Freedom Friday Lesson 8 – Postponed
Sorry to have to postpone the next Freedom Friday essay, but family comes first. Thanks for understanding.
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Every Day is Sacred: The Birth of Hathor and the Raksha Bandhan Full Moon
August 29 The Birth of Hathor In the Egyptian traditions, today is the birthday feast of the Goddess Hathor. Hathor is a very ancient Goddess, pre-dating the times of the Pharaoh dynasties. Horus was associated with kingship, and Hathor was associated with the queen. Her name translates to “The House of Horus,” for it is … Read more
Happy Birthday to My Mom
She would have been 82 today. They wrote this about her in her high school yearbook. It was true her whole life. She Walks in Beauty By Lord Byron She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and … Read more
Day Seventeen of My Month of Thanksgivings
A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~ Isadora James Today I give thanks to all the Divine Ones for my sister, Carrie. She was born on this day in 1961, while we were stationed on Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands … Read more
Entering the Fourth House
If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. ~ Bernard Shaw Instead of an attempt to gather and synthesize a number of different views on the Fourth House of the astrological chart, I am printing in its entirety an article I found by astrologer Eleanor Buckwalter. In … Read more
We Enter the Third House
Education is what survives after what has been learned has been forgotten. ~ B.F. Skinner After our very juicy discussions about prosperity, power, and possessions, we move today into a month-long examination of the themes found in the Third House of the astrological chart. This House is ruled by Gemini and it is concerned with … Read more
Happy Father’s Day
Children learn to smile from their parents. — Shinichi Suzuki Through a little girl’s eyes, my father’s hands were so big. They folded over mine, swallowing them up as they taught me to tie my shoes. They patiently screwed together bicycles and swing sets, they wiped off chocolate milk mustaches. They wrapped around the handle … Read more