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The Hero Journey
First United Methodist Church, Fireside Room 1838 SW Jefferson Street, PortlandIn honor of Joseph Campbell’s centenary, we will focus on what he called the monomyth. The three-fold process of 1) departure, 2) initiation, and 3) return, are the essentials of the journey. One can see this formula in all myth and sacred story. Can one see this process in one’s own story? This workshop will ... Read more
Burn the Barn
First United Methodist Church, Collins Hall 1838 SW Jefferson Street, PortlandThe Zen Poet Masahide writes: The barn’s burnt down. . . Now I can see the moon. Spirituality is the deep human longing to move the transcendent into the immanent through experience and reflection. This lecture/workshop will consider the illusions the ego builds as defenses against life’s inevitable anxiety and pain. These illusions may keep ... Read more
