Gifts of Darkness
As a child in the Pacific Northwest, I fell in love with the night sky. Days were often overcast or rainy, but at night, the clouds would part and I could see the canopy of constellations, there to guide ships at sea. My dad would even wake us up to see an eclipse of the […]
Bright Darkness – Nov. 5, 2019
“Contemplative prayer is the cloud of unknowing, the hidden love-longing offered by a pure spirit. It’s the Ark of the Covenant. It’s the mystical theology of Dionysius, the wisdom and treasure of his ‘bright darkness’ and ‘unknown knowing.’ It takes you into silence, far from thoughts and words. In it, you learn how to reject […]
Becoming Clear – Aug. 7, 2019
“Take time to gaze in wonder at Nature, the flight of a bird, a flower in bloom, the dry leaf crumbling to dust, the flow of a river, the rising of the moon, a silhouette of a mountain against the sky. And as you do this the hard, protective shell around your heart will soften […]
Knowing Your Own – Mar. 11, 2019
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people.” -Carl Jung
