Woodblock Carving Of Sea Wormwood (left) Used To Print A Page (right) Of A Botany Book, European, C.

'The Incantation of Morgan Le Fay' Art by Hogan McLaughlin

Gustave Doré (1823-1883) ~ The Raven, 1883 

'The Witch' by William Mortensen, 1900s

The witches chair from the mermaid inn, Rye, East Sussex

Liberation from self-sabotage requires an understanding of how we co-create the life we experience. We are not innocent victims suffering at the cruel hands of fate. Rather, we participate in the circumstances of our lives by giving consent, consciously or unconsciously, to most of the pleasure or the pain we experience. Self-responsibility enables us to see that our reactions to the inevitable stresses and challenges of life are a result of choices that we are making. It requires the courage to acknowledge that we may have an emotional investment in maintaining our negative emotions and beliefs.

Freedom From Self-Sabotage

Peter Michaelson

“I am the forest, I am ancient. I treasure the stag, I treasure the deer. I shelter you from storm, I shelter you from snow. I resist the frost, I keep the source. I nurse the earth, I am always there. I build your house, I kindle your hearth. Therefore, you people, hold me dear.”

— Inscription found in a 17th century forester’s house in Lower Saxony, Germany (via inatt)

Carl Gustav Jung, Man and his Symbols First published 1964