There is a cachet placed on traditions which stand the test of time. Being linear beings who live relatively brief lives, we have a reverence for things which outlast us. This includes holiday traditions. They connect us to our past, to loved ones near and far, to the generations who have gone before us, to…
wIt can seem like New Year’s is not so much a celebration of the new year, but a victory lap. “Yay!!! We made it through another grueling Holiday season!” We talk about the new year and making resolutions, but in reality we are simply in shock and trying to recover from what we work so…
Somewhere along the way our notion of balance becomes about stillness. That balance is about perfect measures bringing everything to a point where nothing moves. It’s the essence of perfection, to be perfectly balanced in a stillness that proves everything is exactly equal, measured, compared, in exacting relationship to each other. Yet nothing could be…
On the one hand it’s important to evaluate a situation which has occurred. To look back at what elements came together in order to facilitate it, what your part was in it, and what lesson there is to be learned from it. This is part of what it means to live an examined life. To…
The newest in my video meditation series is now live. A guided meditation on the sacred nature of fire based on Homeric Hymns to Hestia and Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen.
It doesn’t take long for a child to develop the ability to determine categories or the “thingness” of things. They very rapidly learn that while this cat is pure black and the other is all kinds of colors, they are both cats. While a dog might be tiny and fluffy or tall, thin and sleek,…
Our bodies hold a tremendous amount of practical wisdom which can help us on our spiritual path. Unfortunately we often treat them like a blind hound dog that needs constant monitoring and correction that periodically will lead us to something interesting but for the most part is a huge amount of work. Sometimes we remember…
Sometimes the issues in our lives don’t stem from bad luck or circumstances, but focus. We are taught how to focus on a goal in order to achieve it. When we’re young we’re taught to focus on one thing to get it done and to focus even more in order to do it well. Applying…
I like masks. Not the made in China, you can’t breathe through them, Halloween kind from the store at Halloween, but beautiful Mardi Gras masks and hand crafted fantastical masks used in ritual and ceremony, masks made by craftswo/men who put a little bit of magic into them and that can take you to another…
It’s truly impossible to see or know all aspects of ourselves because we can’t be impartial, kinda by definition. People and situations hold up mirrors for us so we can see who we are and the ramifications of our actions more clearly. Not perfectly, but it’s a great tool we should be…looking into. Ahem. Moving…