There are moments in life when something flashes within us: a dream we cannot forget, a phrase that pierces the heart, a memory that rises from nowhere, a sudden recognition in the eyes of another, or a longing we cannot explain. These moments may seem small, almost insignificant. But in the language of mythology, alchemy,…
Your soul, or psyche, is like the personal vehicle you have been given to journey through the wild ride we call life—with all its beauty, breakdowns, surprises, detours, descents, and sudden openings of grace. Your ego is the part of you that gives this journey a sense of continuity. It is the voice that says, Today…
In my recent studies, I came across the work of Bill Plotkin, a depth psychologist, wilderness guide, and author who has devoted his life to exploring human development in relationship with the Earth. One of his central ideas is that modern society suffers from what he calls a “patho-adolescent culture.” Plotkin suggests that our entire…
As 2026 speeds up and promises profound challenges and extraordinary opportunity—Marcela and I wish to offer a deep bow of gratitude to you as a member of our Tribe. We thank you for your presence around the fire, your stewardship of ancient wisdom, and for the healing, beauty, power, and love you carry. Truly, this…
How we Dream our World into Being Beyond the most distant constellations, a black hole turns galaxies into fire. Burning since before Earth cooled, before the word before meant anything. Then a photon of light escapes from that ancient fire into the void of space. For billions of years it travels until it meets a…
Your soul, or psyche, is like the personal vehicle you have been given to journey through the wild ride we call life—with all its beauty, breakdowns, surprises, detours, descents, and sudden openings of grace. Your ego is the part of you that gives this journey a sense of continuity. It is the voice that says, Today…
In my recent studies, I came across the work of Bill Plotkin, a depth psychologist, wilderness guide, and author who has devoted his life to exploring human development in relationship with the Earth. One of his central ideas is that modern society suffers from what he calls a “patho-adolescent culture.” Plotkin suggests that our entire…
As 2026 speeds up and promises profound challenges and extraordinary opportunity—Marcela and I wish to offer a deep bow of gratitude to you as a member of our Tribe. We thank you for your presence around the fire, your stewardship of ancient wisdom, and for the healing, beauty, power, and love you carry. Truly, this…
How we Dream our World into Being Beyond the most distant constellations, a black hole turns galaxies into fire. Burning since before Earth cooled, before the word before meant anything. Then a photon of light escapes from that ancient fire into the void of space. For billions of years it travels until it meets a…
“When I was young I wanted to fix the world. Now that I am old I want to fix myself.” —Rumi Our world is broken… The choice now is not a new self-help routine- but an alchemical mandate to transcend archaic biological and psychological beliefs trapping us in a slow, self-inflicted demise… ie. the belief…
