How to Respond to Evil An Excerpt from Sweeter Than Revenge by David Richo We open our discussion with a powerful statement from Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, former head of the Jesuit order, in his 1973 Address to Graduates of Jesuit Schools in Europe: Most of us would be relatively good in a good world.

Coloring Mandalas 3 Circles of the Sacred Feminine By Susanne F. Fincher About This Title Coloring the circular designs known as mandalas is a relaxing, meditative activity enjoyed by adults and children alike. The mandalas in this book are specially designed to provide a creative encounter with the Divine as a feminine presence. The archetypal imagery

Coloring Mandalas 1 For Insight, Healing, and Self-Expression By Susanne F. Fincher About This Title Drawing the traditional circular designs known as mandalas is a meditative practice, a healing exercise in times of crisis, and a pleasurable act of creativity. As a symbol of the Self, the mandala provides a connection to our innermost being. The

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Relationships as a Spiritual Practice A Q&A with David Richo, author of How to Be an Adult in Relationships What does it mean to be an “adult” in relationships? Firstly, what does it mean to be an “adult?” To be an adult is to learn to play for ourselves the roles the functional family was

by Maureen Murdock, PhD author of The Heroine’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey Workbook I wrote The Heroine’s Journey 30 years ago when women of my generation sought validation from patriarchal systems and found them not only lacking but terribly destructive to the feminine psyche. We were the children of the post-Sputnik era who were encouraged to

by Maureen Murdock, PhD, author of The Heroine’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey Workbook “We are a community in which every life and every person counts.” —Angela Merkel Across the world, nations led by women are handling the scourge of the Covid-19 virus better than male leaders. The above quote by German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks

Inspirations and Invitations for Writers, Artists, and Other Creative Minds Three Creativity Exercises from the Authors of Deep Creativity Grounded in Jungian psychology, Deep Creativity offers practical guidance for getting in touch with your own unconscious reservoir as well as engaging your everyday world to deepen the source of creative expression. Wherever one is on the creative

The Ekphrastic Response An Excerpt from Deep Creativity Excerpt by Jennifer Leigh Selig EKPHRASIS When I was preparing to teach a class to my Engaged Humanities and the Creative Life master’s degree students titled the Complex Nature of Inspiration, I came across a word I had never heard that perfectly described that week’s subject matter.

Exploring the Concept of Commitment in Relationships An Excerpt from Love between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path Many people nowadays do not understand whether or why they should get married or commit themselves to a monogamous or exclusive sexual relationship. In this regard, we seem to have forgotten that what is most important to