by Jeff Howlin | Feb 11, 2012 | Depression, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Individuation, Nature, Psychology
Even in winter the flower finds a way to bloom. In January, there was a winter-time lone rose in my backyard. Nature can surprise us like that. A rose is not necessarily rare to see where I live in coastal Central California in January. But a single, brilliant red... by Jeff Howlin | Feb 1, 2012 | Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy
We share a deep emotional connection with the rest of the animal world whether we choose to acknowledge this or not. We have evolved from and with the other animals sharing this planet with us and this fact has not been forgotten by the deeper part of our souls.... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 29, 2011 | Alchemy, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Individuation, Nature, Psyche, Psychotherapy
How is the archaic and symbolic process of alchemy demonstrated through human behavior in modern times? An excellent example is the more recent phenomenon of the coastal quest for sea glass. Living by the sea, I have been a regular observer and participant in the... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 10, 2011 | Careers, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Nature, Psyche, Psychotherapy
The river. The river was our life-line. The Missouri river, the longest river in North America, begins in Montana, flowing east into North Dakota and then south into South Dakota, where this story takes place. The Missouri runs straight through the center of South... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 1, 2011 | Depression, Ecopsychology, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy
If you live in the San Francisco or Monterey Bay area, you know the fog very well. It is a constant part of life here, and you find different camps of people in respect to their relationship to the fog. You can find those who tolerate it, maybe even like it, and those... by Jeff Howlin | Nov 17, 2011 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Nature, Psychotherapy, Synchronicity
Earlier this year I wrote about the Common Loon, an occasional visitor to Santa Cruz and the Central Coast. A much more abundant seabird in the area is the Brown Pelican. Visitors and locals alike marvel at the beauty of the colorful pelican as it glides along the...
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