Blessings and Gratitude
Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song. ~Konrad von Gesner
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Get A Reading and Help Protect NC’s Environment
Would you like to support clean air, water, and protect the health of the rich, beautiful lands of our state? Would you like to get an hour-long Tarot reading with me at (possibly) a huge discount? You can do both! I have donated a one-hour reading to my friends at the NC Conservation Network for … Read more
Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah
Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival that celebrates the birthday of the great Hindu God, Ganesh. Also known as Ganapati and Ganesha, He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is the Lord of success, destroyer of evils and remover of obstacles. He is also worshipped as the God of education, knowledge, wisdom and … Read more
Happy Birthday, Virgo!
For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States, Sun and Moon in Virgo (Aug. 27, 1908) The Sun … Read more
On the Threshold of Lughnasadh/Lammas
Threshold Invocation for Lughnasadh from A Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings, by Caitlín Matthews To be spoken at the front door of the home on the eve of Lughnasadh (July 31), in the evening: Lady of the Land, open the door, Lord of the Forest, come you in. Let there be welcome to the … Read more
More Poetry for the Second House
Another thank you to each of you who are sharing with so much courage and beauty on this often challenging topic. From the begging bowl to the singing bowl, today’s poetry continues our conversation. Song Offerings (Gitanjali) – an excerpt by: Rabindranath Tagore Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel … Read more
Why Poverty Consciousness Is Good
First I want to thank each of you for your wisdom and courage sharing your thoughts on this extremely loaded topic. This is NOT easy stuff to talk about. We are bombarded daily by a culture that puts competitive consuming as the highest value. And it is a culture that, from Puritanism to some of … Read more
A Plentiful Sufficiency
Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them…he cried, “Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?”… And God said, “I did do something. I made you.” ~ Sufi Teaching Yesterday, I talked about … Read more
What Do We Own?
There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed. ~ Mahatma Gandhi As we continue our visit in the Second House of the astrological chart, we are discussing possessions, the deep human impulse of ownership and our material side. Of course, this is such a volatile area for most … Read more