This happy Buddha has been with me for years. He has everything he needs in his over-the-shoulder sack and is adorned with gems and prayer beads. He is surrounded by coins of the realm and relics of spiritual significance. Mostly I love his expression of joy in action. In a recent discussion, I was reminded …
There is no doubt that we have genuinely entered the Age of Aquarius, previewed as early as the sixties. Now it has become clear that this is the Age of the Divine Mother. We are being asked to take on the responsibility of deepening our understanding of love, putting love into action and living with …
Riding the wave of the fresh new year, we are suddenly three weeks into January, and there appears to be a headwind of rapid change. The sun is already in Aquarius, and even Pluto has entered Aquarius after many years, stirring up already volatile global situations. The past year of the Water Rabbit, in Chinese …
As Solstice dawns and we look towards the heavens, the star of divinity shines bright. Nights may be dark but we are reminded of the flame within our hearts guiding us onward. Doing a take off on Rumi, I say the Star we are seeking is also seeking us. The Christic light which is symbolized …
This Christmas season I am using my little cottage home as a vision for messages to the universe. I have mulltiple nativity scenes, angels of all shapes and sizes, assorted antique ornaments sitting on the shelf. A big Santa Claus carrying toys and a little Santa sitting in meditation. Some lovely gifted LED candles that …
In these days of changes, shifts, conflicts, confusion, division, and all that we find heartbreaking, may we defend a more loving world by simply giving thanks. A kind word or gesture, a healing breath, an act of service. A gathering together, a reaching out, a quiet peaceful heart. An understanding of the divinity within and …
2023: a year of surprises, shifts, change of focus and a local earthquake. And as spring arose, tumbling, reshifting and refocusing. The journey continues. Some days I have entered a secret garden and am comforted and delighted by what I am finding. Other days old habits and ways of being are unraveling and leading me …
For some time I’ve been thinking about the concept of responsibility. Perhaps because of my history, training and experiences, I have often interpreted the word in a strict, disciplinary fashion. Nothing wrong with discipline, of course, but my version of the word tended to make me want to avoid the subject. Or perhaps give myself …
As realities shift day to day and season to season, I am reminded once again of the old Sufi story which I am sure I have mentioned before: A farmer led a fairly pleasant life but became tired of being so poor. He decided to buy a horse and hopefully learn to train him and …