A lot of us carry memories of the flying monkeys from the film, The Wizard of Oz. This week’s talk—When Flying Monkeys Swoop In—is based on the book, The Wizard of Us. Rev. Wendy looks at various at the story from the perspective of our personal empowerment, remembering that all of the characters in the story represent us as we actively co-create the adventure of our lives.

This week, Rev. Wendy takes us through, The Danger Zone, as she continues her series on Jean Houston’s book, The Wizard of Us. Rev. Wendy explores the danger of getting off of our path and being drawn into sleep along with ways to avoid these dangers.

This week, Rev. Wendy continues her series on Jean Houston’s book, The Wizard of Us. Rev. Wendy is focuses on the idea of courage, not just personified by the Cowardly Lion, but each of the companions as they seek what they feel they are missing.

This week, Rev. Wendy continues her series based on Jean Houston's book, The Wizard of Us. Rev. Wendy discusses the Tin Man's role in our Universal awakening.

Rev. Wendy continues to explore Jean Houston’s book, The Wizard of Us. This week, Rev. Wendy looks at the deeper wisdom of the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. Following the arc of the Scarecrow’s story, Rev. Wendy talks about the Scarecrow’s quest for a brain and how he creates his journey through Oz with Dorothy, toto and their other companions.

This week, Rev. Wendy begins a new series based on the book by Jean Houston, The Wizard of Us. Rev. Wendy looks at the hero’s journey as it relates to the Wizard of OZ, and more importantly, how we are all on our own hero’s journey. As part of this amazing introduction, Rev. Wendy takes a deeper look at the meanings of the phrase, “There’s no place like home."

This week, Rev. Wendy completes her series on Kahlil Gibran’s book, The Prophet. In this talk, Rev. Wendy looks at ideas of religion and spirituality through the lens of Gibran’s unique perspective. Rev. Wendy talks about taking action, and how we live our lives as a central experience of our own divinity.

This week Rev. Wendy continues her series based on Kahlil Gibran’s book,

The Prophet. Rev. Wendy discusses the section, On Friendship, and goes into

detail on why friendship is important and the pitfalls of dysfunctional

independence.

Rev. Wendy begins a new series based on the book, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. Rev. Wendy talks about giving: how we give of ourselves when we share our thoughts and feelings with each other, how we give of ourselves when we truly listen, and when we are truly present to other folks in their pain.

This week Rev. Wendy talks about the spiritual idea that having our heart broken can lead to powerful heart opening experiences. Rev. Wendy offers realistic ways for us to navigate through our own heartaches to reach a deepening of our soul.