Research, Practice, & A Trail of Breadcrumbs — There is an Underworld territory that exists in most — possibly all — human beings, called the Swamp. As its name implies, the Swamp is a stinking, belching, life-killing quagmire. …

“Only then will you realize you cannot eat money…” — A few days ago, Vera and I attended a Zoom gathering which putatively concerned itself with global emergencies, not the least of which was climate change. As we entered the Zoom room, I was amazed to see there were more than 200 people calling from all over the world. I…

They are for you to deliver your authentic service into the world — I offer this distinction as a possibility. It could change your life. It has changed mine. When I first got into the work of personal transformation and healing, I wrestled with the question of what it was all for. Was I doing this work just so I could feel better…

Words on Falling Apart. — 1. Do it in someone’s arms. If no one’s available available, go to a tree. If there is no tree, get supine on the ground and face the sky. And if the ground is asphalt everywhere, then you must dig a hole. So spit fire, shred it with tooth and…

And your feet touch no ground — What do you do when the bottom falls out? When the future is opaque? When the passing fragments of what once seemed so certain dissolve at your touch? I ask these questions as large chunks of my own life rapidly disintegrate. I do not like the disintegration. I watch myself…

The helpful wisdom of your tears — Most of our sadness is unconscious. That is, most of the time when we experience sadness, we do not consciously acknowledge it for what it is. …

Gremlin is not bad. Gremlin is not good. — If you have not read Part 1 of this article series, I suggest you read it before proceeding. If you have read Part 1, let us waste no time! As you begin Gremlin Transformation work, there are two distinctions that are very important to begin working with. The first distinction…

Critical Distinctions for Starting Work in the Underworld — Let us begin with three unusual proposals: PROPOSAL 1: You (and everyone you know) are made up of parts. Although you use the word “I” (or “Ich” or “Eu” or “Yo” or “Εγώ”) many times each day, you do not speak, think, or act from a single, coherent “I” at all times. …

The Power of Anger in Healing — He was never good enough for his mother. There was always something missing. He tells me and the other spaceholder this. I ask him to stand up. I ask him to snap his fingers and declare his mother’s energetic presence in front of him. He does this. I tell him…