politics
The Brilliant Bill Maher
As you know, on the weekends I like to share the views and voices of other visionaries. I don’t indulge in expressing my political opinions here as much as I used to, as I am increasingly discouraged with politics even being relevant to how we must progress as a species. But for today, I backslide … Read more
Non-Violence
As you know, on the weekends, I like to highlight the words, views, and creations of other visionaries. Today’s excerpt from a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King comes a week before his U.S. birthday celebration, but I think we need to be reminded now. from The Power of Non-violence Martin Luther King, Jr. June … Read more
The Year of the Emperor – Part 2
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. ~ President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower Yesterday, I offered a brief overview about The Emperor in terms of the Tarot. Today, we’ll take a look at the implications for his influence on global events this … Read more
Never Again The Burning Times
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. – Exodus 22:18 On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have specifically barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only twelve years ago, the Vatican finally took … Read more
Uranus in Aries Foretells Interesting Times Ahead
As promised yesterday, I wanted to share a guest post from my friend and renowned astrologer, Lynn Hayes, regarding yesterday’s transition of Uranus into the sign of Aries. It is another important shift that is leading to the intense line-up of planets later this Summer that just about every astrologer I know has been warning … Read more
The End of Winter and a Tragic Anniversary
The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery – not over nature but of ourselves. — Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring Today marks the end of Winter, and seven years since the U.S. invaded Iraq for excuses based on lies and greed. Rather than pouring our economic well-being and … Read more
Swami Beyondananda 2010
Swami Beyondananda’s State of the Universe Address for 2010 Part 2 Step One: Wake Up Laughing Do you realize that billions of people worldwide go to bed serious every night? And wake up the same way? Seriously. So naturally — or in this case, unnaturally — the world is in serious condition. Between the stresses … Read more
And Now, For Something Completely Different…
Swami Beyondananda’s State of the Universe Address 2010 “Wake Up Laughing, And Wise Up Loving: The Upwising Has Begun!” — Swami Beyondananda “We’re not here to earn God’s love, we’re here to spend it!” – Swami Beyondananda Well, another 12-month episode of that long-running comedy of situations, Universe Knows Best, is in the can, and … Read more
A Survey for Pagans and Witches
A request from Macha NightMare: This is an informal survey for an upcoming panel I’m moderating at PantheaCon, featuring Holli Emore, Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and Sam Webster. The topic is how Pagans involve themselves in efforts to create a better world, or for those who don’t, why. To give us some idea of how Pagans … Read more