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Paul Lonely: Luminous Poet, Postmodern Priest, Integral Visionary

Posted on Dec 14th, 2007 by Julian : integral healer Julian

Last month I got to meet Paul Lonely, author of what he calls a "contemporary Upanishads" - Suicide Dictionary. If you move in Integral circles and/or read the blogs of Ken Wilber or Stuart Davis,... More »

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Poem#6: Antonio Machado

Posted on Jul 17th, 2007 by Julian : integral healer Julian

Last Night by Antonio Machado Last night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt--marvelous error!-- that a spring was breaking out in my heart. I said: Along which secret aqueduct, Oh water, are you coming to... More »

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Poem #5: Kabir

Posted on Jul 14th, 2007 by Julian : integral healer Julian

From Sharon Olds' meditation on love and sex to Rumi's invitation to vulnerable courage to Dylan Thomas' ecstatic embrace of the primordial life force and universality of death, to David Whyte's insistence that we live... More »

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Poem #4: David Whyte

Posted on Jul 12th, 2007 by Julian : integral healer Julian

A companion piece to the Dylan Thomas poem from yesterday. Commentary later. Enjoy! Self Portrait by David Whyte  It doesn't interest me if there is one God or many gods. I want to know if... More »

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Poem #3: Dylan Thomas

Posted on Jul 11th, 2007 by Julian : integral healer Julian

Dylan Thomas is one of my all-time favorite poets. My mother had a copy of his collected works in her bathroom when i was a kid - at 16 i took it and never gave... More »

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