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The Hidden Hope of the World
by Michael Meade, Founder, Mosaic Multicultural Foundation – There is a second level of hope found, not by clinging to old dreams or by denying despair, but by surviving it. When life becomes darkest the eye of the soul begins … Continue reading
Greek Tragedy Mirrors Women Prisoners Lives
The women prisoners at the Homestead Correctional Institution in Florida use art and acting to soothe troubled souls through the Artspring program. By Celeste Fraser Delgado, Miami Herald, April 16, 2011 Read more>> NPR feature, aired April 8, 2011 Listen>>
Reverent Generosity
A deep experience of “generosity” is described in this article by Jerry Wennstrom in “Mythic Passages: The Magazine of Imagination.” To read more about the author and view his paintings and sculpture, please visit his website: In the Hands of … Continue reading
Book: Cosmosophia: Cosmology, Mysticism, and the Birth of a New Myth by Theodore Richards
“Theodore Richards is a unique and gifted social activist, one with a well nourished brain as well as a conscience. His commitment to inner city youth wounded as so many are by a culture that prefers consumption to compassion and … Continue reading
A Story Waiting to Pierce You: Mongolia, Tibet and the Destiny of the Western World
by Peter Kingsley. A breathtaking account of our past and our future as human beings. Firmly and gracefully it traces the ancient threads that connect Mongolia, Tibet and Native Americans to the very origins of western civilization—showing how these sacred … Continue reading
Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of the Soul
An excerpt from the Introduction of “Fate and Destiny” The Two Agreements of the Soul” by Michael Meade
Fate, Destiny, and Genius
Fate inscribes an area or territory that we are bound to enter. Destiny involves finding a way out or a way through exactly those areas and aspects that constrain the vitality of our lives. Fate places us in specific contexts where meaning and purpose can be explored. Wherever we brush against the limits of our fate we also stand near the doors of our destiny. When we face our fate in life we also begin to move it and when fate moves destiny moves closer. Only from the ground of destiny does an individual life make sense. Taken together, fate and destiny are purpose seen from the other end of life.
When the Wounded Emerge as Healers, the study of religion is like a labyrinth.
by Kimberly C. Patton, Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion at Harvard Divinity School – “So, as long as I thought I could impart to you something oracular about the future—your future—something splendid or clever or wise, … Continue reading
The Three Seeds
by Charles Eisenstein “Once upon a time, the tribe of humanity embarked upon a long journey called Separation. It was not a blunder as some – seeing its ravages upon the planet – might think. Nor was it a fall, … Continue reading
The Water of Life
by Kwame Scruggs, founder, Alchemy, Inc.
The Hero and his always present guides
The telling and interpretation of myth permeates all that I do. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t thank the Creator and the gods for allowing me to have had the opportunity and the courage to attend Pacifica. Despite the rational aspects of saying no to flying across the country once a month to study, of all things, mythology, I answered the call, and said yes! Perhaps what is most important about my Pacifica experience is that from the beginning it encompassed the components of the hero’s journey described by Joseph Campbell. Once a month I separated from my known environment and ventured into one quite different from my own. Now, through stories and the beat of the drum, I teach my inner-city youth to prepare themselves to embark upon their own journeys, to recall their own purpose in life. Continue reading