Beth Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment. — René Dubos (1901-1982. Environmentalist, microbiologist and creator of the slogan, “Think Globally, Act Locally.”) As the Winter season begins to loosen its grip, we can prepare for Springtime energy by considering the impact of our home environment on our own energetic field. Our home is … Read more
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition. ~ Samuel Johnson If, as author Denise Linn suggests in yesterday’s post, our homes are a mirror of our true selves, or else can be a template that determines what comes to us, what is yours saying about you? Does your home … Read more
While waiting for the Muse (or your suggestions) to inspire my next theme (if any!), I am offering some encore posts from past years. This was from January, 2007, but much of it still feels appropriate for now, as we transition from Winter to the first stirrings of Spring. In this time of the element … Read more
This Moon was known by our ancestors and indigenous people as the Snow Moon and the Hunger Moon, as it comes in this most lean and wintry time of year. This is the last Full Moon before the Solar New Year, which arrives at the Spring Equinox. Many cultures and traditions celebrate around the time … Read more
Swami Beyondananda’s State of the Universe Address for 2010 Part 2 Step One: Wake Up Laughing Do you realize that billions of people worldwide go to bed serious every night? And wake up the same way? Seriously. So naturally — or in this case, unnaturally — the world is in serious condition. Between the stresses … Read more
Swami Beyondananda’s State of the Universe Address 2010 “Wake Up Laughing, And Wise Up Loving: The Upwising Has Begun!” — Swami Beyondananda “We’re not here to earn God’s love, we’re here to spend it!” – Swami Beyondananda Well, another 12-month episode of that long-running comedy of situations, Universe Knows Best, is in the can, and … Read more
This encore post, is part two, from a series I wrote back in February, 2006. Knowest thou What solemn shores of crocus-coloured light, Reared by the sunset in its realm of change, Will mock the dream-lost isles that sirens ward? –Clark Ashton Smith Many of us are seeing the first welcome signs of Spring and … Read more
Another encore post, this time, part one of two that I wrote back in February, 2006. Behold, this crocus is a withering flame… — Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Barren Spring, 1870 The signs of Spring are becoming increasingly insistent and unmistakable. In my garden, purple and yellow crocuses are opening in the noon sun, before slipping … Read more
Another encore post, this time, from one I wrote back in 2005. Court the Wild: Find Your Secret Spot in Nature Courting the wild–spending one to two hours each day in nature–is a suggestion from author Jim Merkel. In his book, Radical Simplicity (New Society Publishers ©2003) he offers this important recommendation for how to … Read more
I am pausing before taking on a new topic here. In part, this is because I am waiting to see what stories and pathways wish to manifest here, now that our other journey is completed. But also, there are some major shifts happening in my work and practice, which I am sure will be reflected … Read more