Self-Care
Igniting Fierce Self-Compassion
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe,
deserve your love and affection.
~~ Buddha
Greetings to all my precious people!!
Major transition and recalibration is the highlight of this week and beyond, as Saturn enters the fire sign Aries on May 24, for the first time in nearly three decades. Saturn represents the archetype of The Wise Old One in Jungian psychology, embodying the aspects of maturity, stability and grounded realism, and it reminds us that time stands still for no one. Between now and 2028, be on the lookout for the reality checks we didn’t choose but surely need. The resistance we manifest, the magical thinking we utilize, the beliefs we were handed down and cling to without question. Saturn is responsible for throwing up obstacles so that we might face them, gain resilience and continue to grow and evolve into a new life stage. continue reading
Your Symptoms are Sacred
To enable us to learn how to know ourselves, we need history,
for the past continues to flow through us in a hundred channels.
~~ James Hillman
Greetings to all my precious people!!
The most intense Full Moon of the year occurred on Monday May 12. The Flower Full Moon coincided with the Theraveda Buddhist observation of Vesak, marking the day the Buddha was born, became enlightened and died. This celebration is always a time of joy, reflection, and intentionally practicing the Buddhist principles of compassion, tolerance, and service. Mark a reminder on your calendar, or in your journal, and return to that Flower Full Moon date in the future—taking note of the changes unfolding over the course of weeks and months. Remain curious about the shifts—and begin to search for a pattern in the events, thoughts, and choices that offers wisdom—a truth that will resonate with you. continue reading
Everything In Life Is Vibration
Humans don’t awaken in their comfort zone.
They awaken when they are taken out of their comfort zone.
Adversity forces you to go deeper; it is a time of great opportunity.
– Eckhart Tolle
Greetings to all my precious people!
The month of May is bursting with blooms and an abundance of celebratory activities that include religious and educational rites of passage as well as seasonal transitions. Next Monday, May 12, an intense and cathartic Full Moon in Scorpio will add to the deep vibrational themes of shift and change in this year of the Yin Snake. There is so much stirring about—and we are all affected by it in some way, shape or form. Astrology and cosmology aside, the theme of this week is creation, vibration and healing—according to the natural way of the world that we inhabit. continue reading
Awaken to Remember
May you awaken to the Mystery of being here
and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.
May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.
~~ John O’Donohue
Greetings to all my precious people!
Each year on May 1st, the ancient Celtic celebration of Beltaine calls us to awaken. Marking the threshold between Spring and Summer, it is a festival of fertility, fire, and fullness. Life bursts forth in bloom. Earth sings in birdsong and blossoms. Beltaine represents the liminal space—where the veils between the world’s thin and the invisible invites us to imagine the possibilities. Traditionally, bonfires were lit on hilltops across Ireland and Scotland to ignite passion, cleanse the old, and bless the fertility of the land and the people. The fires of Beltaine have long signaled a turning point, heralding vitality and sacred union. continue reading
Your Body is the Oracle
There is a pattern, an order, in human bodies…
When the body gets working appropriately,
the force of gravity can flow through.
Then spontaneously, the body heals itself.
— Ida P. Rolf
Greetings to all my precious people!
The world continues to shape-shift as the chaos of rebirth and renewal unfolds. While so much of life is happening outside of us—outside our bodies, outside our control, outside our cities and countries—there is one constant truth we can rely on. We are in our bodies. We are going about our day to day lives in the original house of our birth—a body so miraculous and mysterious that we many times take it for granted. continue reading
