Blog Posts

  • Assagioli’s Wartime Shechinah

    While many of us are feeling overwhelmed by the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza of late, there are actually 127 armed conflicts taking place in the world today. Most of these conflicts do not make the headlines. Some of them started recently, while others have lasted for more than 50 years. So I thought it…

  • Good Friday 2024

    Democracy died in Gaza.Buried under the rubblealongside the childrentheir homes bombeddreams shattered.Love crucified. International law died in Gaza.Nailed to the crossalongside human rightswomen’s rightschildren’s rights.Starved to death with the childrenshell-shocked and orphaned. Justice died in Gaza.Buried under the rubbleunderneath the relentless bombardment of propagandaand blatant lies.Wearing a crown of thorns.A mockery of righteousness. A sword…

  • One Pilgrimage, Two Sisters

    One Pilgrimage, Two Sisters

    It was a cold, brisk April dawn as I entered the church. This was to be my fifth pilgrimage to Monte Camera Sanctuary from the Church of Santa Maria Assunta. Located in the hills, about five miles from the tiny Italian village of Pieve di Compresseto in Umbria, this sanctuary is devoted to Mary. Since…

  • Assagioli’s Russian and Ukrainian Contacts

    Today is Roberto Assagioli’s 136th birthday. So I thought this might be a good time to explore what we know about his time in Russia and his relationship with a Ukrainian couple whom he knew in Rome. Assagioli’s Trip to Russia in 1911 We have Assagioli’s own account of his visit to Russia in 1911.[i]…

  • A Glimpse of Infinity

    A Glimpse of Infinity

    After graduating from the University of California Berkeley in 1987, I moved to Fukuyama, Japan—about 400 miles south of Tokyo—to teach English. People often ask why I decided to go to Japan, but the reality is that Japan chose me. At that time, I longed to take a year off and travel abroad. Having applied…