New Moon Counseling & Writing

02/13/2026

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03/18/2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51873799?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Advice on protecting your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak.

03/15/2020

https://www.healthline.com/health/grounding-techniques -techniques

Grounding techniques can help you deal with distressing thoughts, from flashbacks to intrusive thoughts, in the moment. We'll give you 30 techniques to add to your emotional toolbox.

03/14/2020

Erich Neumann, in his book The Great Mother, refers to "the spiritual aspect of the feminine transformative character" that is present during times of crisis.

He claims:
" . . . such transformation is possible only when what is to be transformed enters wholly into the Feminine principle; that is to say, dies in returning to the Mother Vessel, whether this be earth, water, underworld, urn, coffin, cave, mountain, ship, or magic caldron. Usually several of these containing symbols are combined; but all of them in turn are encompassed in the all-embracing psychic reality, the womb of night or of the unconscious. In other words, rebirth can occur through sleep in the nocturnal cave, through a descent to the underworld realm of the spirits and ancestors, through a journey over the night sea, or through a stupor induced by whatever means-- but in every case, renewal is possible only through the death of the old personality."

My thoughts:
Collectively, globally, we are having a Mother Vessel experience which demands our submission. To deny, fight, make light of, or otherwise interfere is a natural response of the ego (our everyday selves who want to control). But at some point, and in some way, our submission to what is larger than ourselves (and, at core, IS ALSO OURSELVES) is called upon to make way for the New. Or, as the poet Theodore Roethke succinctly put it, we "learn by going where [we] have to go."

03/12/2020

Clients and potential clients: I am currently conducting online video sessions only (via a confidential, HIPAA-compliant platform) during the COVID-19 pandemic, until further notice.

Message me, call me at (215) 394-0036, or email [email protected] to schedule a session!