Padmasambhava says that when you throw a stick at a dog, the dog will run after the stick. When you throw a stick at a lion, the lion will chase you. The lion keeps its gaze fixed on the source—the one who throws the stick. The dog’s gaze follows the object, the stick. In the […]
This article is a continuation of the previous publications Images of Light, The Snow Queen and the Devil’s Mirror, and From Nigredo to Albedo, in which I explore the spiritual dimension of human projections. What this piece adds to this vital topic is an understanding of their archetypal foundation and how the process of their […]
“Now then! We will begin. When the story is done you shall know a great deal more than you do know. He was a terribly bad hobgoblin, a goblin of the very wickedest sort and, in fact, he was the devil himself.” Hans Christian Andersen “The Snow Queen” So begins Hans Christian Andersen’s story of […]
Human perception is not only a psychological, but a spiritual phenomenon. In the way our eyes look, a secret is hidden. The withdrawal of projections is something more than looking within ourselves for the things that irritate us or attract us in other people—it is the way we purify the spirit from our primal passions. […]
