The Awakening ©Sabin BoikinovWhat we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.— Theodore Roethke As we begin our journey on The Artist’s Way, I want to note that because I am approaching this endeavor from my own spiritual path, one that I believe many of you share with me, I am going to … Read more
Nine of Fire – © Osho Zen TarotI don’t believe; I know. — Carl Jung I have chosen Julia Cameron as our first guide as we awaken (or refresh) the Creator/Artist within us, in part because her book, The Artist’s Way, changed my life so completely, back in 1993. At that time, I was struggling … Read more
Writer’s Block © PenelopeCreativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity. — Edwin Land, scientist and inventor of Polaroid film and the Land camera Every day, we are witnessing more signs that our economy has gone haywire, and no one quite knows (much less agrees!) what to do about it. Some say that as we spend … Read more
Grant me this day my portion of GraceAnd switch on the Spiritual Electricity… — excerpt from my own morning prayer practice I am so excited to see the response already generated from my posts, regarding where our journey is taking us in the days ahead. But is this, as one email I’ve received suggests, a … Read more
Blessings to Artemisialuna for creating this. Enjoy!
Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice.Better than knowledge is meditation.But better still is surrender of attachment to results,because there follows immediate peace.— Bhagavad Gita (thanks to Greg for this reminder!)Last night, I watched the new reality show on Fox TV called, “The Secret Millionaire.” I have to admit that I am old enough to … Read more
See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.— Helen KellerWinter Solstice is three weeks away and by now, we are all feeling the enormous pressure of the commercial juggernaut that surrounds us. But many of us are hurting from the economic crisis. And of course, the daily news is … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. Today is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. and a powerful New Moon in Sagittarius. As Caitlin Matthews points out in her beautiful The Celtic Spirit: Daily Meditations for the Turning Year, … Read more
The Right Stuffby Garrison Keillor Nov. 5, 2008: A golden November day under a blue sky and an air of sweet amiability at the polls and at the end of the day, we elected the right guy, no doubt about it. Yes, we can and we did. A nation spread its wings and achieved altitude. … Read more
Last night, Times Square was spontaneously packed with people hugging and weeping, in numbers rivaling any New Year’s celebration. Revelers danced in front of the soon-to-be vacated White House. In the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta, Dr. King’s children cheered and I know the Ancestors laughed and wept. And at Grant Field, Chicago, they played … Read more