Will Taegel

A GPS OR PLAYBOOKFor Tension In Relationships TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. WHAT IS THE INNER COUNCIL: THE ECOLOGY OF SELVES? II. WHAT ARE BONDING PATTERNS? III. AN ORGANIC COLLECTION OF GUIDELINES TO ASSIST US IV. BONDING PATTERNS I.WHAT IS THE INNER COUNCIL:THE ECOLOGY OF SELVES?     Introduction     In the formative period […]

LAST NIGHT I KILLED A SMALL INSECT: Thoughts on Engaged Ecology On my way to sleep last night, I was reading from my tablet in an otherwise dark room. Out of the night flew a small creature, tiny in every respect. He buzzed around my ear and then landed on the screen to interrupt my

A NASA photo of Comet 45P taken on February 12, 2017 I first heard of the Blue Star Kachina, Spirit Helper, in 1958 in a college discussion. Five years before Frank Waters published The Book of Hopi, White Feather, a Hopi Elder, had bestowed these ancient prophecies to a young minister who gave him a

  Above photo of Earth from outer space made by NASA on January 2, 2017. We in the USA can begin by offering an apology. We hear and use the phrase: LET’S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Notice that phrase assumes that the word “America” refers to citizens of the USA. We apologize to Canada, Mexico,

Outstanding women in my life–including my partner, my daughter, and fellow Earthtribers–invited me to join them in the Women’s Rights March. I did. And 50,000 humans gathered in Austin to celebrate and emphasize women’s rights. With others I carried a sign that read: CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR ALL OUR RELATIONS! My own perspective has grown since

  In a world where the ethics and stability of our political leaders are questionable, chaos seems the norm. In addition, within planet Earth we have a mighty rebalancing occurring that dwarfs even the instability of many of our global politicians in terms of eliciting our vulnerability. The massive impact of climate change grows more

What you see in the above photo is typical of what Judith and I saw near the Syrian border in 2010.  A devastating drought dropped water levels as scientists noted a massive shift in the area’s climate. At the time we were there political experts observed rising tensions as farmers abandoned their fields and migrated

Yesterday, I lost the conch you see here. The occasion was the Thanksgiving sweat lodge, 2015. Standing on a buffalo robe, I joined other ceremonial conchs in connecting with the 8 directions. The sound of many blowing conchs lifted us into the domain of gratitude.   The wind was blowing, gusting to 49 mph. The

Last Friday night Judith and I attended a local high school football game. We are not big football fans, but we like to go out on a warm September night and experience community coherence. We go early for the pageantry and to catch up with old friends. Just before the national anthem, a local leader

On July 4th, we sat on our deck watching the fireworks, did Judith and I. My attention was drawn away to Venus and Jupiter;magnificent, so glorious as to render our man-made notations of independence as very small. Tiny firecrackers and sparklers against Creation’s mysterium. Then, in a dream later that night, I stood on the