Today is a Last Quarter Moon. That is to say that we are halfway between Full and New Moon. Luna is waning, shrinking; our energy retreats inward. Some people see this as the perfect time to re-evaluate one’s course and make necessary adjustments. Take a moment, over the next 24 hours, to look at where…
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Milestone Celebrations
Rituals, celebrations, and ceremonies are our form of formal observation of chapter shifts or milestones. There are all sorts of these milestones throughout a person’s life. Some are celebrated in our society, others are not. Births, new home, weddings, finishing school, coming of age, birthdays, deaths – these have customs and somewhat familiar rituals. Other…
Celebrate Lemuralia
Thursday night/Friday Morning this week marks the celebration of the annual clearing out of the dead and old energies, according to the Roman calendar, known as Lemuralia. Why not take the opportunity to exorcise your own demons? According to Ovid, this is done by having the head of the household walk barefoot through the house…
The April 25th X-Class Solar Flare
Solar flare alert! On April 25th, an active region near the sun’s western limb erupted, producing an impulsive X-class solar flare. A pulse of extreme UV radiation from the flare ionized Earth’s upper atmosphere and caused a shortwave radio blackout on the dayside of Earth. However, a CME hurled into space by the explosion will…
Crystal Clearing Bowls
A number of years ago, Spirit gave me a piece of very clear direction: I was to have a bowl of salt, with hematite and aquamarine. After every client, I was to run my hands through it. When I came home for the day, I was to run my hands through it. Before and after…
Totem Visitation: Oriole
I was sitting in my office and was distracted by a very distinct bird chirp. Outside my window was a delightful, young, male oriole. I have been fascinated by orioles since I was a child. Their nests are unlike any others – they hang like baskets and are very strong. Orioles have a very long…
For the Aries New Moon
Before he makes each one of us, God speaks. Then, without speaking, he takes each one out of the darkness. And these are the cloudy words God speaks before each of us begins: “You have been sent out by your senses. Go to the farthest edge of desire, and give me clothing: burn like a…
The Universal Connection and Magnetic Crochet of this Solar Flare
Last night, this appeared in my inbox: The magnetic canopy of sunspot AR2017 erupted yesterday, March 29th, producing an impulsive X1-class solar flare. Ionizing radiation from the flare produced electrical currents in Earth’s upper atmosphere and a ripple in Earth’s magnetic field detected by magnetometers across the dayside of our planet. Read more about this…
As I Walk Through Sacred Space…
As some of you may know, I am drawn to sacred spaces of all types. I refer to the last time I was in England as the “Church and Graveyard Tour.” On our first day in Iceland, we managed to find ourselves strolling through a lovely cemetery. It was quiet and peaceful, and still somehow…
Relationship Boundaries and Sulfur
Sulfur is great for helping you maintain healthy boundaries within all sorts of relationships
Gratitude
What are the simple things in your life for which you are grateful?
The 40 Day Practice: Day 40: Dedication
Today is the last day of the 40 Day Practice. The theme is Dedication. Dedication is what will help you push through the resistance of the negative ego, more so than perseverance. Dedication understands that a Path requires transcending the noise generated by the negative ego, and that there will be noise from the negative…