I rise in silence, steadfast in the elements with thought a smoke-blue veil drawn round me. Seasons clothe me in laurel and bittersweet, in ice but my heart is constant… — from Smoky Mountain Woman © Marilou Awiakta, from her collection, *Abiding Appalachia: Where Mountain and Atom Meet As the magic of Summer Solstice approaches, … Read more
Because I know that you, my dear visitors, are already on board! Enjoy. — Beth * * * * *
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. — Pericles Is modern Paganism sustainable? Our traditions are only now beginning to be tested beyond the lifetimes of the original founders and those directly taught by them. With a wildly diverse number of … Read more
Never regard your study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs. — Albert Einstein Today, I am going shift gears for … Read more
Many thanks to my client and friend, C.J. in New York, for sharing this with me. It is from the Grandmothers Speak website. I know that you may be tired of constantly hearing about this depressing situation. Believe me, I am too, and wish with all my heart that it had never happened. But I … Read more
It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators. — Ansel Adams Today is the sixth anniversary of my husband’s pet project, called ‘Scapes. He has been a photojournalist for the past thirty years at the News&Observer, the … Read more
The light you seek can be found in your own lantern. — DenElder, Founder of World Tarot Day, 2003 In 2003, the feisty, funny and deeply wise DenElder, who is also the founder of the Church of the Tarot, declared May 25 to be World Tarot Day. The Internet connections among Tarot people were substantially … Read more
I am sharing a timely message today from the beautiful book of meditations and exercises that is a part of my own daily practice, The Celtic Spirit, by Caitlín Matthews. So many people are mobilizing support and prayers — all focused on healing our hemorrhaging Mother Earth and Her dying children due to the BP … Read more
A Great Urgency: To All World Religious and Spiritual Leaders May 12, 2010 My Relatives, Time has come to speak to the hearts of our Nations and their Leaders. I ask you this from the bottom of my heart, to come together from the Spirit of your Nations in prayer. We, from the heart of … Read more
If you would like to help The Elephant Sanctuary, they certainly need it. You can visit here (even get a Bella and Tarra T-shirt!). And if you go to the website, be sure to read the follow-up story about Bella and Tarra. Great stuff! And a late, but heartfelt, thanks to my sister Carrie, who … Read more