Counting Down to Samhain
Blessed be.
Blessed be.
Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.— Seth Godin We continue with the exercises that will finalize our journey through Chapter Eight. First, Julia warns us that this task may be difficult, but we should do it anyway. I did not find it difficult, personally. I found it … Read more
Sometimes you’ve got to let everything go – purge yourself. Whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.— Tina Turner As we finish up Chapter Seven, we are on an archaeological dig, discovering long-buried parts of ourselves we may … Read more
We have already done similar rituals together here. But now, if you like, you can join with a global intention this coming Wednesday, 09-09-09:
Atlanta, 3/31/94 ©John RottetThe Days Betweenby Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia There were daysAnd there were daysAnd there were days between.Summer flies and August diesAnd the world grows dark and mean.Comes the shimmer of the moonOn black infested trees,The singing man is at his songThe holy on their knees.The reckless are out wrecking,The timid plead their … Read more
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Today is the Full Moon with the Sun in the sign of Cancer, and the Moon in Capricorn (the Full Moon is always in the sign opposite where the Sun is). And, as it happens, it is the first … Read more
The Magician © Madeline RosensteinBelieving in Magicby SARK We need more magic.Someone said to me, “You’re one of those blessed people with an extra wide halo.” I believe I am this way because of pain, and the decision to not live in a state of painful disbelief. I am frequently presented with magical happenings that … Read more
When we were children, we used to think that when we grew up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability ..,To be alive is to be vulnerable. — Madeline L’Engle Today we finish up Chapter Five with the final check-in. First, how many days a week would you … Read more
Stillness In Prayer © Lucia HartiniGrace is the central invitation to life and the final word. It’s the beckoning nudge and the overwhelming, undeserved mercy that urges us to change and grow, and then gives us the power to pull it off.— Tim Hansel One of the hardest things we may experience along The Artist’s … Read more
Over hill, over dale,Thorough bush, thorough brier,Over park, over pale,Thorough flood, thorough fire,I do wander everywhere,Swifter than the moon’s sphere;And I serve the fairy queen,To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be:In their gold coats spots you see;Those be rubies, fairy favours,In those freckles live their savours:I must go seek … Read more