Your Worth

In American culture, people place a monetary value on almost everything.


Try this:

Try to describe something without placing a dollar value on it! Everyone knows what you mean when you say something is worth $10 as compared to $1000. Now, I want you to express the intrinsic value of an item using adjectives, without a dollar amount? Can you portray the same or similar, importance and insignificance, as when using the monetary system? It isn’t easy, is it?

What about a child’s life? How do you illustrate their importance and meaning? Parents say a lot of things to their children like: Don’t break that, don’t touch this, I can’t believe you did that and the endless name calling that insults and conveys negative worth.

The real message being communicated to a child is that the object, (car, tv, stereo, trinket) is more valuable than that child or his/her natural curiosity or even their life! Parents need to become more aware of the impression that they are projecting as to what is valuable and worthy in life. A dear friend once said to me, “Kids have as rich a life as anyone.” When we look around at the pain, distress and demoralization that the youth of today is experiencing and expressing, we must be honest with ourselves about the value that we have placed on a child’s life.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“Children are the future society of tomorrow. The song they sing is the one you taught them.” tc

Symbolic Meaning

In my work of dream analysis, I do a lot of research to find the original or real meaning behind many of the archetype and common symbols that are in use today. Interestingly enough, many of the meanings behind the symbols we associate with today, were not originated by the perceived source that we have been led to believe. Most of us don’t question the given interpretation of a symbol offered by the ‘authorities’ but we ought to inquire about its initial definition because they have changed, sometimes radically, over time. Ancient symbols have been used, reused and misused throughout history.


Here are some examples of ancient symbols and their meanings:

The Swastika has become associated with the corrupted power of Hitler and Nazi Germany. However, the swastika is an ancient symbol. It has been found scratched on Siberian clay figures from the Neolithic period, found as decoration on American Zuni-Indian pottery, on the foot of Buddha as a magic sign and on 7th century statues and pots from the Aegean.

“The swastika actually represents the cross: the Great Mother’s body and her outstretched arms, the directions. The swastika means ‘earth in flight;’ the cross with feet or wings, set in motion. Later, the swastika came to represent the moon-wheel then, changed to signify the sun-wheel: like the double crescent (the Labrys), it indicated both directions of the cosmic spin: into creation and dissolution.” (Sjoo & Mor)

The early connotation of the Cross represented the earth, the Goddess of creation. The cross divides the four directions of the universe. Later, the vertical line came to symbolize ascension of spirit into Light and the descent of the Spirit into the human microcosm. The horizontal line indicates the temporal existence of mankind on earth. For the past two thousand years, Christianity has copied the symbol to represent their religion.

The Cosmic Snake derives from the original Goddess cosmology. It represents wisdom, immortality and continuity within change, the heart center, the cosmic energy. Combined with the world tree, found everywhere in Neolithic agricultural people, it symbolizes the garden of abundance. It reflected agricultural concerns of the ancient people. The serpent, by shedding its skin, incorporated being reborn in the spring, growing and changing. At least 2 thousand years before the Hebrew patriarchs wrote the “Garden of Eden” story, the serpent was powerful, magical, life-giving and implied peaceful abundance.

Today, in most cultures not associated with the negative twist presented by Christianity, the serpent is recognized as positive, powerful and epitomizes life, rebirth and illumination.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

“When you give away your integrity to the control of others, you are led in circles, without ever going anywhere.” tc