I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Wisdom Council member and retreat contributor Polly Paton-Brown’s reflection on doll making as prayer. “That’s it. The trees are coming down and the field is going to be sprayed with round up. I’ve had enough!”  I read the words written on a Facebook page dedicated to the condition Atypical Myopathy. This condition causes death in horses who eat the seeds from sycamore trees that have become toxic. It has always been around but in recent years the numbers have rocketed, caused

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Wisdom Council member and retreat contributor Aisling Richmond’s reflection “The Alchemy of Archetypes.” Over the years of my embodied spiritual practice, archetypes have become daily sources of wisdom, healing and transformation. Most mornings after waking, I’ll sit in meditation, dwelling in the liminal space just after sleep and before the day’s activity begins. Tuning in, I’ll notice what I’m present to – an emotion perhaps, lingering as an embodied echo from a dream the night before, or a yearning

I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Wisdom Council member and retreat contributor Dr. Jamie Marich’s reflection “Exploring the Wisdom of Your Archetypes.” “There’s a part of me that wants to work on this issue, and a part of me that just feels more comfortable being stuck.” “Some parts of me still like the church and what it offers and other parts of me think it’s just a load of nonsense and that it’s time to walk away.” “A part of me likes the