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The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that… we love the world, and why not finally carry that secret on with our bodies into the living rooms and porches, backyards and grocery stores?
– Natalie Goldberg
One simple way to encourage good Qi, or the life energy that is present in all things, is [...]
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A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless.
– May Sarton
Today, as we continue to work with the magic of our homes, let’s consider how feng shui can be used to enhance the energy in our living rooms. Most living rooms need to be versatile, because so many activities happen [...]
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There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. ‘Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night’s lodging. ‘Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous [...]
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Home is a name, a word; it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.
– Charles Dickens
Our homes can be seen to be a metaphor for who we are, for it is the place where we are most free to be our authentic selves. [...]
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An open door invites callers.
–Turkish proverb
One of the most frequent questions I am asked in my Tarot readings, is “When (or if) I will ever find my soul mate/true love/a happy marriage?” And the best answer for that, which the cards are so wonderful for helping people focus on, is – what do you offer [...]
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Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.
– René Dubos (1901-1982. Environmentalist, microbiologist and creator of the slogan, “Think Globally, Act Locally.”)
As the Winter season begins to loosen its grip, we can prepare for Springtime energy by considering the impact of our home environment on our own energetic field. Our home is a template [...]
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To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.
– Samuel Johnson
If, as author Denise Linn suggests in yesterday’s post, our homes are a mirror of our true selves, or else can be a template that determines what comes to us, what is yours saying about you? Does your home feel overwhelmed, [...]
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While waiting for the Muse (or your suggestions) to inspire my next theme (if any!), I am offering some encore posts from past years. This was from January, 2007, but much of it still feels appropriate for now, as we transition from Winter to the first stirrings of Spring.
In this time of the element [...]
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This encore post, is part two, from a series I wrote back in February, 2006.
Knowest thou
What solemn shores of crocus-coloured light,
Reared by the sunset in its realm of change,
Will mock the dream-lost isles that sirens ward?
–Clark Ashton Smith
Many of us are seeing the first welcome signs of Spring and one of the dearest of those [...]
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Another encore post, this time, part one of two that I wrote back in February, 2006.
Behold, this crocus is a withering flame…
– Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Barren Spring, 1870
The signs of Spring are becoming increasingly insistent and unmistakable. In my garden, purple and yellow crocuses are opening in the noon sun, before slipping back to sleep [...]
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