Then…
…and now.
BRIEFLY ABOUT ME
I was born and grew up in Norway, in a small town called Ski near Oslo. For most of the first two decades of my adult life, I lived in the US, most recently in Oregon and California. I have also lived for about half a year each in Kathmandu, Zürich, and Totnes, England. These days, you are likely to find me in Norway, the beautiful Andes mountains, or possibly Amritapuri in Kerala.
I have a strong curiosity about the world and have, from early in life, had a deep interest in and love for nature and life in general. Following an initial awakening in my teens, my path has been one of continuing exploration of the healing and awakening process, and sometimes supporting others in their process.
If you are interested, I wrote a brief autobiography with an overview of my process.
SESSIONS
I occasionally offer online sessions and help clients with a range of issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, compulsions, addictions, health-related challenges, and finding one’s path in life. I can also help with navigating an awakening process. See testimonials from clients. The cost is on a sliding scale.
MY BACKGROUND AND SOME RESOURCES
I am a psychologist/therapist, a certified facilitator of the Living Inquiries, a certified Tension and Trauma Release Exercise (TRE) practitioner, a certified Breema practitioner and instructor, and a senior-level Vortex Healing practitioner. I have done The Work of Byron Katie since 2005 and was in the certification program. See posts on Living Inquiries, TRE, Breema, Vortex Healing, and The Work.
Here are some resources I have found helpful, some of my influences, a list of some of the books in my library, and a few old essays on eco-spirituality. Here are also some articles about what is currently happening in my life, autobiographical posts, Finca Milagros posts, and some music I listen to. For the sake of completeness, I’ll also include a link to my old blogs here. I also occasionally post some of my own photography, have a page with a selection of photos, a few old drawings, and a few posts with my AI image experiments.
The drawings above are a few quick sketches from my twenties, and the self-portrait below is from when I was sixteen.
ABOUT MYSTERY OF EXISTENCE
This website – an exploration into the mystery of existence – reflects what is alive for me here and now. As with any other stories, maps, images, theories, and frameworks, anything here has a question mark after it, even if it doesn’t show up on the screen.
Also, be advised that what I write comes from personal explorations and experiences. It’s inevitably colored or framed by existing traditions and maps, but these writings are typically not about these traditions or maps.
The best way to learn more about this website is to use the article finder, do a search on the topics you are interested in, or check out the most used tags in the sidebar or the tag cloud. Also, read an updated explanation of the URL “absent of I” and the initial explanation from a while back. (And another even more recent post about Mystery of Existence, which is likely similar to the previous ones!)
I recently (2025) added an article about why I am fascinated by these topics.
NORWEGIAN INFO
If you are Norwegian or Scandinavian, I have a bio in Norwegian and have written a few articles in Norwegian.
CONTACT ME
Please feel free to contact me or leave a comment. I appreciate hearing from you and will respond.
PS. På et annet tema og for norske: Siden det er lettere for meg å lytte enn å lese, og jeg har hatt stor glede av norsk radioteater siden barndommen, har jeg satt opp en side for NRK radioteater hvor jeg deler mine funn.