5 days agobody beatificMemorial Day in the US this year also falls on International Day of Peacekeepers, May 29. As we celebrate armed forces and deployed troops around the world may we aim as well for the day when our peacekeeping involves more actual peace rather than having to impose it. This year…Peacekeeping 20232 min readPeacekeeping 20232 min read
5 days agoview from my roomI pray to the birds because I believe they will carry the messages of my heart upward. I pray to them because I believe in their existence, the way their songs begin and end each day… the invocations and benedictions of Earth. I pray to the birds because they remind…Catching Covid4 min readCatching Covid4 min read
May 15heart & soul nebulaeFor Mother’s Day we celebrated with this gorgeous collection of images of two emission nebulae — aptly called the heart and soul. When we honor all mothering guardian spirits — the carers and nurturers who birthed and raised us — those who brought us into being and enlivened our world. …Mothers Day 20231 min readMothers Day 20231 min read
May 9get on with the healing“There comes a time when we must stop crying and wringing our hands and get on with the healing that we are so much in need of.” ~ Art Solomon, Anishinaabe Elder. A passage from Art Solomon’s book, Songs for the People: Teachings on the Natural Way (NC Press) describes…Songs Of The People3 min readSongs Of The People3 min read
May 7stolen workWorld Intellectual Property Day takes place every year on April 26. It was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000. Each year, the campaign is rolled out around a topical theme: 2023 — Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity 2022 — IP and Youth: Innovating for…Intellectual Property2 min readIntellectual Property2 min read
May 4lunar Beltane 2023Beltane arrives officially on May 1 but astrologically when the Sun hits 15* Taurus on May 5, 2023. May 5 is also a Scorpio full moon and lunar eclipse. May is a month charged with electric energy and intensified by the influence of Mercury and Pluto in retrograde. We have…Beltane 20231 min readBeltane 20231 min read
May 1May DayThis year Beltane falls on May 1, Labor Day. Lunar Beltane falls on May 5 with a Scorpio lunar eclipse occurring as well. Be prepared for change — the great awakener.Beltane 20231 min readBeltane 20231 min read
Apr 23divine follies“Writers all devise ways to approach that place where they expect to make the contact, where they become the conduit, or where they engage in this mysterious process. For me, light is the signal in the transition. It’s not being in the light, it’s being there before it arrives. It…Creativity2 min readCreativity2 min read
Apr 20hanging outHave our gadgets and devices developed bad social posture among us? Isolating in this pandemic could have made things even worse. Many may want to get back in social shape — though the struggle is apparent. Have we forgotten how to hang out? Do we give oursleves permission to just…Hanging Out2 min readHanging Out2 min read
Apr 19shade & shadowEven spirituality has its shades and shadows. As cocreators in our universe we may not be in control of what happens but we are accountable for our response. This starts with the acknowledgement and acceptance of our emotions and feelings. Not bypassing either with any pretense or avoidance. Easier said…Transmutation2 min readTransmutation2 min read
