This Anniversary
Like today, it was a Tuesday. There will certainly be a lot of speeches and rhetoric today, but I suggest this outstanding offering from the wonderful Starhawk. Blessings to you today, and to all our human family. No exceptions.
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Saturn on the Move
Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves. — Jane Austen According to Dan Furst, whose terrific Universal Festival Calendar website is one of my favorite places to explore, the most important planetary change of the year comes today, … Read more
C.R.E.A.M.
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.— Will Rogers To people who practice earth-centered spirituality, the “material world” is not separate from the Divine, much less is it evil. Why, then, should we harbor attitudes that money in some way degrades what … Read more
Rendering to the Goddess
To know you have enough is to be rich.— Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching In this time of the harvest season, when we reap what we have sown, a central concern is abundance, and in the real world, that usually means money. Are money and spirituality ever in conflict for you? If so, you are in … Read more
Gifts of Spirit
The point in life is to know what’s enough–why envy those otherworld immortals?With the happiness held in one inch-square heartyou can fill the whole space between heaven and earth.— Gensei, Zen monk (1623 – 1668) Are you still with me? I know that the subject of money can be uncomfortable. I was taught that discussing … Read more
Blessings of the Full Moon in Pisces
With the wish to free all beingsI will always go for refugeTo the Buddha, Dharma and SanghaUntil the attainment of full Enlightenment Enthused by Compassion and WisdomToday in the Buddha’s presenceI generate the Mind of EnlightenmentFor the benefit of all sentient beings. For as long as space enduresAnd as long as sentient beings remainMay I … Read more
It’s a wonderful life
What a wonderful life I’ve had! If only I’d realized it sooner! — Colette As Lughnassadh reminds us, the Wheel is turning, and while summer’s heat continues as if it will last forever, there is already a feverishness about it. The birds, the creatures of fields and forests, and even the Green Ones are now … Read more