We are all, in our most fundamental design, travellers upon a road that has no signposts, no maps, no obvious destination, and though we are all of us on this journey, almost none understand the journey, because nobody told us what it was for. Most of us pick up pebbles as we walk and assume,... Continue Reading →
In the grand tapestry of human mythology, the hero’s journey is often depicted as an outward conquest – the slaying of the dragon, the rescue of the maiden, the seizing of the golden artefact. But there is a second, more perilous journey that begins when the external world ceases to provide a mirror to your... Continue Reading →
“The stars in the heavens sing a music if only we had ears to hear. But we are deafened by the noise of our own desires.” – Paracelsus A little while ago I was talking to one of my Gen-Z children about the state of the world, and he simply shrugged his shoulders and said,... Continue Reading →
"The child has to develop a 'False Self' to protect the 'True Self' from further injury. But the tragedy is that the True Self is then so well hidden that it becomes unreachable even to the person themselves." Alice Miller, The Drama of the Gifted Child In my personal constellation, Achlys is peregrine in the... Continue Reading →
