Captain’s Log, 4.14.17

As much turmoil as may exist in my relationship with BDSM, there is a practice in the old guard of the leather community that I wish those in the spirituality sector would adopt: In historical BDSM, there was a great deal of respect given to interactions between...

Feminine Support of the Masculine

I want to share a lesson I learned about what it means for the feminine to support the masculine last week while holding space for my shaman in ceremony. (**Requisite disclaimer that masculine/feminine does not equal male/female, plus an acknowledgment that there may...

Captain’s Log, 4.13.17

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven, or for a hedge fund executive and a runway model to form a stable relationship. It’s easy to make fun of this article but for a lot of people, this...

A Reading from Laura Eisenhower

These past several months I’ve really been taking responsibility for my complicity in the unhealthy patterns in my life. I’ve posted a lot of writings acknowledging my process to try to heal and do better, and it’s been both humbling and cathartic to...

Peace Talks episode 4 – Lawrence Lanoff

Episode 4 features modern zen/tantra master and life coach Lawrence Lanoff discussing ways of finding inner states of peace, self-acceptance, and treating yourself well so you can treat others well too. Produced by Nolan Silverstein for Dromebox.com....

Captain’s Log, 4.9.17

“Hey everybody! I have decided from now on I am only choosing things that are good for me! So if I’m choosing you, I am pretty sure you are good for me. I may be wrong, but I’m pretty smart.” (4.7.17) I got my ass handed to me this weekend in...

Captain’s Log, 4.5.17

It’s really funny the reactions I get when I tell people that I’m working on releasing a core narrative of unworthiness. They’re shocked. “You, Arden, of all people?” And often their immediate reaction is to try to convince me of how...

Captain’s Log, 4.4.17

I’m retraining myself to be soft in all the ways I wasn’t allowed to be. I’m trying to remember all the things I wanted before I was shamed out of wanting them. It’s really destructive the wishes we kill in people just because we’re too...

Captain’s Log, 4.2.17

In the end I’m just praying that the purity and sincerity of my love saves me even amidst the mistakes I may make. I’m trying to assimilate the belief that my value comes from who I am, not the sum of what I do. It’s difficult if not impossible to...