Those who sing pray twice

As the waves of perfume, heliotrope, rose,Float in the garden when no wind blows,Come to us, go from us, whence no one knows; So the old tunes float in my mind,And go from me leaving no trace behind,Like fragrance borne on the hush of the wind.— Sara Teasdale, Old Tunes Information from the world around … Read more

The Eyes Have It!

Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world..— R. Hunter/J. Garcia Each of us has many senses, including the five or six we are most familiar with. Bliss is usually a blending of several senses in very pleasurable ways. And bliss is especially likely when our dominant sense is involved, … Read more

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Making sense of bliss

All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals— Charge of the Goddess, traditional by Doreen ValienteBliss is a very personal experience. Although we all share the same pleasure receptors, what triggers them, and to what degree, is a very individual thing. One of my most blissful moments was many years ago, while I was … Read more

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Coming Tuesday: Fire the Grid

I am sandaled with wind and with flameI have heart-fire and singing to give,I can tread on the grass or the stars,Now at last I can live!— Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933) Now, in this season of Summer’s exquisite passion, we are exploring bliss. We are invited to follow ours, yet to some it may … Read more

Blessings of the New Moon in Cancer

Keep knocking, and the joy insideWill eventually open a windowAnd look out to see who’s there.-– Rumi Today is the New Moon in Cancer, which astrologer Lisa Dale Miller calls, “Our chance to be held by the sweetness of love that pulsates through every living thing… On this New Moon of love, the idea is … Read more

What is bliss?

Every word of every tongue isLove telling a story to her own ears.Every thought in every mind,She whispers a secret to her own Self.Every vision in every eye,She shows her beauty to her own sight.Every smile on every face,She reveals her own joy for herself to enjoy. –– Fakhruddin Iraqi (1213 – 1289 C.E.) When … Read more

Bliss

If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are — if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life … Read more