Looking at spiritual practices, and life as a whole, as medicine for the soul.
Medicine
The Local Weather
An analogy I've used throughout this series about re-enchanting the world and meaning-making is that astrology is like a weather forecast for the soul. It isn't about foretelling the future as much as it is about telling us what kind of energies we can expect to experience over a certain period of time. I'm agnostic … Continue reading The Local Weather
The Ties that Bind
A few weeks ago, a friend and I got into the old argument about whether it's really possible to be a Christian alone (his opinion) or whether being a Christian inherently involves community (my opinion). I take my point of view on this not necessarily because of any sense of the Church as the Body … Continue reading The Ties that Bind
My Type
There is an old and terribly unfunny joke that says "There are two types of people in the world: those who like personality typologies and those who don't." I've long been in the former category. I am fascinated by human personality and — much like the elements I discussed last week — find the different … Continue reading My Type
It’s Elemental
Of the various sets of archetypes I've encountered in the past year, the one that has proven to be the most helpful for me in conceptualizing the world has been the traditional western elemental archetypes of fire (creative spark, zest, and passion), air (intellect, argument, judgment and discernment), water (emotions and the subconscious), and earth … Continue reading It’s Elemental
