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Dreamspeak: Tiny Acorn; Mighty Oak – Toko-pa

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://toko-pa.com/2007/08/17/dreamspeak-tiny-acorn-mighty-oak/ Click on the link above to visit Toko-pa’s site for this beautiful and important piece on the personal and collective significance of dreaming, the ‘daimon’ and creativity in its widest sense:- ‘The daimon is in your goosebumps and sudden … Continue reading →

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Criticism: Are you willing to take the hit? Toko-pa

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://toko-pa.com/2017/08/21/criticism-are-you-willing-to-take-the-hit/ Click on the above link to visit Toko-pa’s site for this helpful reflective piece, on our ability to receive criticism, and distinguish between what has the potential to teach us and what is harmful. ‘…there are two major consequences … Continue reading →

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Raising your Havingness Ceiling – Toko-pa

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Raising your Havingness Ceiling Click on the above link for this wonderful post by Toko-pa, who is regularly featured here:- ‘As soon as we begin to feel resigned with things being as they are, it is time to resume the … Continue reading →

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Bernadette Miller on the Great Mystery

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Thank you to Toko-pa and to Bernadette Miller for these words about the great mystery we all inhabit, and to Elena Ray for the beautiful artwork. For those who have difficulty seeing Facebook links, here is the text:- ‘Move with … Continue reading →

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Stretching the Receiving Muscle – Toko-pa

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://toko-pa.com/2015/07/20/stretching-the-receiving-muscle/ There is a mantra, not sure where from:- ‘Courage to give, courage to take, courage to receive.’ …the point being we need all three. Many of us favour one kind of courage in this sense, to the detriment of … Continue reading →

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Toko-pa – Sacrifice: To Make Sacred

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Toko-pa – Sacrifice: To Make Sacred Click on the title to follow the link to Toko-pa’s gorgeous, resonant blog. This post concerns periods in our lives when we are ‘called to make ourselves vulnerable for a time, without answers or … Continue reading →

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