Author: Biljana Ognenova
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![“Call Me Pomeroy” by James Hanna [Book Review]](https://biljanaognenova.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/kyryll-ushakov-4yvttq9xavc-unsplash.jpg?w=640)
“Call Me Pomeroy” by James Hanna [Book Review]
I found this book incredibly hilarious, at moments hysterical and riotous in more than one sense of the word. That’s the usual way of the book’s author. It is not the first book I’ve read by James Hanna, but I somehow ended up writing the first review about it. Hanna has a knack for writing…
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![“Women Who Run with the Wolves” by C.P. Estés: Reclaiming Our Instinctual Nature [BOOK REVIEW]](https://biljanaognenova.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/wolf-1384944_640-1.jpg?w=640)
“Women Who Run with the Wolves” by C.P. Estés: Reclaiming Our Instinctual Nature [BOOK REVIEW]
Clarissa Pinkola Estés brings us back to the story of the wild woman, a story about songs, bones, and wolves. A remarkable storyteller, Jungian analyst, and healer who integrated the wisdom roots of her Mexican and Hungarian ancestry and heritage into her healing work, the author clears ages of cobwebs and removes the debris of…
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The Red Book by C.G. Jung: A Personal Journey into the Collective Unconscious (BOOK REVIEW)
The first time I saw a copy of the Red Book by Carl Gustav Jung, it was in a Zurich bookstore six years ago. I remembered I was mesmerized by this edition, which was a hardcover version of the original, with incredible images and some unusual format. But it was around $400 at the time,…
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Chapter 1 – How Isaac Got His Name
Isaac was standing on his favorite park bench, sniffing around to check the surroundings. He had never thought why his name was Isaac. “It’s not a typical dog’s name”, a thought crossed his mind. But he loved it. One day, when he was visiting his neighborhood butchery, he overheard a mother telling a biblical story…
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How to Love Someone, Body and Soul (or Love, Shortly)
Yes. It’s that time of the year again and Christmas movies are on the repertoire. A great time to talk about love, actually… shortly When we first meet a new person, our eyes see their body. We see the body as an indicator of that person’s worth and attractiveness. We don’t do this only with…
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![8 Reasons Why the Dutch Sex-Ed Model is Best in the World [UPDATED 2020]](https://biljanaognenova.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dutch-based-sex-ed-model.jpg?w=640)
8 Reasons Why the Dutch Sex-Ed Model is Best in the World [UPDATED 2020]
We have plenty to learn from the Dutch sex-ed model. Let’s start with a visualization exercise.
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A Red Ribbon Letter to a Young Woman on Her Journey to Adulthood
Read this letter to a young woman you know in your life or to the young woman that still lives within you, even if you are a fully grown adult.
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How to Harness Your Intuition by Following Your Natural Intuitive Tracker
How to develop and nurture your intuition by practicing tracking, the long-forgotten outdoor skill.
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Questioning the Limits of Human Fertility
When it comes to creations of various kinds, nothing is as generous, as fertile and as persistent as nature. If you want to picture nature’s fertility, think of the acacia and the linden trees in spring and early summer. In a very similar way, our female bodies, minds and souls are full of creative potential…
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Mother-daughter Relationships: How to Perform the Healing Practice of the Women’s Heritage
Pause for a moment to think about your mother daughter relationship. Take a look back into your life and the life of your mother. Go as far back as into the histories of all women related to you, all the way you can go to picture each woman’s foremother. As you travel back into your…
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The Pink Gorilla at the Back of My Garden
This morning I went out in the back garden to pick up some basil for my pasta. And – there she was. The pinkest gorilla I have ever seen! How do I know she was a lady? Pretty easy – she gave an arrogant look at my messy hair. Just like she knows better! She…
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