughts to Hawaii.

Joanna Macy - Wikipedia

Joanna Macy has passed.

She was a guide and teacher for so many.

I had the privilege of going to a 10-day retreat with her just after 9/11 when everything had changed.

She taught about The Great Turning and The Work that Reconnects.

A true Elder.

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PNW Dream Tenders, this is for you <3

Adding this to my wishlist-thanks for sharing. I have Karin Armstrong’s collection, including a signed copy of The Case for God.

To remain human is to refuse to dehumanize others. These times call for it.

Unsurprisingly, my dreams last night were filled with apocalyptic themes. 188 days of 180 degree temperatures, and then 60 “end days” that followed.

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

Shocking reporting from @propublica.org If you use generic drugs either because you choose to or your healthcare provider requires it, read this explosive report - it might just save your life.

#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

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@cantwell.senate.gov @murray.senate.gov Please do everything in your power to stop this.

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What's the connection between the Monstrous Feminine and the Trickster? Glad you asked...

Love this!

And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.

If I accept the fact that a god is absolute and beyond all human experiences, he leaves me cold. I do not affect him, nor does he affect me. But if I know that a god is a powerful impulse in my soul, at once I must concern myself with him, for then he can become important.~CG Jung

Yes, in particular online spaces for adolescent and young adult men. It starts out subtle but is insidious.

“It is in playing and only in playing that an individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual finds the self.” -Winnicott

“Depression is like a woman in black. If she turns up, don’t shoo her away. Invite her in, offer her a seat, treat her like a guest and listen to what she wants to say.”

CARL JUNG
Artist unknown

Image text: Dreams and imaginal encounters: resourcing for the times. A free/donation based online workshop. Illuminatedencounters.com

I’ve got a free online talk coming up in May. The theme is about resourcing in these tough times. Link in bio.

A calling may be postponed, avoided, intermittently missed. It may also possess you completely. Whatever; eventually it will out. It makes its claim. The daimon does not go away.

~James Hillman

What is your “thing”? Dr. Aizenstat talks about archetypal activism. If you tune into dreams and imagination, what hints are brought forward about what is yours to do?

We meet this afternoon and I’ll be leading a somatic amplification experiential. Registration is closed but I can send you the link if you DM me.

I often wonder what archetypal themes are coming through stories that grip me. This one could be The Lovers, or maybe it’s the pull toward Abby as persona (public servant) or “chosen”? Or Crane as animus?

This is absolutely about marginalized populations having access. This is about disability justice.

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This is this afternoon! I’m excited to be in community; so far we have a robust group of tenders. The link to sign up for next month is in my bio.