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Guardians of the Land
The lame pheasant wobbles and hops his way through the pigeons and the rabbits as the dogs watch nonchalantly. I can see the horse field down the lane from where I sit, and send my thoughts especially to the white … Continue reading
The Fractal’s Edge
This work that we’ve been doing, Catherine, Agnes, Selma and I, has been spinning around some very focused themes. In Rome, it centred mostly on our historical inheritance of violence and the complementary veneration of suffering. Churches, statues and piazzas at every … Continue reading
Lux in Arcana
The birdsong was such a blessing, my last morning in Rome – trills of joy resounding in the crisp stillness of the convent courtyard, soothing the flayed edges of my Self and who knew how many others seeking refugee amidst … Continue reading
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YESHUA ENTERS JERUSALEM
I’m not sure when it started, but it feels as if it’s been every year of my conscious life that I’ve tried to have as much time as possible to be alone during Holy Week and Pesach…. Though at first … Continue reading
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Spring, 2011 in Europe: the ‘other’ version
Some of you have already received this text – my apologies for the duplication. This is its ‘official’ publication…. When I left Montreal for Europe in the spring of 2011, I had a vague impression of once again being called … Continue reading
OF MEN AND SWORDS
Some of you have already received this text – my apologies for the duplication. This is its ‘official’ publication…. It was warm and sunny, so Catherine and I decided to eat our lunch outside on the terrace at the Camelot … Continue reading
Paris…revised
I remember, decades ago, my mother explaining to me her thesis in Canadian History. As now, prevailing wisdom had the early settlers of Quebec being cowed by the Church and crushed under the ponderous réglementation of French common law. My … Continue reading
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Europe, 2011: part 2
Dear Melania, who I met in Costa Rica, had asked me to come to see her if I ever visited Europe. When it came time to make my plans, however, she told me that she and her family were being … Continue reading
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What on Earth is “Honouring the Feminine”? Europe, 2011, #1
I write this from Europe, where I have been traveling to do work that is neither simple to describe nor easily shared. When I arrived first in England, I was welcomed by Catherine, a dear spiritual sister, and traveled with … Continue reading
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Letter from Chartres, France: Medicine Wheel teaching
Chartres, France You’d think someone would have said something…. Instead, I found myself in a state of shock travelling across the prairies…THE PRAIRIES….surrounding Chartres. My emotions and senses were in an uproar….But – this was surely Home? This 180 degrees … Continue reading
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