What is Progress? In the 1993 film, Groundhog Day, we saw Bill Murray’s character calling the weather bureau from a pay phone at a…
The Classic Inca Trail Peru, South America Part 2 Things we learned on the Inca Trail: It is not a competition. It is not…
In Mesoamerican theology, the sacred World Tree stands in the centre of the world, vertically connecting three horizontal levels – namely, the heavens above,…
In this second half of the analysis of the film Groundhog Day [1], we will look closely at Phil’s transition and personal transformation. The…
In the context of Groundhog Day, after having reviewed the first part of the film, it is worth contemplating at this point where we…
Hogsback “Hogsback is a magical world of mountains and forests. It is situated high up on the Amathole mountains of the Eastern Cape Province…
In the 1993 film, Groundhog Day, by writer Danny Rubin and director Harold Ramis, Bill Murray plays the role of a television weatherman, Phil…
Just over a year ago I returned from Ireland. For me this is so recent that I could just as well still be there,…
Folklore has the purpose of educating us about the real world as we grow up. It helps children become aware of archetypes in…
This brings us back to the story of Chicken Little and the metaphors within. Chicken Little is merrily strolling in the forest when something…
What is individuation? In a nutshell, it is purposeful personal growth. According to Jung, individuation is a lifetime’s work while being at the same…
When we explore folklore and mythology we realize that history is replete with symbols and images of cataclysm, disaster, wholesale destruction and apocalypse. Let’s…
People are like trees. Depending on the forest, they are all similar, yet different. In very many forests the trees are so similar that…
Introduction “World without end”. We find this phrase in various religious scriptures and prayers, including Catholicism and Rastafarianism. It is a Doxology and it…
* We are in the Liminal Space A Dangerous Place Where predators lay and tricksters play Where good people pray then look away ……