DREAMS WITHIN DREAMSby Fiona MacLeod (William Sharp) I have gone out and seen the lands of Faery,And have found sorrow and peace and beauty there,And have not known one from the other, but found eachLovely and gracious alike, delicate and fair.“They are children of one mother, she that is called Longing,Desire, Love,” one told me: … Read more
Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music — the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls, and interesting people. Forget yourself.— Henry Miller When I talk about making magic with time, are you hoping that perhaps I am going to share the recipe for a … Read more
When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter. — Albert Einstein Since it first came into the awareness of humans, Time has been an important focus of magic, science, art, spirituality and philosophy. Its measurement has preoccupied our technology, from … Read more
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.— Albert Einstein Did you have a chance to take five minutes yesterday for some quiet time? How did it go? One interesting challenge of this exercise was, of course, to notice how difficult or easy it was to carve out that little … Read more
Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived. — Captain Jean Luc-Picard of the Starship Enterprise As we delve into the secrets of Time, let’s first … Read more
In Blackwater Woodsby Mary Oliver Look, the treesare turningtheir own bodiesinto pillars of light,are giving off the richfragrance of cinnamonand fulfillment, the long tapersof cattailsare bursting and floating away overthe blue shoulders of the ponds,and every pond,no matter what itsname is, is nameless now.Every yeareverythingI have ever learned in my lifetimeleads back to this: the … Read more
Thank you to the Veterans who have served their country. Thank you for your valor, your sacrifice and your loyalty. May your honor never again be betrayed by the callous liars and crooks who currently command you. May we all from this day forward dedicate ourselves to making this so.
Sea Flower of the Morning ©Adam Scott MillerInitiation Song from the Finders Lodgeexcerpted from Always Coming Homeby Ursula K. LeGuin Please bring strange things.Please come bringing new things.Let very old things come into your hands.Let what you do not know come into your eyes.Let desert sand harden your feetLet the arch of your feet be … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to beBy the Full Moon’s light. Today brings a powerful New Moon, one that touches on Mystery and transformation at the deepest levels. Astrologer Lisa Dale Miller writes, “Sometimes referred to as Lunar Samhain, the New Moon in … Read more
Mother Kali, Mother Kali,Mother of the world-transformingand world-illuminingFiery Dance,O Mother, You are at once the destruction-floodOf Concern-Light and Compassion-OceanFor our heart’s aspiration-flame.— Sri Chinmoy We stand today on the threshold of the New Moon of Samhain, the doorway to the darkest time of our Northern Hemisphere year. From now until Yule, Winter Solstice, the days … Read more