Between two worlds life hovers like a star,twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge. — Lord Byron This week, we find ourselves standing in a magical doorway. Last week, a new dawn came to America, and its light is already spreading to the wider world. Transformation is beginning. And next week, we will celebrate … Read more
The Page of PentaclesLife is a field of unlimited possibilities.— Deepak Chopra Once again, the Tarot shares its gift of perfect timing. With the appearance of the Page of Pentacles, we can expect that there will be important news about money, land, investments, and jobs. That’s not such a surprise these days. But I am … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. This is an unusual New Moon, in what is certainly the most unusual of times. Not only is it the first New Moon of the Western New Year, and only one … Read more
Animating the Spirit of Democracy with a Ritual of Unity and BlessingPreparing for the Inauguration of Barack ObamaHeld by our Brothers, Sisters and Friends (many of whom you may recognize!) on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Intention:We ask for help from our multitude of deities, our ancestors and all of … Read more
© Rodney Smith Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. This is the I Am that is deeper than name and form. — Eckhart Tolle As we gently release and heal our addiction to busyness, author Leo Babauta makes these additional suggestions about Doing Less: “Do Less complaining and … Read more
One’s action ought to come out of an achieved stillness:not to be mere rushing on. — D.H. Lawrence The days are definitely getting longer. A new era is dawning for our country and our new President has hit the ground running. So am I wrong to want to linger a while yet in stillness? With … Read more
Goddess of our weary years, Goddess of our silent tears, thou, who has brought us thus far along the way, thou, who has by thy might led us into the light, keep us forever in the path we pray, lest our feet stray from the places, our Goddess, where we met thee, lest our hearts … Read more
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for… Dear Dr. King, you did not live to see this, but by the Graces, we have! Today, my brothers and sisters, we have opened the gates at last to that Promised Land. May the Goddess bless our new President. May our wounds be healed. May peace, justice, … Read more
The Sun moves into the sign of Aquarius today! People born under the sign of the Water Bearer are fiercely proud of their idiosyncrasies. While they have a reputation for sometimes being unfeeling, hyper-intellectual, Mr. Spock types, they are highly sensitive souls who care deeply about the people around them. As astrologer Jon Cainer notes, … Read more
January from A Calendar of Sonnets by Helen Hunt JacksonO Winter! frozen pulse and heart of fire,What loss is theirs who from thy kingdom turnDismayed, and think thy snow a sculptured urnOf death! Far sooner in midsummer tireThe streams than under ice. June could not hireHer roses to forego the strength they learnIn sleeping on … Read more