Consecration of the Commonplace

“As I watch the stars of evening, and in the morning open my window toward the east, I shall observe the Ceremonial of quietness of heart, of simplicity, and poise of spirit, that I may keep my soul and the souls of others free from entanglements in the machinery of the day.” — Ceremonials of … Read more

Spell for Tonight’s New Moon and Solar Eclipse

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Let’s cook up something delicious together, shall we? Like, say, another spell from Pomegranate? This harnesses the power of tonight’s Solar Eclipse, reaching closest totality Nov. 25 06:20 GMT or 1:20 a.m., Eastern; Nov. 24, 10:20 p.m., Pacific.  Tomorrow, I will have more details about the current astrology, so please check back here … Read more

Empowering the Shift

Today’s inspirational offering is in support of the Occupiers, the regime-changers in Wisconsin, in Egypt, in Syria, Greece, and all heart-centered, ordinary people who find themselves standing up for peace, justice and freedom. The real global uprising will not be televised. It will be telepathic. What we see in our world is a mirror of … Read more

Eulogy from the Sister of Steve Jobs

Thank you, Terry, for pointing to this on Robert Wilkinson’s site, reprinted from the NYT. ~ Beth A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs By MONA SIMPSON Published: October 30, 2011 I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, … Read more

On Eleven-Eleven-Eleven

How better to honor our war Veterans than to resolve to end the millennia of wars and violence? Here is another powerful, beautiful post from Riyana, who is at Occupy Oakland.  (Remember the Occupy movement? Despite mainstream media having mostly moved on to other things (as we knew they would!), Occupy is still growing and … Read more