Re:GREG - PRIVATE MESSAGE

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Dear Alice,

I have much enjoyed your recent pearls. I now feel I comprehend the imago of

the Divine guest. It is a beautiful concept of the God within. I was also

encouraged to see the addition to our group of your old friend, whose book I

have purchased and am reading - along with about 6 others. So many

fascinating people, subjects, opportunities. Can't seem to focus on only a

few.

I am going through a mild depression just now - still trying to connect with

that Destiny issue. Since our last phone conversation I have investigated

much on several fronts - Stan Grof, Woolger, Ken Wilbur, Jay Earley

(including some life-purpose consulting with him), Washburn, and

several others. Still groping my way toward some goal still not completely

clear to me. I am strongly considering expanding my financial consulting

practice to include a new dimension - Life purpose coaching/planning.

Coaching seems like the likely choice for me at this point, since it

requires no formal licensensure with the state. But as go this direction, I

begin to wonder if I am mostly projecting my own personal issues onto a

public that may be largely " in tune " with a life purpose they consider

sufficient and suitable. I have to remind myself that not everyone is going

through their swampland of the soul experience as I have been the past few

years.

Beth is understandably dubious and worried about the feasibility of such an

adventure, at a time when we are putting kids through college and trying to

build for our retirement. Somehow, I just can't get motivated to take a

decisive step in the right direction - or any direction. Very frustrating.

But I keep listening in my struggle for signals from within to confirm that

my compas is pointed the right direction, as I am trying to discern it. Your

words of wisdom and encouragement still ring in my ears on my " down " days.

Thank you for that.

I think that it is too late in life for me to go back, get licensed,

certified, etc in some type of counciling or therapy degree. All these

initials behind one's name seem to give legitimacy to a public persona, but

some people I know - who have them - don't seem to know the least about

connecting with the depths within - or even to acknowledge that a connection

with it is even worthwhile.

I remember your similar dilemma about professional designations and the

frustrations of not having them.

But I have been intrigued by some of the " certification " programs offered -

some of which are almost within my limited budget for such things. I did

investigate Woolger, but his is rather expensive and seems largely

focused on past life regression. And they all seem so expensive. The

tuition at Pacifica and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is beyond

my capabilities at present - an in the foreseeable future.

I found one yesterday that seems interesting and wanted to see if you have

an impression. It is in Austin, TX, called Eupsychia, founded by

Small, author of several books on the subject of Soul-Based Psychology. I

also have asked Gene Baker about it, and he was unaware of it. Small uses

some of Grof's holotropic breath therapy and has a course that lasts two

years for certification - mostly via intensive workshops of 3-14 days in

duration. It seems geared primarily toward those who are already in the

" helping " professions, and who are already licensed as social workers,

professional counsilors, family/marriage counsilors already. Do you know of

her, her reputation, or her following? I don't know much about Small, but

was impressed with her recent book concerning the Psyche myth which seems to

be central to her program.

Any guidance or thoughts would be helpful just now. I suspect you know me as

well as anyone at the deepest levels. I'm feeling a growing urgency about

getting on with my program, whatever it turns out to be. Somehow I know it

must involve Jung as a central philosophy, and will also incorporate the

magical dialog between ego and self (e.g.individuation). It still amazes me

how this idea remains such an enigma to so many in modern American life. So

many, like I have been, seem so split off from our Selves.

Loving regards,

Greg

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ps - if J Small lived in CA 20 yrs ago, then i did her cht - she is a lovely

woman, inside n out.

ao