Song of Myself by Walt Whitman Section 48 I have said that the soul is not more than the body, And I have said that the body is not more than the soul, And nothing, not God, is greater to one than one’s self is, And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his … Read more
As you may know, on weekends, I like to share the voices and visions of other dreamers, artists and wise people. This is from Simple Abundance, A Daybook of Comfort and Joy, by Sarah Ban Breathnach, and it ties in perfectly with our visit to the First House of the astrological birth chart. I have … Read more
Know thyself. – Inscription at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi We have begun our journey around the chart of the astrological houses with the First House, which rules our core identity, the Self that comes into this world. In 2006, astrologer Lynn Hayes had this to say about the houses, which might also be … Read more
The inciting incident is how you get [characters] to do something. It’s the doorway through which they can’t return, you know. The story takes care of the rest. ~ Donald Miller, from A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life Today, our year long journey through the houses begins. … Read more
Welcome to the unveiling of our new theme for 2011! After much reflection, pondering, and reading emails and posts with your ideas, I have decided upon a sort of thread of continuity for this year. Each month will be organized around the energies of the twelve houses of the astrological chart. Don’t worry, it’s going … Read more
As you know, on the weekends I like to share the views and voices of other visionaries. I don’t indulge in expressing my political opinions here as much as I used to, as I am increasingly discouraged with politics even being relevant to how we must progress as a species. But for today, I backslide … Read more
Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something. ~ Thomas Edison, Aquarian Happy Birthday to all the free spirits and visionaries of this iconoclastic sign. Aquarians are true originals. They love to think outside the box, and in fact, cannot abide boxes at all. To understand this, I need only mention … Read more
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Today’s offering is from Angela Magara’s masterpiece, Earth Psalms — her sublime reconsideration of the Biblical psalms. She writes of this treasure, “I had heard from my friend, Rabbi David Edleson, that many of the psalms were closely based on much older praise songs from the ancient Near East, dedicated to their Gods and Goddesses, … Read more