Ritual is one of the oldest human activities. It has often been relegated to a strictly religious category. Yet beyond Sunday services, public prayers and providing religious institutions with a reason for existing, it has provided women with solidarity, men with identity, adolescents with a purpose and nations with a coherent ideology. Ritual has the […]
Author Archives: Helena Green
Ramblings of an Old Flower Child
What About the Feminine Principle in Christianity? When I was working on a Masters Degree in Religious Studies, I was enthralled by the various expressions of worship from around the world. This education helped me to discern that all paths lead to the same Light; all come from the same Source. The center for almost […]
Ramblings of an Old Flower Child – Getting on Board with Change
It’s ironic that the most consistent, ubiquitous and constant dynamic in our universe is change. Everything living is wired to unfold, grow and adapt. Yet few people possess the propensity to accept change happily. Indeed, in counselling circles, change is considered to be a type of stress, and that includes good change as […]
Ramblings of an Old Flower Child: Vision for the Future
I have a penchant for spirals. I’ve always felt that the concept, the shape holds some sort of axiomatic position in understanding various physical and metaphysical dynamics of our universe. Spirals are inherent in the DNA helix. They comprise the way that our chakras spin. The Law of Attraction has been described as a vortex. […]
Ramblings of an Old Flower Child: Zoe is Missing
Zoe, my 5 lb. Yorkie, was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure in February 2007. The news rendered my heart in two. These little ones are usually gone, once diagnosed, within a few months. I realized that we were living on borrowed time and I was prepared for her eventual passing. What I wasn’t prepared […]