Author Archives: Brad Silberberg

About Brad Silberberg

Brad Silberberg, director of The Mesa Creative Arts Center in Burgettstown, PA (Pittsburgh area) is an artist, holistic healer, spiritual leader, and change agent.

Helping a Friend Die Well

I’ve had some tremendously helpful insights lately, like the widespread lack of discernment between, and confusing of the sensations of vulnerability and fear. (Simple test: Physical harm immanent? That’s fear you’re feeling. No immanent physical harm? The squirmy, exposed feeling … Continue reading

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Being at Peace with Madness

I’d been having a great many insights about myself and the nature of my consciousness that were taking me forward with my personal growth, healing, and understanding since I last wrote for the Fall Equinox newsletter, and I was grateful. … Continue reading

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What Firewalking Taught Me: Don’t Wait for Big Magic Answers

First Monarch Butterfly Sighting of 2015.  (Photo by Brad Silberberg) About a month ago I received an email announcing a firewalk that was going to be held in western PA, about an hour from where I live.  I knew immediately … Continue reading

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Being a Free-Range Human: A Heron’s Walk to Where the Buffalo Roam

Yesterday morning I was listening to Native American olowan (Lakota  for sacred songs) on YouTube.  I came across some entries that included buffalo songs I’d never heard.  I marked them as favorites so I could find them later. As December … Continue reading

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Personal Metamorphosis and a Rescued Monarch Butterfly

Monarch butterflies populations have been dramatically reduced by nearly 90% by some estimates in the last couple of years, largely due to the eradication of their host plant, milkweed. They have been added to the “threatened species” list by the … Continue reading

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One Year Commemoration for Kate

The Late Kate Silberberg in Apache Dress It’s hard for me to believe, but next Thursday, May 15th, will mark the first anniversary of the passing of my dear wife, Mesa Co-director, and Spiritual Twin, Kate Silberberg, at the end … Continue reading

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Continuing the Journey Solo: 90 Miles to Albuquerque

I recently returned from what I have referred to as a “drive-about” (“Like a walk-about, but with a car…”) that took me on a month long journey to the great American Southwest.  Driving just over 6,000 miles in the little … Continue reading

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Grieving from a Higher Perspective

Since I wrote to all of you last about my process of adapting to life without sweet Kate, I have recognized something I feel is a very important understanding about the emotional repercussions that can result from the death of … Continue reading

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After Kate’s Death: My Journey Continues

I thought I’d report in on how I’ve been doing in my process of recovering from the loss of my dear wife and partner, Kate, from pancreatic cancer this past May.  I’ve been spending most of my time by myself … Continue reading

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Kate Silberberg 4/7/59-5/15/13

    It is with deepest love and gratitude that I write this entry that I hoped never to compose.  On May 15th, 2013 at 1:20am Central time, my best friend, wife, and Mesa Co-director, Kate Silberberg, left behind her … Continue reading

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