Beth The Love of OctoberBy W. S. Merwin A child looking at ruins grows youngerbut coldand wants to wake to a new nameI have been younger in Octoberthan in all the months of springwalnut and may leaves the colorof shoulders at the end of summera month that has been to the mountainand become light therethe long … Read more
Do you seek the road to Faeryland?I’ll tell; it’s easy, quite.Wait till a yellow moon gets upO’er purple seas by night,And gilds a shining pathwayThat is sparkling diamond bright. Then, if no evil power be nighTo thwart you, out of spite,And if you know the very wordsTo cast a spell of might,You get upon a … Read more
A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.— Bob Hope Over the past weeks I’ve been talking about how to understand money as a magical tool, for as our ancestors understood, it is a bridge between the Divine realms and the human ones. To … Read more
I have been sort of discouraged by the lack of response here (is anyone reading this??), and then I discovered that some kind of switch allowing comments was turned off. How that happened, I have no idea. So if you were trying to post before (I hope somebody was!) and gave up, I think it … Read more
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.— Desiderius Erasmus Like an athame which cuts, divides, and defines, or the wand, which directs the user’s will and desire to manifest, money can be thought of as a magical tool that is connected to the … Read more
You Wouldn’t Believe How Much RISK FREE Money You Can Make Simply By Sitting At Home, In Front Of Your Computer For A Few Minutes Each Day.— Internet ad So here’s the thing. In many cases, behaving, before it has actually happened, as if you had already reached your aspirations can be a powerful healing … Read more
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty. — Socrates This week, we’ll begin to wind down our examination of money as a magical tool. I hope you’ve had a chance to contemplate your own beliefs about money: where it comes from, how much is available to you, and how much you need. For, as … Read more
‘Tis The Last Rose of Summer ‘Tis the last rose of summer,Left blooming alone ;All her lovely companionsAre faded and gone ;No flower of her kindred,No rose-bud is nigh,To reflect back her blushes,Or give sigh for sigh. I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one!To pine on the stem ;Since the lovely are sleeping,Go sleep thou … Read more
As you may remember, over the weekends I take a break from writing, and instead share the voices and wisdom of others.©Keiichi Nishimura, Cranes over MoonInspired by Issa – Moon in the Autumn Dawn autumn moona circle of nervesoothers inspired by moon in the autumn dawn-nearing month’s endlantern in the eaves-Issa,1827 — john tiong chunghoo
If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves, there wouldn’t be enough to go around.— Christina Stead (1903-1983) From the historical perspective of the creation and meaning given to money, to the current value placed on it by complex forces of governmental agencies and economic policies, all of us … Read more