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Assorted naturally weathered things. . #ithaca @greekislands #oldthings #shutters #textures #naturallyweathered
An old bakkal (grocery). Our favorite building on the island. . #ithaca #greekislands 🇬🇷
A few weeks on the island of Ithaca. Time for rest and reflection. . Each day while the kids nap I’ve been prepping Module 3 for the CSP featuring Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, Jung’s depth psychology and Tibetan Buddhist visualization. . Meanwhile, I’m working on three pilgrimages I’ll be leading over the next 13 months as I shape shift my career. . Sri Lanka this December, then we’re off to Ladakh with Geshe Tenzin Zopa next summer. The third one shortly after is *historic* and as yet unannounced. . Its all got me thinking a lot about the importance of rites-of-passage, the call to adventure, the trails that inevitably emerge when we leave our comfort zone, the treasure (within) that can only be discovered in the crucible of adversity, and finally, the hard earned gifts we can offer others once we return home. . Think about it: I’m on the very island that inspired Homer’s epic The Oddessey, about to teach a course on the mythic level of transforming consciousness, in preparation for embarking on three actual adventures to sacred sites in Buddhist Asia, one of which is unprecedented. . This is what Jung meant by synchronicity. Meaningful coincidence. . Or from the Buddhist lens this is the karmic ripening of a lot of visioning, prayers and offerings over the last few years, all so we can rouse ourselves out of the slumber of modernity and reclaim spirit. . In one form or another I hope you’ll join me for what lies ahead. . #ithaca #greekislands #heroesjourney #virtualpilgrim #buddhistpilgrimage #ladakhpilgrimage2020 #srilankapilgrimage2019 #nepalpilgrimage2018 #herospilgrimage2016 #Synchronicity
This is your home boys. Protect this blue sea and these ancient olive trees long after we’re gone. . #ithaca #greekislands #legacy
Stavros village church. . If you’re attached to form, all you see are the distinctions and your preferences. . If Spirit has awoken within you, ever house of worship is home, every altar a ritual workbench to beseech the divine. . The importance of mythology is that it helps us transcend the local and literal to arrive at the archetypal and the universal. . Then we can appreciate that while there are many pilgrimages there is only one destination. . #ithaca #greekislands #church #mythology #herosjourney
Everything blue & white...and sun-soaked. 🇬🇷 . #ithaca #greekislands