Anxiety as Gatekeeper II

I wrote before about anxiety as the gatekeeper, and specifically addressed how it can be safeguarding other emotions that you’ve learned from your family are dangerous or taboo. But anxiety can also be the guardian of the threshold as you venture forth into life...

Anxiety as Gatekeeper I

I’ve come to think of anxiety as a gatekeeper. It lets you know when you’re getting too close to some internal or external experience that’s off bounds. This can take a variety of forms. For example, internally it can mean you’re getting close...

Post-Perú Musings III

When I was in Perú, communing with the plants in the jungle, I was told by one of the facilitators there, that all the shamans in the jungle came to the decision to make the plant medicine available to the wider world at the same time. The plants told them that it was...

Post-Perú Musings II

As I mentioned previously, after living in the Amazon jungle of Perú for a month with a group of people, exploring plant medicine with native Shipibo healers, I’ve come away with a lot to ponder and integrate. It will probably be some time for the experiences I...