In the recently published book, Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, psychotherapist Stephen Cope discusses our need for transformational environments, cocoons such as schools or ashrams that allow us to mature our rebirthing into wholeness. He outlines eight specific qualities that one should look for in an authentic transformational space. A Tantra love relationship can be considered a powerful transformational space, a spiritual community of two that provides an effective and delightful way … [Read more...]
New Tribalism By Royce Carlson
October 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
New Tribalism By Royce Carlson As people flock to the cities and life in the Western world becomes more crowded and alienating, some people are creating new social structures that resemble tribal structures. Why are people doing this? What does the tribal social structure offer that our modern world doesn’t? What are new tribes and how are they created? All of us have ancestors that lived their lives as part of a tribe. For some of us, that may be the case now, but for most in the western world, … [Read more...]
