quotes

The Importance of Play

“When you become TOO intent to maintain your reality you lose it, for you deny the creativity upon which it rests. I am not denying the importance of true reason. Certainly I am not telling you to ignore the intellect. But you do often ignore the playfulness of the intellect and force it to become […]

Home Again, Home Again

I’ve been away much of this week, spending some time with Quester’s family, and it’s been pretty intense. More about that later, when things are more fully resolved. For now, I’ll just say that there have been many moments of sadness and tears, as well as those of joy. Alongside these family matters, I’ve been […]

Toward a Broader Awareness

“Political awareness can become a tyranny of its own, not least because it locks us into the issues and perspectives of a particular time. But when we are looking at questions of the sacred, we move beyond time. To create the changes in consciousness needed to transform society at a deep level, we need insights […]

Starcat’s Favorites: Encouragement and Rest

How is your July going so far? What types of fun things have you been up to? This week, I’ve been taking some extra time for rest, as I let my body heal and recover. I’ve also been swimming quite a bit, with the kids (we’ve been to the lake, river, and ocean, all in […]

On Imagination

“The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into which we shall all go after the death of the vegetative body.” – William Blake “It’s like what Jung meant by the ‘collective unconscious.’ Only in my mind it not only takes in the past and all of human knowledge, […]

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

“I don’t care if you are a hardened cynic, entrepreneur, techie nerd, or froo-froo floaty vegan meditating skateboarder, practicing gratitude is one of the best ways to open up to abundance and prosperity. Gratitude is saying yes. And yes opens us up. It makes us more receptive. We say, ‘I already have these gifts.’ Then […]