Druid Journal

Guidance by Word, Card, and Star

Inner Landscapes

  • Voices in the Empty Tower

    School’s out! My second grader is now officially a third grader. We had a huge school-wide picnic in the blazing summer heat. Looking out from under the chestnut tree at the top of the hill, eating a fresh cool salad, there was short grass in the foreground, tall grass a little beyond that, rolling farmland Continue reading

  • Meet a Guide: Free Guided Meditation

    The meditation is in mp3 format, is 22 MB, and lasts 18.5 minutes. There is a link here and also at the bottom of this post. For me, meditation provides the simplest, richest, and most effective window into whatever issues are most urgent and troubling in my life. It doesn’t matter what I’m struggling with Continue reading

    ,

  • Meditation: At the Bottom of the Faerie Pool

    The past couple of days I’ve been struggling with a quick, sharp stomach bug. It’s nearly gone now, but it was rough: I lost ten pounds in less than a week. Yesterday evening, I was over the worst of it, and soaking in the tub; and I slipped into the following dream/meditation: The Pool I Continue reading

  • Meditation on Money: Becoming the Wolf at the Door

    My wife and I are finally having to face up to the fact that we really haven’t done such a great job of handling our money over the last 10 years. When we started out, we were just poor graduate students. We were fortunate in that we didn’t have much debt, but on the other Continue reading

  • Archetypes: Subconscious, Spirits, Guides, or Gods?

    Recently I’ve begun to wonder whether the cast of characters I regularly meet my meditations are just aspects of my subconscious, or something more. Continue reading

  • My Favorite Meditation: Part III

    In these previous posts I described the first two parts of my favorite meditation, a three-part sequence which I use to find peace. The first part removes unpleasant feelings and attachments, emptying the mind; the second part fills the heart with compassion and kindness. This third part “locks in” the first two parts by bringing Continue reading

  • My Favorite Meditation: Part II

    Loving Kindness. This is the second post in a series describing the three-part meditation I do that always brings me peace. The first part, described here, describes briefly how to identify exactly what’s bothering you and release it. This leaves your mind empty, clear, and open. Now you need to fill it up with something Continue reading

  • My Favorite Meditation: Part I

    Tell me, men of learning, what is Longing made from? What cloth was put in it that it does not wear out with me? Gold wears out, silver wears out, velvet wears out, silk wears out, Every ample garment wears out — yet Longing does not wear out. Great Longing, cruel Longing, is breaking my Continue reading

  • Subjective Reality and the Structure of Consciousness

    I have lined up a whole lot of little black letters talking about the structure of consciousness, and I imagine that a broad cross-section of both of my faithful readers wonder why on earth I’m wasting so much time on it. The simple answer is that the structure of consciousness is the structure of our Continue reading

  • The Structure of Consciousness III: Imprints of the Fourth Circuit

    In my earlier posts on the 8-circuit model, I’ve described some possible imprints on the first, second, and third circuits. According to Wilson and Leary, the first and second circuits can have two imprints. I suggested that the third circuit might have three possible imprints (be sure to read the comments on that post for Continue reading

About Me

Word, Card, and Star – a journey through language, divination, and inspiration. A chronicle of my search for guidance, insight, and a connection to nature and the ancient world. Along the way, I hope to discover beauty, connection, groundedness, and a sense of wonder.

Serialized fiction offered at Patreon

Recent Posts

Newsletter

Pages

categories

Link to fiction blog Axon Firings
Axon Firings: Jeff’s fiction blog

Check out my friend’s book!