Awakening © 2009 Lisa RoughIn a dark time, the eye begins to see. — Theodore Roethke Well, I woke up this morning still a bit shaky about how I’m going to manage the logistics of my reading deprivation week, but suddenly, I’m a lot more eager about getting into it. Since I’ve done it before, … Read more
The Star – © Ellen Lorenzi-Prince, Tarot of the Crone And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye, clear. What we need is here. — Wendell Berry And now, we must take a big, deep breath. It’s time to prepare for Reading Deprivation Week. Did … Read more
The Muse, nae poet ever fand [found] her,Till by himself he learn’d to wanderAdown some trotting burn’s meanderAn’ no think lang [long]. — Robert Burns, “Epistle to Willam Simpson, Ochiltree” from 19 May, The Celtic Spirit, by Caitlín Matthews Thank you to our friends who are sharing their answers to yesterday’s exercise. We complete it … Read more
Integrity (Nine of Wands) – © Voyager TarotThe death rate for people who play it safe and for people who live boldly is the same: 100 percent.–– Patti Dingh, Life is a Verb Did you work on your homework over the weekend? What sorts of affirmations did you come up with? This week, the chapter … Read more
Be daring, be different, be impractical; be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. — Cecil Beaton Some of you may, at this point, feel like nothing much is happening. I beg to differ. Don’t bail out now! You … Read more
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare;it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.— Seneca Working our way through our kriyas, or at least the small and large shifts of how we perceive ourselves, many peripheral things will change, too. Things that seem to have no obvious … Read more
Walking Between The Worlds Painting in Gouache © MorgaineCreativity comes from awakening and directing men’s higher natures, which originate in the primal depths of the universe and are appointed by Heaven.— I Ching What wonderful, juicy discussions we are having! As creatives, as magical people, as awakeners and the awakening, we are all walking the … Read more
© Osho Zen Tarot The significant problems we have in the world today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. — Albert Einstein As we take the steps necessary to restore our sense of integrity, we are cultivating new ways to understand and identify our true creative self. … Read more
We have art in order not to perish of truth. — Friedrich Nietzsche As we prepare for what may be one of the most challenging steps on our journey of artistic recovery, the spotlight is on the importance of the morning pages. Julia states over and over that they are not optional, or only when … Read more
Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good.If it doesn’t, it is of no use.— Carlos Castaneda Nowadays, many people are discovering that they have a powerful sixth sense, and are seeking ways to understand and cultivate their intuitive powers. So a question that often comes up for my clients … Read more