The Ebbing of the Year, the Turning of the Tide
You may recall this from the funeral service for Jackie Kennedy Onassis. I’ve always loved it. May it be a gift of farewell to the end of this year.
sacred journey
Every Day Is Sacred: Oct. 2 – Blessings of Our Guardians and Allies
We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. ~ Anton Chekhov According to Waverly Fitzgerald’s School of the Seasons, in 1670, the Christian church set aside this day to give guardian angels their own feast day (they used to share Sept. 29 with St. Michael). But the … Read more
Where In the World Is Beth?
First let me say that I know I have been only vaguely present here since my retreat. Thank you for your patience, as I regroup and process my journeys. Anyway, as I often do on weekends, I’d planned to share some poetry with you today. Using my little magical gift of blogomancy, was it only … Read more
Our True North
As you may know, on the weekends, I like to turn my posts over to the wisdom, insights and creativity of other visionaries. Today, I offer a meditation from Caitlin Matthews’ glorious The Celtic Spirit, Daily Meditations for the Turning Year. Her wise words are guidance for all in the midst of transformation and transition. … Read more
Heading off to the Readers Studio 2010
I have good intentions to be posting from the road, but you know how it can go with good intentions. Nevertheless, though, I will be seeing you soon!
Process, Not Product
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few. — Shunryu Suzukii Over the weekend, I invited you to imagine how things would be different if you had received all the deep nurturing your child artist needed; as well as what your creative life might look like if you … Read more
Intention for the Journey
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. — Jean Houston If it might possibly be true that a fundamental part of being human is to be creative, why is it so hard sometimes? Why are so many of us blocked? How did we get the notion that … Read more
Journey’s End
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.— Thornton Wilder This Friday, it will have been a year and a day since we set out on our magical journey to Graceland. If you have joined us along the way and are wondering what the … Read more
From Flowering to Harvest
There was three kings into the east,Three kings both great and high,And they hae sworn a solemn oathJohn Barleycorn should die. — Robert Burns We have come to another turning of the Wheel of the Year, for now is the time when many flowers have ripened into fruit, grain, or seed, and what has been … Read more