by Beth on March 31, 2008
Ace of SwordsThere is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.– Victor Hugo What a great card for the week that transitions us from March to April, when Spring comes with more certainty and clarity (in the Northern Hemisphere). The Aces of the Tarot represent new beginnings, strength, speed and energy. Each [...]
by Beth on March 31, 2008
Today is the last day of the month, and so is sacred to the great Triple Goddess, Hecate. On this day, we honor the Her as Queen of the Night and the Goddess of Witches. Hecate is a protector of women, mighty advocate for the disenfranchised, and She who guards the crossroads. It is She [...]
by Beth on March 30, 2008
Thoughts on a Grey Dayby Mrs. ScarrotFrom Bare Trees – Fleetwood Mac I thank my God for perfect love and peaceI’ll hold her tight, as always, mine foreverLove; love. So great, so divineTrees — the grey day has changed everythingIt’s beautiful, just beautiful, so beautifulThis first grey day is ours. My loving child, by grace [...]
by Beth on March 29, 2008
Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change the world; indeed, that is the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead TONIGHT, at 8 pm, your local time, I encourage you to turn off and unplug for one hour. You can read more about it here, here, and here.
by Beth on March 28, 2008
Last year, on March 31, for one hour, the people of Sydney, Australia made a powerful statement about the greatest contributor to global warming – coal-fired electricity – by turning off their lights. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2,100 businesses switched off, leading to a 10.2% energy reduction across the city. What began [...]
by Beth on March 28, 2008
Way back in the days when the grass was still greenand the pond was still wetand the clouds were still clean,and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space …one morning, I came to this glorious place.And I first saw the trees! — Dr. Seuss, The Lorax In order for our Earth-based spirituality to [...]
by Beth on March 27, 2008
I look back with gladness to the day when I found the path tothe land of heart’s desire, and thank Fate ceaselessly with aloud voice that she did not permit town to sap all the yearsaway while the heart was turning to wind-voices andflower-faces and the hands of kindly earth. — Mrs. George Cran, The [...]
by Beth on March 26, 2008
Where flowers bloom, so does hope. — Lady Bird Johnson Now the Wheel of Time has turned once more, and Spring gives forth Her new life and abundance. Sweet possibilities float through the air like pollen. This tender time of fragile, but relentless new growth is a time for breathing, clearing away what is stale [...]
by Beth on March 25, 2008
Kuan Yin does not come hither; I do not go thither;the water is in the basin; the moon is in the heavens.When the water is clear, the moon appears;when the mirror is bright, the image emerges. — Su Tung-po – 11th Century poet Today is the 19th day of the second moon of the new [...]
by Beth on March 24, 2008
The World I celebrate myself, and sing myself,And what I assume, you shall assume,For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. — Walt Whitman If life is a Fool’s Journey – the soul’s adventure of the ups and downs of outrageous fortune – then this is the card at the completion of [...]