Bridging the Ideal and the Real

Starting with a brief history of the evolution of Christianity, from St. Augustine’s original sin, Calvin's approach during the Reformation and then Puritanism, our American Christian  religion has been influenced mainly by the negative father archetype (shame, judgment and rejection/exclusion). Putting it all back together is how Pittman sees the real purpose of religion. Living the archetyp...

This mp3 is a talk given by Pittman McGehee on 9-28-96 at Adult Education Class at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas. In a world that values above all the rational and material, the spiritual and non rational are considered to be irrational and non productive. This was ushered in with the misunderstanding of Jesus saying "by their fruits you will know them." Pittman describes the rigors an...

Materialism is not what we would call the abundant life. All ISMS are negative. We have more "stuff" than we have ever had before but there is still more dissatisfaction and emptiness than human kind has ever known. Our separation from nature by science and technology have produced a human longing in us for our Mother (Earth) which is one of the primary archetypes as described by Jung in the colle...

Is it the desire to be "nice", to be what everyone expects of you what authenticates? Telling a story about Mrs. Bridge, McGehee reads to us vignettes of an unathenticated cardboard character trapped in mediocrity. Or are you willing to follow your bliss like Jesus did and become the unique creature you are called to be. This mp3 is a talk given on 3-6-88 by Pittman McGehee, D.D. at the Sunda...

This mp3 is a talk given by Pittman McGehee on 2-28-88 at Adult Education Class at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas. We know we cannot judge each others difficult experience because even though their story is different it is also our story. We will all experience desserts, deep dark valleys as no one avoids crisis in this life. It is inevitable that we do not transform unless we come to t...

Real self worth is something that takes us all a very long time to truly accept but it is easier when we understand that we may all be a combination of characters (some we like and some we do not like) but God loves us just the way we are. This mp3 is a talk given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. at Sunday School class on 1-10-88 in Houston, Texas.

There are always more ways to see the individual expression of wholeness than meets the eye of any one person and much more that we can comprehend. This is a talk given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 1-3-88 at the Sunday School class in Houston, Texas. 

There is no life without struggle, sickness, pain and death. The Priest as Shaman enters the brokenness of everyone including his own. Into humanity he goes in every crisis, every death as a participant to experience life. One must die to live and live to die as an infinity symbol each containing it's opposite. This mp3 is a talk given by Pittman McGehee, D.D. at Christ Church Cathedral Sunday Sch...

In this talk, Pittman speaks of the value of recognizing our unconscious Self. The vicissitudes and events that occur that are looked at as cause and effect can be viewed from the deeper insight of teleology. Teleology meaning it is leading somewhere and wants something from us. This mp3 is a talk given by Pittman McGehee, D.D. at Sunday School Class on 11-4-90. 

As masterful story teller, Pittman McGehee tells a story about himself as a child with a T-shirt his Mom bought him that said, "Hi My Name is PITT." McGehee describes how that which is most personal is most universal. In his usual humorous and detailed way he takes us with him into his memories. This mp3 is a talk given by J. Pittman McGehee at Sunday School class. 

Pittman is describing how a blessing is a wounding and not at all what we think it is. This thought provoking talk will leave you with a completely new outlook on how important our mistakes are as we don't seem to grow up until we mess up. There is purpose in the way of the cross. This Sunday School class was taught by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on 10-14-90. 

This is a very humorous and informative talk about the nature of wholeness. This Sunday School class talk was given by J. Pittman McGehee, D.D. on March 15, 1987.

This is a poignant and informative antidote of his relationship with esteemed school mate Cheesy Eubanks. McGehee takes us into Carl Jung's concept of the shadow to introduce us to the hidden unconscious side of all of us that we all need to integrate to become whole. This mp3 is a Sunday School class talk given in 1990 by  J. Pittman McGehee, D.D at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, T...