ARTICLES ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE INNER LIFE by Rowena Pattee Kryder

#28-The Inner Life—16 pages, 1998 $7

A Toaist oriented essay on The East, West and middle, “the Mothers.” Stillness and Intensity, the Inner Voice and the Language of Nature, nakedness and the Creative Mystic, the Senses, Feeling, Vision and Wisdom. A discussion of the Soul, Emptiness, The Meek shall inherit the Earth, Soil and Grass, Oneness and Self Conflict. Gentle writing on a Trinity, , Beauty, The Artist, the Tao, the Sage and the Tao and the Tao Te King. Ending with Metaphors for the Inner Life, Love, Light and Law, the Valley spirit of Emptiness, and Wu Wei. Offering also a poem “The Earth is my Body.”

#29-What are Oracles and How do they Work?—7 pages,

An in-depth discussion of: what are Oracles? Characteristics of oracles, and How can oracles be used in Therapy? A response to psychotherapists and then an exploration of: What are criteria of a good oracle? Finally, speaking to the question: How can one Interpret an Oracular Message? $3.

#30-A Modern Way of the Eternal Tao—2 pages, published in Creation Magazine, September, October, 1988 with illustrations, 1987

How insights of the Taoist tradition can enrich our personal spiritual practise. $1

#31-Ecstasy and Sacrifice—14 pages, an essay published in Shaman’s Path, edited by Gary Doore, published by Shambhalla, 1986

A penetrating essay on Shamanic Ecstasy and how it differs from possession, and differs from an experience of voidness and how the shaman is awake while in trance. Examples of Pygmies of Malaysia, Teresa of Avila, and others. Followed by a discussion on the importance and meaning of sacrifice in shamanic healing and rituals. Experiences of dismemberment, dying to the old, the meaning of the blood—none of which relates to victimization, but a conscious, voluntary offering. Further discussion on the Triple Worlds of the Shaman and concluding with a metaphor of the River, and how the River speaks. A dialogue with the River enables one to hear the language of nature and spirit. $5

#32-The Art of Seeing—8 pages, 1989

Reflections on vision, perception, clairvoyance. How trial thresholds can bring us into seeing, expressed through examples from the Grail Legends: trial one: the fire initiation of Merlin, trial two: the water initiation of Guenevere, trial three: the air initiation through the sword of Arthur, trial four: the earth initiation of Parsival’s Stone. $3

#33-Perennial Wisdom—2 pages, 1991

Eighteen themes that are universal in perennial wisdom. $1.

#34-The Sacred Ground of the Perennial Wisdom—3 pages, 1993

Discussion on the relationship of the One and the Many—$1

#35-Finding our Soul Purpose and the Creation of the New Earth—4 pages, published in the Indigo Sun, Houston, Texas, 1993

Personal Crises, New Earth culture making and seven steps from soul purpose to culture-making $2

#36-The Sacred Ground of Perception and Consciousness—8 pages, 1993

Explores mind and consciousness, and the sacred unity of subtle energy, light and mind. Ventures into discussion of kundalini, which Rowena experience profoundly in 1966 and on. The article concludes on the Creative Process. $3

#37-Oracles: Mirrors of the Soul—10 pages, published in the Seeker’s Guide, United Kingdom, 1990

Succinct discussion on divination systems, including I Ching, Tarot and others. Four steps of how to use oracles. Seven indicators of a good oracle. Concludes with a review of three books on the Chinese I Ching. See also Rowena’s Tiger and Dragon I Ching $4

#38-The Critical Border: Consciousness and Matter—100 pages with 8 page bibliography
written for a Theosophical Grant, 1983 while teaching at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California

There are two parts: 1) An alphabet of thought-forms and 2) Relationship of thought-forms to subatomic particles. Discussion on cosmic electricity and the serpent, the name of God and the Shri Yantra, planetary patterns and elements, hierarchies and ancient alphabets, the seven senses, races and elements. Relating ethers and four forces of physics to aspects of a universal alphabet. $30

ARTICLES ON CREATIVITY AND CHILDREN

#39-Crosscultural myths and other methods for stimulating creativity in children—21 pages, presented at “Emerging Perspectives in Education: Opening the Intuitive Gate” sponsored by Gaia Institute, Center for Applied Intuition, San Francisco, 1991

Chapter headings include: cultural conditioning and the formation of beliefs and world views, with discussion on belief problems that may hinder creativity. Then exploration of Belief transformation and qualities in children that tend toward creativity. Discussion of myths as a reservoir of values and beliefs and how children’s questions touch upon remnants of a universal story. Practical methods of accessing creativity through myths, games, storytelling, exercises and a universal pattern language. Documented with cross cultural examples of creativity among the ancients, tribal cultures and modern cultures. Concluding with nature as inspiration and harmonic resonance patterns. $10

#40-Metamorphosis, a film story for children—8 pages, 1978

A visionary story of babies who emerge to be born and then dream, involving animals and people of the modern world who grow old and happy next to a tree. Many surprises. $3.

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