I grant forgiveness to all living beings.May all living beings grant me forgiveness.My friendship is with all living beings.My enmity is totally non-existent.Let there be peace, harmony, and prosperity for all.— from the Kalpa Sutra, holy text of JainismDepending on sect and location, the practitioners of Jainism are now ending their most important religious period … Read more
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You … Read more
Oh! dance with the Sidhe Under silvery moon! Word woven trance Is the light of their boon! Bear ye the hearts of all mortal men – Dance with the fey in the boughs of Green Glen! — Ferrashynn As we journey through this time of flowering and mirth, I’ve been discussing the somewhat controversial … Read more
You may have read this at some point before. I know is also a bit long, but I urge you to read it again today, to take heart, and to take action… Letter to a Young Activist During Troubled Times by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Author, Women Who Run With the Wolves Do not lose heart. … Read more
Thoughts on a Grey Dayby Mrs. ScarrotFrom Bare Trees – Fleetwood Mac I thank my God for perfect love and peaceI’ll hold her tight, as always, mine foreverLove; love. So great, so divineTrees — the grey day has changed everythingIt’s beautiful, just beautiful, so beautifulThis first grey day is ours. My loving child, by grace … Read more
War is OVER, IF YOU WANT IT! I had forgotten that I’d committed to join the Blogswarm against the war today. I’ve been completely incapacitated since Saturday afternoon and my fever still hasn’t quit; it just goes up and down depending on my aspirin cycle. But this is my prime time of the day, and … Read more
There are a hundred who plunge into the waters of the ocean for pleasure or profit, to only one who dives for the pearl of great price. The latter does his work in the secrecy of silence. — Bahman Pestonji Wadia (1881-1958) I have come to believe that our Western emphasis on intellect, analysis and … Read more
Mother & Child Reading in the Garden © Joyce Abbé You may have tangible wealth untold;Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.Richer than I you can never be –I had a mother who read to me. — Strickland Gillilan Many traditions use this period between Imbolc and Ostara for fasting, special health regimens, and various … Read more
As always, on the weekends, we take a break from our “theme,” and I offer the words or thoughts of others. Approaching the fifth anniversary, here are some things to consider:
Take out, then take in Bad luck will begin. Take in, then take out Good luck comes about. As the most wonderful Priestess of Time , Waverly FitzGerald tells us, “Everything you do on this day has magical implications for the coming year. So don’t take anything out (not even the trash), and don’t lend … Read more