Author Archives: mcallister

Being Your Bliss

Posted on July 1, 2011 by mcallister

Joseph Campbell famously suggested that we follow our bliss. This is often taken to mean finding the thing that you love to do and making a career of it. Making a career out of something you love to do is … Continue reading →

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Owning Your Choices

Posted on June 16, 2011 by mcallister

Several weeks ago I was hiking with my son in a canyon in southern Utah. Having descended a well maintained trail near a great stone bridge we hiked up the canyon floor on an “unmaintained trail” leading after several miles … Continue reading →

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Rituals and Mastery

Posted on June 1, 2011 by mcallister

The natural world we live in is a mixture of order and chaos, the predictable, and the unpredictable. We know that the seasons will cycle, but every year they are also different. We know that the Spring brings rain and … Continue reading →

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Of Squirrels and Seedlings

Posted on May 16, 2011 by mcallister

On a recent sunny spring afternoon I went for a walk with a friend. The deep blue of the mountain sky was highlighting the fresh green of the new leaves. A warm day full of life, and fat squirrels. One … Continue reading →

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Grounding Your Bliss

Posted on May 3, 2011 by mcallister

by Alan McAllister, CCHt PhD-phys Sitting in a sacred space in the earth, meditating on the beings that come there and what they might want me to know or do for them, I wait in cool quiet near-darkness lit by … Continue reading →

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