Cinderella – A deeply complex story of transformation
Here another paper I wrote recently on the story of Cinderella. While most fairy tales have been butchered into meaningless “childproof” drizzle, they are still deep rooted myths and in their origin contain powerful archetypal principles that can help us understand ourselves, our thoughts and emotions, our own personal stories, and life as a whole (e.g. the in the original frog king, the princess never kissed the frog, but instead threw him against the wall with all her might – much more interesting psychologically). Been studying with Jonathan Young over the last weeks (who worked with Joseph Campbell and started his archives), which has been quite fascinating. Really reminded me of the power of myth. Gave me quite a different view on myth and fairy tales and really reminded me, how we all live out archetypal patterns.
What fascinated me most about Cinderella apart from being a typical story of transformation, again fitting with the process of transformation Arthur Young so aptly described, was the parallels to both the Quabala as well as also Buddha’s life… Read on to find out more 
Lovely London
Ahhh….. London…. one of my favorite cities in the world. When I grew up and first learned English, I always wanted to live there, but then got sidetracked into living in the states. Never lost my love for it, though.
And here I am again. After unexpectedly spending the last five and a half months in Los Angeles, I am now unexpectedly in London, and it looks like I might see a whole lot of other lovely European cities in the next few weeks. Am in London for a consulting project for Universal Studios, and might also “have to” visit Paris, Berlin, Munich, Milan, and Madrid in the next weeks. Fun, fun, fun… We will see what happens, but it looks like the travels continue. Am hoping to make it back to Los Angeles mid-August, as I have two conferences coming up for the Center for Conscious Creativity. Very much looking forward to those – if you are interested in the current paradigm shift and how it relates to projects of transformation and to changing myths, I highly encourage you to check out those conferences. Should be quite interesting
Took the picture above with my phone this morning on a little walk. Did not have my camera or proper attire with me, although I of course took the monk regalia with me on my travels and might have to redo the shot in that. You can see Big Ben and Westminster Abbey in the distance.
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