Psychology and Mythology

Artemis Adopts a Pup: A Fanciful Ancient Greek Diary

On January 21, 2020 / Psychology and Mythology / 19 Comments

September I’ve had dogs all my life, so I should know how to raise them. The God Pan brought me a litter of six black pups and said they could be trained to hunt lions. I chose

Here Comes the Sun

On December 24, 2019 / Nature, Psychology and Mythology / 17 Comments

It won’t be long before the Earth is tinged with color in the snowy land where I live. In these cold dark days, it helps to remember Nature is preparing for a new season. Through the winter,

On Iroquois Land

On November 12, 2019 / My Land and Home, Psychology and Mythology / 36 Comments

“Why don’t you write about the Iroquois?” my son Anthony said. His eyes gleamed with enthusiasm. “The people who lived here had a Matriarchal Democracy. Perfect!” “Good idea,” I said. “It’s embarrassing how little I know.” Five

Marion Woodman and the Princess Who Said No

On October 29, 2019 / Psychology and Mythology / 13 Comments

“Why are you giving a lecture?” a woman in the audience said as she stood up. Her voice was hard and defiant. A few others joined the chorus. They wanted intimate groups, creative exercises, and art, not

Inspired by Artemis, Lured By Joy

On October 15, 2019 / Family and Friends, Psychology and Mythology / 28 Comments

My friend Barb Cook shared a video of six squirming black puppies. I watched as a vet checked each one before handing it to an assistant for comfort. I’d wanted a pup for a year, but it’s

Let Everything Happen to You

On July 9, 2019 / Psychology and Mythology, Spirituality / 26 Comments

Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final ~ Rainer Maria Rilke, “Go to the Limits of Your Longing,” The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, 1905 (trans. Anita

Witnessing: Life, Death, and the Wisdom of the Crone

On June 11, 2019 / Nature, Psychology and Mythology / 19 Comments

I love the promise of eggs laid by songbirds in nesting boxes on my land. I should have learned by now that it’s foolish to get attached. Life is fragile and precarious, especially this cool wet spring.

Hearing Our Determined Hearts

On May 28, 2019 / Creativity, Health, Psychology and Mythology / 29 Comments

“I need help,” I said. I was a mother pleading for her child. The deaf child in me felt isolated and abandoned. I struggled to hear friends or a phone call. Constant vertigo and a roar in

Sorting Seeds: Psyche’s First Labor Gives Us Lessons for Life

On April 2, 2019 / Health, Psychology and Mythology / 19 Comments

“Is this easier or harder?” my audiologist asks. “Raise your hand when you hear a beep. Do you prefer program 1 or program 4? You made great progress in a week, so keep going.” It feels impossible,

Relighting The Vital Fire

On March 19, 2019 / Health, Psychology and Mythology / 35 Comments

The day before cochlear implant surgery, I lifted weights and took a long brisk walk. Five weeks later, I feel a flickering flame of vitality, fragile and easily snuffed out by stress or restless sleep. Arctic weather