Red Bird Explains Himself — Mary Oliver “Yes, I was the brilliance floating over the snowand I was the song in the summer leaves, but this wasonly the first trickI had hold of among my other mythologies,for I also knew obedience: bring sticks to the nest,food to the young, kisses to my bride. But don’t … Read more
Genius is nothing but continued attention.— Claude Adrien Helvetius, French philosopher (1715-1771) Paying attention, slowing down – these are powerful healing antidotes for self-doubt, cynicism and fear. Focusing on the now gives us the necessary perspective to overcome every circumstance, and reminds us that we are interconnected to a web of creative support and love.In … Read more
Barn’s burnt down —now I can see the moon.— Mizuta Masahide, 1688 Today, I’m going to share a wonderful, powerful tool that will help us overcome our reluctance to believe we are being helped and guided. In fact, it is one of the best tools I know of, for holding at bay, if not permanently … Read more
Reason is powerless in the expression of Love. — Rumi If I had to pick one of the most consistent themes of the human experience that I see in my Tarot practice, it would be the suffering that people undergo when, for any number of reasons, they are unable to connect to or express their … Read more
St. Bridget of the Mantle by MD Spooner (?) Fire in the forge thatshapes and tempers. Fire of the hearth thatnourishes and heals.Fire in the head thatincites and inspires.— The Three-Fold Fire of Brighid, the Ord BrighideachToday is the feast day of St. Brigid who is also Brighid, the beloved Goddess of the Old Religion. … Read more
Illustrious Kharites, mighty named, from Zeus descended, and Eunomia famed [Eurynome], Thalia and Aglaia fair and bright, and blest Euphrosyne, whom joys delight.– from The Hymns of Orpheus, translated by Thomas Taylor (1792) The Graces, also called the Charites (sometimes spelled Kharites), were three beautiful daughters of Zeus, the supreme God of ancient Greece. Their … Read more
Nov. 29, 1918 – Sept. 6, 2007Madeleine L’Engle was best known, perhaps, for her wonderful series of books that began with the Newbery Award-winning A Wrinkle In Time. But she was also a cherished writer of poetry, plays, autobiography and books on prayer. Her deeply held Christian beliefs were never a barrier to her love … Read more