ABOUT ME
Self Portrait.
WHAT SELF?
Something about me:
I'm a psychologist, writer, lecturer, and occasional broadcaster. I live in Deep Cove, a community in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Deep Cove's setting is peaceful and magnificent - nestled between the wooded slopes of Mt. Seymour and the waters of the Indian Arm, the southernmost fjord in North America. My home is about twenty minutes' drive away from downtown Vancouver. The neighbourhood affords easy opportunities for hiking and kayaking, which are among my pastimes. My neighbours include seals, black bears, cougars, peregrine falcons, bald eagles, starfish, humans, an occasional grey whale, and perhaps a sasquatch or two.
The Indian Arm
Photo Credit: Marjorie Roth
I have strong interests in a variety of subjects, including:
- history of the imagination
- history of music
- ancient philosophy
- anomalous experiences
- esoteric traditions
- therapeutic gardens
- meditation
- poetry
- science, art, spirituality, and their interrelations
Some current Projects:
- a book, working title = The Child Within the Lotus: Ancient Roots of the Western Esoteric Tradition
- research projects on improving clinical outcomes for survivors of severe physical traumas, and for those with severe psychiatric disorders
- ongoing series of lectures and broadcasts, which you can read about on this web page's Calendar
- classical guitar
Other Distinguishing characteristics:
- Spirit Animals: Raven, Jellyfish
- Musical Interests: varied, incl. Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso, Monteverdi, Bach, Tartini, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Andres Segovia, Leo Brouwer, Thelonius Monk, Hesperion XXI
- Miscellaneous Clues: anima mundi, ontological subversion, Nuit St. Georges, Arcturus, Rigel, sibyls, satyrs
Photo credit: Alex Waterhouse-Hayward
Another Self Portrait
For more background you can read
THE BECKONING DARKNESS
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and
MEETING AT THE EDGE
Click here.