by Ross Bishop It’s not complicated. Show kindness and compassion. Care about one another. Maybe meditate. On the surface, it seems simple, yet we struggle mightily to put it into practice. Why is that? In the old days, when the Church was in charge, they put this in terms of Heaven and Hell. Heaven was to practice spirituality,Read more
by Ross Bishop If you travel around the world - to different cultures and ethnic backgrounds - 8.28 billion people - you would find essentially the same reactions, culturally modified, to the events of childhood. The universality of those reactions tells you that there is a great deal more going on than appears on the surface. We allRead more
by Ross Bishop It is a subject that has been written about more than any other, and yet it remains elusive. Are you supposed to be happy and at peace? Interestingly, the answer is both yes and no. You see, peace and happiness cannot be simply given to you because you have free will, and that cannot beRead more
by Ross Bishop Carl Jung identified 12 core archetypes that are recurring patterns in humanity's collective unconscious. They generally describe common human behavior types. Examples include the hero, the villain, the wise person, the artist, the caregiver, the trickster, and others. All of these appear in various mythologies throughout history, showing their universality. Jung believed these patterns wereRead more
by Ross Bishop Life can be challenging. Since everyone experiences it, you probably see it as the price of being here. And that’s not wrong because it reflects the current state of our consciousness. But what if I told you that it doesn’t have to be that way? There is a conflict between what we believe, especially aboutRead more