by Jeff Howlin | Jul 5, 2025 | Biology, Ecopsychology, Imagery, Poetry, Symbolic, Uncategorized, Unconscious
In the spring and early summer on the beaches in Central California, it is not uncommon to find hundreds of small, dark blue creatures washed up on beaches. Commonly called “by-the-wind sailors,” these unique animals have a translucent “sail”... by Jeff Howlin | Feb 20, 2025 | Archetypes, Ecopsychology, Nature, Poetry, Shadow, Uncategorized
New beginnings, new growth, the days getting longer as we inch closer to Spring. Even in Winter, there are signs of Spring around the corner. In Coastal California, Ceanothus or California lilacs begin to bloom. California poppies bring an orange glow to brown... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 10, 2022 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Imagery, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Symbolic, Uncategorized
Of all humanity’s clever tools, perhaps the greatest is metaphor. Buffalo can serve as the metaphor for all wildness, and the lesson in their near extinction and return can inform us all about bringing our planet back to balance. —Dan O’Brien, Great Plains Bison In my... by Jeff Howlin | Apr 22, 2022 | Ecopsychology, Imagery, Nature, Poetry, Uncategorized
There is nothing in the caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly. Buckminster Fuller Let me tell you about the butterfly. It is an image of transformation. It is not just any image. The journey from egg, to chrysalis, to caterpillar to butterfly,... by Jeff Howlin | Oct 3, 2020 | Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Poetry, Soul, Symbolic, Trauma/PTSD
Shelter from the storm–Bob Dylan sang about it and the sirens with their beautiful voices lured sailors toward it. When life deals you one heavy blow after another with no end in sight, seeking shelter may seem like the right thing to do. Here in California... by Jeff Howlin | Dec 23, 2019 | Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Poetry
Over the Thanksgiving holiday last month, my family and I were “snowed in” in a mountain cottage west of Denver, Colorado. In the Colorado Rockies, snow can come down hard and deep in almost any month. I was fortunate to have 48 hours or so in a...
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