Author Archives: Michaela

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About Michaela

I am a wanderer and a wonderer, like you are. I love our journey and to walk in the company of friends – to learn, experience, share, laugh, cry and above all I simply love this marvelous, magical, mysterious life. I have no plan (cannot believe I am saying this) and my only intention is to be truthful to myself and others.

Freedom of Rumi

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Michaela

happy is the one who doesn’t want to try getting wealthy or remaining poor free of other people and worldly worries a stranger to himself free in every way ..what does it mean: a stranger to myself ? From: Rumi … Continue reading →

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Radiant love, joyful death

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Michaela

Siegfried is a story about awakening. The young hero who does not know fear, is transformed by awakening the sleeping Brünnhilde who agrees to join him. This is the animus/anima symbolism, the transcendence of the masculine in union with  the … Continue reading →

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Emotion and disease

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Michaela

What is the relation between stress, addiction and disease? The question still is why do we cause ourselves harm and we said there are three different kinds of disease – karmic, provoked by external factors and lastly conditions caused by … Continue reading →

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Teacher

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michaela

Do you know the saying: When you are ready the teacher will appear”? That has been certainly true in my case. I met my first spiritual teacher at a time I decided to quit a job I felt I could … Continue reading →

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Love yourself and let me be

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michaela

Brünnhilde teaches Siegfried about the nature of Love, ‘Ewig war ich’ Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen Siegfried Bayreuther Festspiele Barenboim Kupfer Evans

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Fear

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michaela

Siegfried is an innocent young man who grew up in isolation and has never felt fear. When he comes across the sleeping Brünnhilde and discovers his feelings for a woman he experiences a panic attack. To love a woman is … Continue reading →

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Salience & addiction

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Michaela

Once a behaviour is manifested in the mind, it may become the basis for an addiction. There are many models to explain the pathway of an addiction. There are biological, genetic, social, psychological reasons and of course the various combinations. … Continue reading →

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On a train

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Michaela

Sitting on a train the landscape flying by Life is there whispers in my ear and fills me with truth and beauty. Mountains capped with snow yellow tops between the firs a bubbly stream flowing round the rocks A bulbous … Continue reading →

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Damaging for your health

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Michaela

What is it that drives us to deliberately damage our health is the question at hand. There are 3 kinds of diseases. The first type is karmic and the suffering is an experience we have agreed to before we were … Continue reading →

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Arrrghhhh

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Michaela

This is a very funny account of my friend Dora’s first 2 weeks at a new job, after returning to work from a sabbatical. So far I like my new boss and team a great deal and   I’m less enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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