by Lynn Jericho | Jun 15, 2013 | Sense of Self, Understanding Your Soul |
I am using paternity instead of fatherhood because, for me, paternity has a distance living in it. It’s not a cuddly word smelling of aftershave. It doesn’t make me think of being tucked into bed or watching the Thanksgiving turkey being carved. I don’t get...
by Lynn Jericho | Jun 4, 2013 | New Spiritual Practices
THE SEASON OF PARENTAL MYSTERIES In my studies and research of the cycle of the inner year I have recognized the role of Sacred Days, Feasts or Festivals – a single day when we celebrate an event every year. and Sacred Seasons – a period of many days, even...
by Lynn Jericho | May 26, 2013 | Sense of Self, Understanding Your Soul |
Comforting, it’s different from a break, a vacation, or a reward. It not about chocolate, massage, or a trashy novel. Let’s begin with exploring discomfort.. What experiences make me uncomfortable? Certain thoughts, certain emotions, certain activities. There is...
by Lynn Jericho | May 17, 2013 | Inner Festivals
Pentecost, the most social of the Inner Festivals, is a great gathering in an upper room. I wonder at this image of the upper room. What is it? Where is it? How do we prepare to enter it? Here are my thoughts. Let them inspire your own imaginations. Take a moment of...
by Lynn Jericho | May 7, 2013 | Wisdom of Selfhood
In a few days, we celebrate Mother’s Day and for most of us it is a very complex celebration. Is it a day for mothers regardless of their strength in mothering? Is it a day when every year, year after year, we acknowledge the woman who gave birth to us, including the...