A perfect example of the Mars archetype on film can be found in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee. It’s an action adventure movie set in a mythical version of ancient China based on a novel in the wu xia tradition about virtuous warriors with supernatural abilities. The spectacular fights play like dances… Continue reading The Effortless Action of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Inception is a perfect example of the Neptune archetype on film, not just because of its themes, but also due to its reality dissolving effect on the viewer. It’s a heist movie about dreams – ambitious and visually stunning, especially on the big screen, although not particularly dreamlike. For that you need David Lynch, not… Continue reading Inception and the Dream of Awakening
I’ve been meaning to write something about this movie for ages so exploring the mythology of Uranus gave me the perfect excuse. The Matrix is a science fiction cyberpunk dystopia that was written and directed by the Wachowskis way back in 1999. Despite being over 20 years old, it may be more relevant now than… Continue reading The Matrix and the Simulation of Truth
In the previous post in this series we explored community practices and the nature of service to others – something that’s being tested to the limit in the ‘corona crisis’. Our relationship to work is also being transformed so in this post we’ll look at how a spiritual practice can help. Most of us spend… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Work
Last time we looked at practices for the emotions and how to deal with negative conditioning that stops you from recognising your true Self. Your emotions get caught up in the stories you tell about yourself and your thoughts fan the flames, often making things worse. So in this post, we’ll explore how to untangle… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Mind
Last time we looked at practices for the body, which are also essential for emotional health and wellbeing. There’s a lot of overlap between these practices for obvious reasons: you feel your emotions via your body. So the more grounded you are, the more in touch you’ll be with your feelings and emotions. In this… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Emotions
In the previous post in this series we finished exploring the Collective Context of your life and how society hijacks the spiritual path and leads you astray. From this point on, we’ll get into some actual practices and work our way through the areas listed in the Overview post. And we start with an important… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Ethics
Last time we looked at the collective context of your life and how hard it can be to untangle the myths that shape your view of the world. The ultimate myth is the separate self, or ego, which underpins all the other others. Spiritual practice dissolves the ego, but the process often goes wrong or… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Mind War
Last time we looked at some of the inspiration behind the plan to renew my commitment to spiritual practice. I’ve been examining each area of my life to see what needs to change and exploring practices that might help. In this post, we’ll delve into the details of the plan and how it works… Earlier… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Overview
Last time I introduced my shiny new plan to get my spiritual practice back on track and stop spinning my wheels. In this post we’ll look at some of the ideas that inspired my plan. I could have adopted one of these systems wholesale but I wanted to devise my own based on what I… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Inspiration
The Mystic Warrior Practice is a comprehensive plan to transform every area of my life. If you read my last rambling post, you’ll know I reacted badly to a shadow eruption that almost derailed my spiritual practice. Thankfully, I was able see through the ruse and I’m now in the process of sorting myself out… Continue reading Mystic Warrior Practice – Introduction
Pi is a perfect example of Sagittarius on film. It explores the nature of reality and God through the language of mathematics and spirals. The story follows Max as he searches for patterns in the numbers underpinning reality and slowly loses his mind. It raises interesting questions about the dangers associated with the pursuit of… Continue reading Pi and the Madness in the Spirals of Reality
