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Art by Natalie Novak

A blessed Imbolc to those of you in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Old Irish, the word Imbolg means "in the belly," which refers to the pregnancy of ewes at this time of year.

This in-the-belly time, when a new life is stirring within, but before…

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Why walking is underrated as a creative exercise, and how it cures anxiety

I am…

Art by Nicoletta Tomas Caravia

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Midlife

I am no longer waiting for a special occasion; I burn the best candles on ordinary days.

I…

Poem for Lupe Lin Marie deVincent December 12, 2011

Madre de las estrellas

it was you, only you, solo tu

on the mountaintop

your cloak of stars enfolding the earth

diamond starlight cascading softly

como las lagrimas slipping to the ground

until roses sprang up and bloomed

ayer, hoy, esta…

We are heading into the descent of winter.

Life is being drawn into the earth, painlessly descending down into the very heart of herself. And we as natural human animals are being called to do the same, the pull to descend into our bodies, into sleep,…

PICTURE PEACE

And then all that has divided us will merge

And then compassion will be wedded to power

And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind

And then both men and women will be gentle

And then both women and men will be…

The community of nature.



Columbanus wrote, If you wish to understand the Creator, then first understand his creation'

In other words, the way to understand the mind of an artist is through his picture, a potter through her pottery, an author through her writing, and so on. The Celtic missionaries saw God as the master…

Silver ~

"How many years of beauty do I have left?

she asks me.

How many more do you want?

Here. Here is 34. Here is 50.

When you are 80 years old

and your beauty rises in ways

your cells cannot even imagine now

and your wild bones grow…

"Do not stand at my grave and weep,

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am in a thousand winds that blow,

I am the softly falling snow.

I am the gentle showers of rain,

I am the fields of ripening…

Happy Holi

May God grant you always...

A sunbeam to warm you,

A moonbeam to charm you,

Laughter to cheer you,

Faithful friends near you,

And whenever you pray...

Heaven to hear you.

~ An Irish…

Be gentle with that tender heart of yours.

It may be holding a years worth of grief inside it.

Be caring with all those parts of you that feel life’s tender moments, childhood pains and unmet emotions.

Take yourself out into the gathering light and breathe a bright ember into the very centre of you, into your hearts…

She asked him, 'How much are you selling the eggs for?'

The old seller replied, '$.25 an egg, Madam.'

She said to him, 'I will take 6 eggs for $1.25 or I will leave.'

The old seller replied, 'Come take them at the price you want. Maybe, this is a good beginning because I have not been able to sell even a single egg…

This Earth-dweller seems finely in tune with the Samhain spirit.



Her Scorpionic solitude, in touch with the elements and the fading glories of autumn, admit no compromise, distraction, or superfluous company.



She is where she…

it’s 3:23 in the morning

and I’m awake

because my great great grandchildren

won’t let me sleep

my great great grandchildren

ask me in dreams

what did you do while the planet was plundered?...

what did you do when the earth was unraveling?



surely you did something

when the seasons started failing?



as the mammals, reptiles, birds were all dying?



did you fill the streets with protest

when democracy was stolen?…

Art by Egon Schiele

My friends, do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of affairs in our world now. Ours is a time of almost daily astonishment and often righteous…

Image: Chen Yongle

Gemini New Moon brewing and culminating Wed, 12:43 pm PT.

New Moons are good for beginning something fertile, however you define that to be.

Eschew the grand; applaud the small but…

"We are part of a magical, beautiful, and suffering Earth, whose darkening we have created with our endless exploitation. The Earth, which is so infinitely generous, needs our prayers, needs our loving, our open hearts and remembrance... Once again when we can remember our love for the Earth, our reverence for what is sacred within all of creation, and honor…

The plant featured here is caught between a plastered wall and a hard place.

He wouldn't have it any other way, to be so cornered by so much festive, unpretentious beauty somewhere in Morocco.

He feels kinda lucky.

I wish the same for any of…

Image by Alex Saberi

"When we get out of the glass bottles of our ego,

 and when we escape like squirrels turning in the

 cages of our personality

 and get into the forests again,

 we shall shiver with cold and fright

 but things will happen to us

 so that we…