When we identify with the body, we identify with the soul’s expression in physical form, as well as its physical qualities of male, female, young, old, fat, thin, healthy, or sick.

When an archetypal image is not fully integrated into the ego, then we are subject to illusion.

Western civilization is founded on the belief system that spirit and matter are separate and distinct.

Both the presence and the loss of love force us to examine ourselves in a new light.

Power is the ability to determine our own destiny. Only in a path of uniqueness can the vital energy uncoil and pierce the regions of the unknown. Only with power can we move aside the obstacles that keep us imprisoned, enslaved, and unconscious.

Each of the chakras is associated with a particular identity that emerges developmentally as we mature through life.

It is important to remember that the point of grief work is to regain connection with the self inside rather than increase our attachment to what was lost. We must remember to ask ourselves, “Why was this person in particular so special to me?” “What did he or she bring to me that I am missing in myself?” “What part of me was particularly bonded to

Unacceptable choices keep us from making decisions and trap us in paralysis.

We learn as much as we can from outside the stream, but as we lean closer and closer to the water in an attempt to understand its deeper mysteries, we eventually fall in. Immersed in the river, our perspective shifts dramatically. This plunges us into the mythical system.