Addiction is the negative side of spiritual seeking. We are looking for an exultation of the spirit; but instead of fulfillment we get a short-lived physical thrill that can never satisfy the chronic, gnawing emptiness with which we are beset.

We like to think of ourselves as individuals. But it is important to remember that, on a deep level, we are really plural beings.

we will probably place it lower on the scale. We tend to like those things we can control, and dislike what we can’t control or understand.

toward a good and constructive purpose.

Don’t provoke confrontation or be dramatic. This is not good use of ritual and its nature is inflation, not enthusiasm. It will not achieve any productive result.

If you invest the gift with your love, then in giving this symbol you will have ritually expressed your love. You would be surprised at how much lighter you can feel after even such a small ceremony!

Affirm your personal responsibility for the Dionysian quality. Dionysian ecstasy is yours to channel, to humanize. Use it to produce positive, enlivening energy.

All the responsibility and power we burden ourselves with! We can’t bear it for very long without breaking down in some way.

to eat, where to go, how to support our families, who to vote for.