For a long time, I’ve tried to apply the mantra, “Energy flows where attention goes,” to my life, and considered my attention as perhaps the only thing I actually could control or take credit for. In service of that, for 30+ years I’ve begun most days by lighting sage and giving thanks to the world around and within me.
I recently read a blog post written by a local friend… Read More »
The well-known yin-yang symbol represents two snakes, the head of each one pursuing and devouring the tail of the other. The white snake (yang) is usually seen as masculine, and it creates rules, structures, and form (order). The black snake (yin), is generally seen as feminine, and represents nature and wildness, the forces of chaos and disorder.
Order (yang) creates agreements and the stability, safety, and predictability that follow, but… Read More »
Approaching the Winter Solstice, we enter the darkest time of the year. Yet, this time, though dark, is referred to as “the Holidays” (Holy Days) and — lasting from Thanks-giving to Christmas – associated with gratitude and the giving of gifts.
What gifts do we want to give in these dark times? What light or warmth do we want to bring to the world… to whom?
It’s in those times… Read More »
