The Truth and Nothing But the Truth
“In light of Jung’s understanding of the psyche, any claim to exhaustive possession of a saving truth constricts personal development and is currently a, if not the, major threat to human survival.”...
View ArticleA Trinity of Hooks
I don’t know if this photo connects with the current theme, but for me, it begged to be included. I took the photo at China Dinosaur Park. Though the dinosaurs are all “constructed” and the scene is...
View ArticleTaking Life Seriously
Angel in Hong Mei Park This little girl was playing in the park near her mother just before Halloween. Yes, Halloween has made it to China, but it is not the full-blown version of Halloween. It is...
View ArticleThe Angels Cried – Between Myths
Yes, this is me. On December 23rd I was performing on stage for the Christmas Gala put on by the university where I now teach in my retirement. I am a “laowai” or foreigner in a foreign country. I...
View ArticleGods Lost
I went to my photo archives for this photo. It wasn’t until after going through the archives for photos taken four years ago on this day, and selecting this photo that I made a connection with...
View ArticleLooking Across the Mekong River in Laos
I was almost tempted to do a bit of photo editing with this photo taken just a few hours ago just before sunset here in Vientiane, Laos. The scene is the Mekong River as seen from the fifth floor...
View ArticleThe Face of Poverty in IndoChina
This little boy was playing with a palm frond, home-made ball along the bank of the Tonle Sap River in downtown Phnom Penh as I took a morning walk. Like so many children of poverty, he is without...
View ArticleAfter Life or Inner Life?
Window into another scene in WuZhen, March 2011 Sometimes a picture just jumps out and says, “See me, see me!” This was one of those pictures for me. I often take doorway and window shots as they are...
View ArticleActive Imagination: Escape From Being a Victim
I felt that this is a perfect photo in which to engage in a bit of active imagination – looking at another possible universe through an opening that somehow emerges from our limited level of...
View ArticleSpiritual Transformation
Broken in Laura, Saskatchewan I took this photo a year ago, or I should say, a photo of the same scene. Last year it was an abandoned church, this year the church has caved in leaving a lot of...
View ArticleAbandoning Religion in Favour of a Spiritual Life
Loss of the spiritual centre leaves many as empty shells. It used to be that religion and spirituality were synonymous. Somewhere along the way, and I think it had something to do with our human...
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