The many branches of Earth-centered spirituality have come a long way from the early days I remember, like when we were pulling our liturgy from pop fiction (“May you never hunger, May you never thirst” is straight out of Robert A. Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land). But those days of flying our broomsticks by … Read more
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold! Service was Joy. ~ Rabindranath Tagore I just wanted to thank everyone who braved Tropical Storm Andrea and the abysmal Triangle traffic last night and came out for the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship’s annual fundraiser. The … Read more
Tonight’s the Big Night we’ve waited all year for! The Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship Psychic Fair Thursday, June 6, 2013 Triangle Center for Spiritual Living 4900 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 120 Raleigh, NC 27606 Rain may be in the weather forecast, but I predict you can enjoy an evening of clearing, warmth, light, and fun! … Read more
Enchant: comes from the Middle English: enchanten, which comes from the Middle French: enchanter, which comes from Latin: incantare – in + cantare – to sing. Thanks to my friend, Marsha, for sending this to me!
While I am still out of town, I offer an encore of my post last year. Instead of the troublesome Patrick, I will be honoring the Green Isle and the Old Ones on this day. May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, And may trouble avoid you wherever you go. Today is Trefuilnid Treochair … Read more
To chant the Gayatri Mantra purifies the chanter. To listen to the Gayatri Mantra purifies the listener. As you may know, I am leaving town today for an extended period of silent retreat during which I will be offline and out of touch. So I depart sharing this lovely video of Raghav Sachar singing the … Read more
April 12-13, 2013 in Columbia, SC In today’s post-modern, urbanized world, where everything is a commodity, how and where do Pagans find their sacred places? How should we protect and maintain these sites? In colonized worlds, how do we avoid the appropriation of these lands? If Goddess is immanent in nature, what makes some places … Read more