We hear people describe the times we are experiencing as a chrysalis. Personal, spiritual and collective transformation share that experience of the entity shifting into a new way of being, a new form. Not all growth or change is so dramatic. Some is developmental or planned. But transformation suggests the new phase is beyond the present knowing.
Read MoreI lit the flames of my three wicked candle during my meditation, bringing in the power and guidance of my ancestors, the archangels and goddesses that support me and the elemental kingdom that sees to our physical world.
The power and magic of threes came to me, so many examples in Celtic Lore.
Read my thoughts in this blog.
Read MoreRituals are important. Many people have no tradition of ritual or access to helpful rituals in their lives. When crises come, it is so easy to feel helpless. It is hard to focus our energies, our good wishes, our faith. A ritual like the creation of a healing circle, the lighting of a candle or the singing of a song of hope can be surprisingly soothing AND ease to pull off.
Read MoreFind a stillness. Find a way to calm the monkey, squirrel or whatever animal you have in your head. Use guided meditations or music to find your stillness.
Read more about strategies to find stillness in this blog.
Read MoreUsually, I draw one tarot or oracle card as a new month begins to stimulate reflection and insight. Given COVID -19 and the huge test it is to all that has meaning in our lives, I decided to do a three card spread for the month of April.
Read MoreThis blog features a writing from Rev. Lynn Ungar, that was included in Day One of the Abbey of the Arts Novena For Times of Unraveling.
With the unknown surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), allow these words to ground you and offer some calming insight.
Read MoreThere is so much going on in the world, so much causing stress and destruction. We must look for signs of hope and carry sweet songs like this in our heart.
Read MoreYes, the Celts saw power and magic in threes. The notion of the magic of threes is illustrated in folklore by leprechauns, fairies and wizards. Disney has helped us all to know the stories of three wishes, the three good fairies, the three witches, etc.
Read MoreIntentionally embracing a path of connection to Nature, to Spirit, to Universal Energy can help us embrace the future from a place of grounding, of positive anticipation, and of renewed vigor.
Read MoreCan you imagine what it was like for our ancestors? Damp, cold, standing water in the grasslands, dark days with only a fire for light and warmth? It certainly makes sense that they would create monuments to the Sun, calibrated to align with the Sun on the solstice when the sun is at its highest and the length of the day is longest. How they must have yearned for summer. How they must have watched for the signs of the turning of the seasons.
Read MoreImages of dancing green leprechauns surround us in March. Yet, beyond the gaiety of St. Patrick’s Day cards, I think these wee folks have a lot to say to us about how we are living and how we must treat our planet.
Read MoreAs we rise today, perhaps after too much Guinness or green beer, it seems appropriate to lift up the real Patrick. The revelry of St. Patrick’s Day in the USA is shared by huge numbers even here in the northeast where the weather doesn’t really lend itself to outdoor parades. But, the US Census does report that 34.5 million Americans list their heritage as either primarily or partially Irish. That is worthy of celebration. (It will be fun to see how the surge of interest in AncestryDNA and 23andMe impact the next census.)
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