Trust and Taking Refuge

Trust and Taking Refuge

My parents did a lot of things right. I have only one major complaint. In their efforts to protect their children, they taught us not to trust ourselves. Since one can’t teach another something that one doesn’t have, this is understandable. My education, experiences...
Magic

Magic

Keeping my world open to Magic is most important to me. For me, Magic are those events orchestrated by Spirit that have no easy rational explanation. Magic is the doorway to the mystery that is creativity, that is the soul of Spirit. Sometimes it is called “everyday...
Pattern and Climate Change

Pattern and Climate Change

I have been rereading Emilie Conrad’s book, Life on Land: The History of Continuum. I was very fortunate to be able to work with her in the 1980’s.  She talks about the effect of pattern on the mind and body as opposed to complexity and matrix (“something within...
Intention

Intention

Clear, focused intention moves mountains. Intention needs to involve all the bodies: physical, emotional, mental, and energetic.  It is much more than picturing what we want. It is being in sync with all levels of ourselves. We have all had the experience of what we...
Protection

Protection

In the 21st century, personal protection is not a concept most people think a lot about. There aren’t as many lions, tigers, and bears to be on the lookout for. However, my experience is that the dangers are out there, they just come in different packages from what...