Thank you. Thank you very much.— Elvis One year ago today, we embarked on our journey to Graceland. Yes, today is the holy and sacred day of the birth of America’s very own Horned God. For it has been revealed that Elvis Presley was a Sun King. It is a fact, is it not, that … Read more
Guided by the Graces, as well as Virtue and Art, I wish you a very — The Year 2009 has been designated the International Year of Astronomy. Here’s a resolution you can easily keep this year — just keep looking up: Meantime, if you’d like to read some New Year’s Day magical lore, visit here. … Read more
Peaches Batik I © by M BaldwinFrom Blossomsby Li-Young Lee (1957 – ) From blossoms comesthis brown paper bag of peacheswe bought from the boyat the bend in the road where we turned towardsigns painted Peaches. From laden boughs, from hands,from sweet fellowship in the bins,comes nectar at the roadside, succulentpeaches we devour, dusty skin … Read more
Ecstasyby Eric Ashford How delightful! The full flown grateful lightdelectably traced overthe unhinged tongue. The spoken declaration of blisscaressed into illumination. An ululation of the soulplucked up beyond a thoughtto be a sob of awein the throat of an angel. How lusciousthis sumptuous spanof a roaring silencewhere the void sings outas one instant. How delightfullythe … Read more
Innocence (The Sun) © Osho Zen TarotMiraclesby Walt WhitmanWhy, who makes much of a miracle?As to me I know of nothing else but miracles,Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky,Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge of the water,Or … Read more
Spring’s Arrival © Willow Arlenea Psalm 66from Earth Psalmsby Angela Magara Shout, shout with joy.Shout for the honor that is Life. Shout the greatness of this world. And the pleasure and pain of it.Ring the Universe with gratitude.For bulbs do burst to flowers and Seeds spring to life without labor,Enfolded in Time’s cloak.As do we. … Read more
Ha! A rush of blissflows suddenly through all my senses!I feel a glow, a holy joy of lifewhich sets my veins and flesh afire.Was it a god that drew these signswhich soothe my inward ragingand fill my wretched heart with joy,and with mysterious strengthreveal about me Nature’s pulse?Am I a god? The light pervades me … Read more
If you give birth to the genius within you,it will free you.If you do not give birth to the genius within you,it will destroy you. — from the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas Throughout history, humans have found pathways that are aimed at awakening our consciousness to those transcendent levels that we may occasionally, or accidentally, … Read more
To find your own way is to follow your bliss. This involves analysis, watching yourself and seeing where real deep bliss is — not the quick little excitement , but the real deep, life-filling bliss… — Joseph CampbellThe gift offered to us by the beautiful youngest daughter of the Titans, Aglaia, is the call that … Read more
All things, oh priests, are on fire . . . The eye is on fire; forms are on fire; eye-consciousness is on fire; impressions received by the eye are on fire.— Gautama Buddha As we journey to Graceland, we are exploring the gifts of the Graces, starting with the youngest of these beautiful Goddesses, Aglaia, … Read more