An open door invites callers. ~ Turkish proverb One of the most frequent questions I am asked in my Tarot readings, is “When (or if) I will ever find my soul mate/true love/a happy marriage?” And the best answer for that, which the cards are so wonderful for helping people focus on, is – what … Read more
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 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
These days, she says, I feel my life Just like a river running through The year of the cat.. — Al Stewart According to the Chinese Zodiac, today is the beginning of the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Tiger. The Tiger is the third sign in the cycle of Chinese zodiac, … Read more
Do you not see how mighty is the Goddess Aphrodite? She sows and gives that love from which all we upon this earth are born. — Empedocles ca. 490-430 BCE Instead of honoring the various Christian martyrs named St. Valentine on this date, let us celebrate what we REALLY want this day to be about: … Read more
For the 3rd year, I am delighted and honored to join in the ever-growing Brigid Poetry Slam. Throughout the blogosphere, everyone is invited to post poetry in honor of blessed Brigid, Goddess of Poetry on Her holy day. My contribution today is a beautiful selection that my sister used for an art piece she made … Read more