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“Lion cubs fight and wrestle with each other…. Do you really think they are taking it on like a class, or exercise regimen, and not just having fun?” Planetmates on work versus instinct, happiness, joy, creativity being like instinctual knowledge, play, Divine inspiration, and fun

Posted on March 29, 2014 by sillymickel

“…there would be much more “instinctual” knowledge available to you — and is available to you — were you, for reasons of your birth and infancy and the way they have caused you to run away from the feelings in your bodies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Environment, Health and wellness, History, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Spirituality | Tagged angels in Nature, art, artist, body, channel, creativity, Divine, experience, feelings, fun, happiness, inspiration, instinct, joy, nature, planetmates, play, pleasure, positive reinforcement, suffering, work | Leave a comment

The Necessary Hero Dances Above Dissonance, Lightens Up in the Face of Stress, and Sees Divinity Not Demons Behind It All: Loving Warriors and Silly Heroes

Posted on September 5, 2013 by sillymickel

Play Cards with Your Dragons: The New Hero’s Cycle Involves Surrender Not Struggle, Sacrifice Not Slaying, Compassion Not “Toughness,” and Silliness Not Stoicism Apocalypse – No! Chapter Thirteen: Peaceful Warriors and Silly Heroes You Just Can’t Slay a Volcano: The … Continue reading →

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Correcting the Arrogant Modern Ego … Religions Are About Control … Spirituality, Surrender: The Journey to Light Leads Through Perinatal Darkness

Posted on August 11, 2013 by sillymickel

Will We Survive? Putting Our Society “On the Couch”: Control vs. Surrender, Death vs. Life … The Path to Heaven Leads Through Hell Apocalypse – No! Chapter Eleven: Control Versus Surrender … Heaven Leads Through Hell Does It Look Like … Continue reading →

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The Perinatal Zeitgeist in Film: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being Born … Playing Now, in Theaters Near You!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by sillymickel

Projecting the Perinatal Zeitgeist: Everything You’ve Managed to Forget About Being Born Wounded Deer and Centaurs, Chapter Two: Everything You’ve Forgotten About Birth … Projecting the Perinatal Zeitgeist With these elements of birth experience in mind, let us look at … Continue reading →

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The Necessary Hero Jives with the Monsters, Dances Above the Dissonance, and Is Ever Aware of Divinity Everywhere: Silly Heroes and Evolution in Attitudes to the Perinatal

Posted on October 25, 2012 by sillymickel

What the World Needs Now … Is Loving Warriors and Silly Heroes: Jiving with Your Monsters, Dancing Above the Dissonance, and The Universality of Divinity Remembered Responses to the Perinatal Returning now to “Nothing But Trouble,” an aspect of it … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Out Loud, Part 2 – The Path to Heaven Leads Through Hell: Yes, Tina Turner, We Do Need Another Hero … a Different Kind

Posted on October 7, 2012 by sillymickel

Religions Are About Control; Spirituality, Surrender. Let Go, Let God to Correct an Arrogant Modern Ego The Path to Heaven Leads Through Hell Those in the know about the pervasive pre- and perinatal influence on personality and behavior, and especially … Continue reading →

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The Information Tsunami, Ego Erosion, and Movies Are Collective Dreaming: Exploring Our Chances of Escaping Apocalypse

Posted on October 4, 2012 by sillymickel

Dreaming Out Loud, Part 1: Are the Changes Needed to Avoid Apocalypse Occurring? The “Royal Road” to Our Collective Mind, Putting Our Society “on the Couch” Is there any evidence that the changes that need to happen for us to … Continue reading →

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being Born But Were Afraid to Ask: Birthing Into the Media and the Perinatal Zeitgeist of Postmodern Culture

Posted on September 5, 2012 by sillymickel

Apocalypse No! Chapter Eight: The Perinatal Media ET, Phone Mom – Of Aliens, Toothy Vaginas, Satanic Cults, and Explosions: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Being Born With these elements of birth experience in mind, let us look at … Continue reading →

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When ALL You Hear Are Lies, You Think It HAS to Be Truth: Money Madness and the Rise of “Obvious Truths” … Around Taxes, the Wealthy, Job Creation, Democrats, Republicans, Generations, Your Life, and You

Posted on August 23, 2012 by sillymickel

Foolin’ the People … About Money, About “Us” (The 1%), About Taxes, About Job Creation, About Democrats, About Republicans, About Generations, About Your Life, About You: Choose the Red Pill Culture War, Class War, Chapter Fifteen: Money Madness Tax the … Continue reading →

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Crazy-Making Social Processes, Stolen Elections, and Your Mind Made Fertile for Planting Lies … The Rise of “Obvious Truths” in Creating a (Not So) American Life

Posted on July 28, 2012 by sillymickel

Culture War, Class War, Chapter Nine: Creating an American Life Power vs. Passion, Money vs. Authenticity – Opposing Ways of Changing America Opposing Ways of Changing America – Passion vs. Power, Authenticity vs. Money In the last half century, Americans … Continue reading →