The foundation of cultivating psychiatric holistic health is attending to the reality that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Western medicine treats the body as a piece of flesh to manipulate with pharmaceuticals and procedures, without any consideration or inclusion of the Sacred. The prevailing paradigm in the West, which divorces Spirit from Matter, is… [Continue reading]
Climate Change
New Moon in Aries, Makana and Bernie
Early in the morning on April 7, 2016, at 4:24 AM Eastern Standard time there was a new moon in the sign of Aries, the first sign of the zodiac. A new moon occurs when the Sun and the Moon join together at the same point in the sky. The Sun is associated the Masculine and… [Continue reading]
The Winter Solstice and a New Moon in Capricorn
Astrology is a field that studies the influence that the heavenly bodies have upon human experience and events on Earth. Wide spread light pollution has made it impossible for many of us to see the incomparable beauty of the night sky. This contributes to a deep disconnection between our lives on Earth and our relationship to… [Continue reading]
Histamine and Global Warming
Many people who typically do not suffer from seasonal allergies are now experiencing symptoms of hay fever for the first time in their lives. Never having had this condition in the past, when their nose is running, their throat is scratchy, and they are congested, coughing and sneezing, they do not attribute it to pollen… [Continue reading]
Coming to Our Senses
This morning I tuned into my very favorite radio program “On Being”, which describes itself as a “spacious conversation” about “the big questions at the center of human life”. Host Krista Tippett interviewed Jon Kabat-Zinn about the role of mindfulness in our lives, which he defined as becoming intimate with the core of our own being. (In… [Continue reading]
