The Frustrated Artist – © 2007 Bill Shain He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.— Abraham Lincoln We’ve been exploring the wounds of shaming that may have shut down or hampered our inner artist for many years. This is hard to look at sometimes, and if anger, grief, and fear … Read more
Door of Bliss © 1991 Shane RickmanWe hear about following your bliss. But we must also create some to follow! Creating the awareness of bliss is a lifetime job.— SARK How was your weekend? Are you starting to enjoy The Fool vibes for this week? I hope so!Did you complete the exercises from Friday’s suggestions? … Read more
April 1, 2009
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. — Nelson Mandela I have been doing a little hunting around, and I am surprised to see how many websites and blogs there are that proclaim the basic ingredients for happiness, but do not include creativity in their lists. Perhaps they assume that … Read more
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