Kathleen's Words
Become A Fountain Of Love
“Become one who can give everyone what they need, because there is so much need. And become one who can fully receive, so that you can become a fountain of love and give everyone what they need.” Kathleen Hanagan
We Must Make Meaning Of Our Lives
After a long week of seeing clients, last night, I found myself saying these words over and over: we must make meaning of our lives. Beside the fact that I have taken to speaking for a collective “we” even in my private thoughts, possibly a result of my stage of life, what I found myself saying made sense—-to me—after sitting with one person after the other who could not make meaning of their lives.
Resetting The Brain And Mind With Ketamine
For almost 20 years, the anesthetic ketamine, also known as the party drug “special K,” has piqued curiosity in psychiatry, and rightly so. Over time, research has shown that ketamine alleviates depression in only a few hours. This rapid action is in stark contrast to existing antidepressants that normally take weeks to begin working, which matters greatly when dealing with someone who is actively suicidal from the pain and despair of constant depression.
Psychedelics And Mental Health
“It is obvious that psychedelics, properly used, have a behavior-change psychotherapeutic value. But from my point of view, that is all underusing the vehicle. The potential of the vehicle is sacramentally to take you out of the cultural constructs which you are part...
Deepening Awareness of the Soul
Whenever any of the senses is impaired, It becomes a gateway to infinity. Whether by deprivation, injury or age, Obstruction of the senses Invites awareness of the Soul. The mind can no longer take the world for granted. Attention spirals inward, And touches the...
The Memory Of What Is Already There For You
“When you desire something very strongly from your heart, it isn’t really a desire, but the memory of what is already there for you.” Alex Presciado The expression of a deep desire from the heart is really a prayer. The key is intention, and you do not even have to...
De-Vote This Day To Love
Toss aside your map of the world, All your beliefs and constructs. Dance the wild unknown. Here in this terrifying freedom, Naked before the universe, Commune with the One Who knows everything from the inside: Invisible power pervading everywhere. Divine presence...
Breaking The Trance Of Evil
I recently reread some of Paul Levy’s penetrating teaching on how to break the trance of evil, In his book Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil, Levy shows us that within the very force that can destroy us lies the hope of what can save our world at this time. Levy describes wetiko as a non-local, transcendental force that cannot be adequately expressed in language, because it is not a thing. The abstract nature of the English language fails to account for such dynamic forces as wetiko that affect us all the time yet are not visible or measurable.
Vulnerability As Truth And Courage
Our ability to be vulnerable first with ourselves, and then with others is far from being synonymous with weakness or being broken or needy, as is so often believed, It is in truth our most reliable strength in a world where ideology and lies are used as weapons, between friends, family members, and even partners.