Reflections about Meaning, Purpose, and Growth
Reflections
Seeking wisdom beneath a meaningful sky.
Essays on astrology, faith, memory, and the curious business of being human. Some begin with a birth chart. Others with a question—or a story that refuses to leave me alone.
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The Blanket: An Adventure in Fabric Alchemy
A scratchy childhood blanket becomes a doorway into imagination, memory, and unexpected transformation in this personal reflection from Magus Bear.
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Weeping Willow: My First Spell Was a Prayer
A wounded willow sapling became my first lesson in guilt, ritual, and the mysterious power of sacred attention. This childhood memoir recalls a very young boy, a damaged tree, and the first strange intuition that words,…
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Planetary Love: How I First Met the Solar System
Before astrology became a language of meaning, it began as wonder: a childhood encounter with papier-mâché planets, classroom enchantment, and the first glimpse of a solar system that felt personal, beautiful, and alive with significance.
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A Town Full of Churches: Where Many Paths Became One
As I prepare to attend the 14th Anniversary Mass of All Inclusive Ministries, I find myself reflecting on a path no one could have predicted—and on all the churches that helped shape it. If someone had…
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Tobacco Run: How My Father Taught Me to See God
When I was five, I had my first conversation with my father about the existence of God — or at least the first conversation I can remember. That I would have such a conversation with Dad…
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