Author: KBernard
Finding Our Fate
“Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.” – from the movie Brave Children’s animated movies are the fairy tales of the modern age. Instead of sitt... Read More
Dismantling The Patriarchy From Within
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Let’s start by clarifying t... Read More
Cultivating The Dark Feminine
“The Black Madonna of Einsiedeln does not simply compensate for a lack of femininity in our culture, but the lack of a specific kind of femininity – a femininity that is dark and acts as t... Read More
It’s All Lies
When something is of us, is for us, it sets off the tuning fork inside us. – James Hollis My step-daughter and I were watching TV when a commercial came on. An impossibly beautiful woman, suppos... Read More
The Cyclic Nature Of Life
I live my life in growing orbits, which move out over the things of the world. Perhaps I can never achieve the last, but that will be my attempt. I am circling around God, around the ancient ... Read More
Standing At The Crossroads
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” – Carl Jung This reminds me of how important our decisi... Read More
Letting Go
“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.” – Rumi It seems lately all I’ve been asked to do is let go. Let go of my well designed plans, let go of what I thought life wo... Read More
Virgin Territory
The woman who is virgin, one-in-herself, does what she does – not because of any desire to please, not to be liked, or to be approved, even by herself; not because of any desire to gain power ov... Read More