Great piece and weaving of topics! I remember that night and shared moment very clearly too :) What a pleasant surprise coming across that and being reminded. Amazing to reflect on what has unfolded and evolved from that night. Cheers to “doing the work”!
Love this piece. Never heard that awesome quote by Marie-Louise von Franz. Also appreciate the way you framed the perfectionist-imposter dilemma. Can really relate to that one. It’s interesting how because of certain attachments we may have, we can act as our own worst enemies. In Aramaic, the word for “Satan” is equivalent to “a house divided”. And we know that a house divided cannot stand…
Loved reading this Alex. Thank you for sharing and for the beautiful write-up. Feels like coaching is the next logical step and will enable you to help others, just like this newsletter does.
This is so good. Can reply to the many things you said because it resonates so much. Just want to say the middle road between jester & king—or Odin &Loki—is a fine way to go.
I love this story, thank you for your willingness to share it with all of us. I too have had a few moments of transcendent/mystical experiences like you've described. It always feels to me like something that I wouldn't have come up with on my own, but somehow also feels like deep Truth. Weirdly, over time, I've come to recognize that God (or Mystery, as I prefer to call her these days) shows up most often to me as the Jester, like a good friend who knows all of my quirks, laughing lovingly at me. Or as you perfectly named it, the "playful wavemaker."
Any kind of fundamentalism (religious, ideological, political, etc.) has to keep us doubting that we could find insight and wisdom from within, which I think is A source of so much of our collective problems - we are so disconnected from the power of our own intuition that we run around looking for "little t" truth and gurus outside of ourselves, a recipe for disaster.
Great piece and weaving of topics! I remember that night and shared moment very clearly too :) What a pleasant surprise coming across that and being reminded. Amazing to reflect on what has unfolded and evolved from that night. Cheers to “doing the work”!
Love this piece. Never heard that awesome quote by Marie-Louise von Franz. Also appreciate the way you framed the perfectionist-imposter dilemma. Can really relate to that one. It’s interesting how because of certain attachments we may have, we can act as our own worst enemies. In Aramaic, the word for “Satan” is equivalent to “a house divided”. And we know that a house divided cannot stand…
Loved reading this Alex. Thank you for sharing and for the beautiful write-up. Feels like coaching is the next logical step and will enable you to help others, just like this newsletter does.
Loved reading more about your journey and you finding your way. Strikes multiple chords and resonates. I recently learned about IFS too! ❤️
This is so good. Can reply to the many things you said because it resonates so much. Just want to say the middle road between jester & king—or Odin &Loki—is a fine way to go.
I love this story, thank you for your willingness to share it with all of us. I too have had a few moments of transcendent/mystical experiences like you've described. It always feels to me like something that I wouldn't have come up with on my own, but somehow also feels like deep Truth. Weirdly, over time, I've come to recognize that God (or Mystery, as I prefer to call her these days) shows up most often to me as the Jester, like a good friend who knows all of my quirks, laughing lovingly at me. Or as you perfectly named it, the "playful wavemaker."
Any kind of fundamentalism (religious, ideological, political, etc.) has to keep us doubting that we could find insight and wisdom from within, which I think is A source of so much of our collective problems - we are so disconnected from the power of our own intuition that we run around looking for "little t" truth and gurus outside of ourselves, a recipe for disaster.