Tribute to James Hillman

Written by Tayria Ward on October 29, 2011

Yesterday one of the great thinkers of our time passed away at age 85, originator of what is known as archetypal psychology, James Hillman. I was fortunate to have had Hillman as a professor during my doctoral work at Pacifica Graduate Institute and to have heard him speak on numerous

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Speaking of Love…. re: Jon Stewart

Written by Tayria Ward on October 18, 2011

I wrote last night about Stevie Wonder and loving the world that gave him, and us, the opportunity to feel Martin Luther King Jr.’s face on the memorial.  It’s so good.

Tonight I feel the same kind of gratitude for Jon Stewart.

If you don’t know whereof I speak, watch his show

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Wonder full Stevie, a favorite image

Written by Tayria Ward on October 16, 2011

I saw something on the news yesterday that I can’t stop thinking about. I’ve been a little tender around the edges for some reason anyway lately, but this one cracked me open. They hoisted the blind Stevie Wonder up in a crane so that he could feel the face of

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Sense and Cents

Written by Tayria Ward on October 11, 2011

Many times I mention, and always will, the impact that the great heart thinker Buckminster Fuller has had upon my life. Somehow, as an impressionable pre-teen, I committed myself to the simple truths in what he articulated and understood about life. The complex truths I leave to others, with much

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Ace of Frogs

Written by Tayria Ward on October 8, 2011

Ace of Frogs

I had another extraordinary dream a few nights ago. As if the Smiling Moon dream weren’t enough, here came another. I am receiving a tarot card reading in the dream. Four cards are shown, two in the major arcana that I don’t recall, the Ace of

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Moon Smile Dream

Written by Tayria Ward on October 6, 2011

I had an extraordinary dream a couple of nights ago. In it, a gift comes in the mail. I open it to find two actual moons someone somehow gathered from far out in space, each a little larger than a softball, smaller than a basketball. In my waking life I

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My Carl Jung Action Figure

Written by Tayria Ward on October 4, 2011

Carl Jung Action Figure

I have numerous totemic items around my house that fortify the environment with their imagery, energy, artistry and energetic properties. Many of them had to be stored safely away to clear the area for other activity while 115 people, including lots of children, came through

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9/11

Written by Tayria Ward on September 26, 2011

It just occurred to me that this whole month, September of 2011, is 9/11. They may be talking about this all over the place, but I haven’t yet heard that mentioned.. The whole 9/11 shock 10 years later, signified for a full month with these numbers.

September 11, 2011, I filed

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Arlene and Bear Magic

Written by Tayria Ward on September 24, 2011

If someone can explain this to me, I am all ears.

Whenever I dream of my daughter, Arlene, I began to understand that she represents something of magic or the divine child in my dream. She has always been that in my waking life, so when she comes into the dream

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Thank You Note to the Universe, and Jim Beam

Written by Tayria Ward on September 18, 2011

My beloved eldest daughter Josi was married yesterday to Eli. Today those who brought their great hearts and huge spirits to join in this celebration are travelling back to the furthest reaches of this continent, including those who drove down from Canada, flew in from New York, California, Chicago, Colorado,

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