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Tag: Integration of self

Sting me baby one more time

Posted on December 1, 2024December 11, 2025 by Chris Barclay

Halfway down the rabbit hole of a recent psychedelic experience, I  encountered the fable of the Scorpion and the Frog. What I always thought was a simple morality tale suddenly took on new meaning as a powerful metaphor for my own contradictions and possibility of self-integration. Through this mystical experience, I have come to see […]

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The five faces of Shiva

Posted on May 31, 2010June 18, 2011 by Chris Barclay

What do you do in your free time? We ask this harmless question to better know a person by their interests or when we want to steer the conversation away from work. I pose it when I sense that people aren’t inspired in their career, because of the way they say things like, “It’s just […]

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