While waiting for the Muse (or your suggestions) to inspire my next theme (if any!), I am offering some encore posts from past years. This was from January, 2007, but much of it still feels appropriate for now, as we transition from Winter to the first stirrings of Spring. In this time of the element … Read more
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. — Andre Gide As we come to the end of this journey, we may find ourselves facing a final exam or two. This is what Julia calls The Test. It is as if our most vulnerable … Read more
The race isn’t over until you cross the finish line. You’ll be surprised at how much can change in the last twenty strides. –Jackie Dugall (Women’s Cross Country champion and award-winning coach) Just as our Tarot card of the week has predicted, we are leaving behind the tenderly placed heart lessons found in the chapters … Read more
Dreams are illustrations… from the book your soul is writing about you. — Marsha Norman (American playwright) While it is true that the real artist’s adventure begins with our being able to admit to our inner dream, it is also true that we can almost instantly react with resistance to it. Julia writes, “This resistance … Read more
There will be a slight delay today for the Card of the Week post. I am joining my Circle this morning to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, by working with a local group, SEEDS. We are building a public garden and labyrinth together. I’ll post the card later today. Hint: It’s a good … Read more
The Children of Nut – Part Two © Dan Furst From the Universal Festival Calendar for January, 2010. As so often happens in the world’s history and myths, the trickster who knows how to make the game playful can accomplish results that elude the mightiest warriors and the most patient negotiators. — Dan Furst We’re … Read more
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1850 Many thanks to Waverly FitzGerald, who is the source for much of today’s lore. Blessings to you, Waverly, for your faithful, invaluable … Read more
Look in the mirror. This is who you are going to be working for from now on. — Carol Bridges With the great turning tide of the calendar year, moving into the next decade of the new millennium, this is a fortuitous time to make profound changes, turn our lives in brand new directions, and … Read more
Do it now: cut one big slice from the pie of life and give it to yourself. — Mira Kirshenbaum, The Gift of a Year As our “time out of time” continues, how are you preparing for the fresh start of a new year and a new decade? Today and tomorrow, I would like to … Read more
Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. There is really only one thing that I hope you will weave into your magic spells on this New Moon. Saving life as we know … Read more