For perhaps the first time, I received a message in a dream. A direct message in words, that is, not…
Category: Psychology
The Simple Judge
So I’m driving along Commercial Drive, and I’ve stopped at a pedestrian-controlled crosswalk. A young man starts to cross the…
Phenomenology of God
Philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) provides the framework for this exploration. In studying his own consciousness, Husserl recognized that we experience…
Ancient of Days
At the ALEPH Kallah, I attended the first session of the Saging workshop, taught by Annie Klein and Rabbi Richard…
Mystical Epistemology for Academic Junkies
Depth psychology isn’t loosey-goosey unscientific. Well, maybe it is. But scientific thinking isn’t the be-all and end-all of good thinking.…
A Serious Man
Yes, friends, I have completely lost my mind. I am taking academic classes in Depth Psychology. Teachers have assigned papers…
God, Our Parent
When I was about twelve years old, I opened my younger brother’s textbook, just out of curiosity. This textbook from…
Circumcision: Whose Initiation?
You may know the contemporary arguments for and against a brit milah, ritual circumcision of infant Jewish boys. For: It’s traditional. It affirms…
Helicopter Parents: A Fairy Tale
According to urbandictionary.com, a helicopter parent is – a parent who hovers and flaps his wings while the kid lives…