Chuck is taking a break so we offer the following blog essay from the Chuck’s Place archives. Have a great weekend! From 12/20/2008 here is #420 Death, Impermanence & Evolution: My name is Chuck Ketchel, and I am a being who is going to die. In the shamanic world of Carlos Castaneda, practitioners introduce themselves [...]
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#714 Chuck’s Place: Soul/Not Soul, Uh-Oh! Merging Dreams: Recapitulation
August 28, 2010 – 12:51 pm
I was in a conversation about the power of romance. It suddenly dawned on me that the topic that had been coagulating in me, that I expected to eventuate in this blog with the title Soul/Not Soul, Uh-Oh!, was exactly what we were discussing. What happens when our projected soul becomes not soul, when our [...]
#712 Chuck’s Place: Chuck—The Capitalist?
August 21, 2010 – 9:21 am
In a dream, I find myself working diligently on the renovation of a living room. In the center of the room is a round pool, actually the replica of a small 36″ deep pool that Jan and I put in the backyard this year. I am concerned about the cover being firmly in place, sealed, [...]
#709 Chuck’s Place: Bearing the Tension
August 14, 2010 – 9:28 am
“I am obsessed with her, or him!” “My loneliness is all-consuming.” “My fear is paralyzing.” “I am so angry I could burst!” “I’m terrified of his/her anger.” “I cannot accept what I have done; I hate myself!” “I can’t get over what they have done to me.” “I cannot stop crying, I’m so hurt.” “I [...]
#707 Chuck’s Place: Welcome to Shadowland
August 7, 2010 – 10:56 am
Monday evening, Jan and I were walking to our car in the garage when Jan noticed that the side mirror on my truck, which was parked next to the car, was dangling, obviously having been struck. I was caught completely unaware, blindsided in more ways than one. Just an hour before I had driven home [...]