- November 15th, 2008
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Everywoman Her Own Theology-- Alicia OstrikerI am nailing them up to the cathedral doorLike Martin Luther. Actually, no,I don't want to resemble that Schmutzkopf(See Erik Erikson and N.O. BrownOn the…
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- November 14th, 2008
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Give me a wildness whose glance no civilization can endure.-- Henry David ThoreauI have mentioned that this dark period from Samhain to the end of November (and in some places, straight through to Yul…
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- November 13th, 2008
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Where there's fear there's power,Passion is the healer,Desire cracks open the gate.-- StarhawkAs I noted yesterday, this is the time of the Wild Hunt, the dying of the year, and our own journey into t…
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- November 12th, 2008
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Threshold © by Nguyen Dinh DangMen who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.Havelock Ellis (1859-1939)Our European ancestors saw the time between Sam…
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- November 11th, 2008
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With the Valkyries, ride over the battlefieldRide your horses and come to meI'm waiting for you to take my soul,High in the sky to Valhalla of old. -- from Ride of the Valkyries © DomineToday, Novem…
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- November 10th, 2008
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The Queen of SwordsBelieve those who are seeking the truth;doubt those who find it. -- André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951) French author, Nobel Prize laureateThis week brings us another court car…
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- November 9th, 2008
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The Right Stuffby Garrison KeillorNov. 5, 2008: A golden November day under a blue sky and an air of sweet amiability at the polls and at the end of the day, we elected the right guy, no doubt about i…
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- November 8th, 2008
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All Soul's Nightby Loreena McKennittBonfires dot the rolling hillsidesFigures dance around and aroundTo drums that pulse out echoes of darknessMoving to the Pagan sound.Somewhere in a hidden memoryIma…
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- November 7th, 2008
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Shiva-Shakti © Goddess GiftThis is the night to join the Dance,Partake in all-renewing trance;Where worlds within and out are One,Our sacred journey now begun. from Samhain Round © Mark HirschhornTo…
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- November 6th, 2008
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Dear Brother Obama,You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. Us being the black people of the Southern United States. You think you know, because you are thoughtful, and you hav…
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- November 5th, 2008
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Last night, Times Square was spontaneously packed with people hugging and weeping, in numbers rivaling any New Year's celebration. Revelers danced in front of the soon-to-be vacated White House. In…
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- November 4th, 2008
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This Train -- Dreams will not be thwarted This Train -- Faith will be rewarded This Train -- Hear the steel wheels singin'…
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- November 3rd, 2008
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The Knight of CupsReach out your hand, if your cup be empty.If your cup is full, may it be again.Let it be known there is a fountainThat was not made by the hands of man.-- Ripple, by Robert Hunter/Je…
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- November 2nd, 2008
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- November 1st, 2008
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If Death is Kind -- Sara TeasdalePerhaps if Death is kind, and there can be returning, We will come back to earth some fragrant night, And take these lanes to find the sea, and bending Breathe the sam…
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- October 31st, 2008
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We dance around in a ring and suppose,but the secret sits in the middle and knows.-- Robert FrostToday is the Great Festival of Samhain (pronounced SAH-wen, or SOW-wen), which marks the third and fina…
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- October 30th, 2008
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The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death. (He) jokes about it, caresses it,sleeps with it, celebrates it. It is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love. -- Octavio Paz (1914 - 19…
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- October 29th, 2008
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Demeter ThesmophorosAh! Beautiful Thesmophorae!Grant me your favors, protect me, both within the temple and on my way back...Mighty divinity, oh, Demeter, and thou, Persephone, grant that I may be abl…
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- October 28th, 2008
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Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon's light.As you know, the New Moon is the time for planting the seeds…
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- October 27th, 2008
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The Three of WandsA vision is not just a picture of what could be;it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more. -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter (American business speaker and consult…
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- October 26th, 2008
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Autumn, a Wood Path © Sanford Robinson GiffordAn Autumn Evening by Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942)Dark hills against a hollow crocus skyScarfed with its crimson pennons, and belowThe dome of sunse…
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- October 25th, 2008
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Autumn Song © Susan Tino SantilloSong for Autumnby Mary OliverIn the deep falldon't you imagine the leaves think howcomfortable it will be to touchthe earth instead of thenothingness of air and the e…
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- October 24th, 2008
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Dear folks - After today, I will reluctantly remove the Manifest Obama video, to honor the wishes of its creators. I am appalled that this might be so, for free speech is diminished by such situation…
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Yesterday, I posted an inspiring video that was created by Lauren Rosenfeld, a fifth grade teacher, and her husband Jamie, at Rainbow Mountain School in Asheville, NC. Her intention was, “to focus o…
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- October 23rd, 2008
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While I am out of town for a few days, I offer some inspiration for you. Today, I invite you to join in this magical working:?alt=rss
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- October 22nd, 2008
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Temperance: Eat and carouse with Bacchus, or munch dry bread with Jesus,but don't sit down without one of the Gods. -- D.H. LawrenceAny discussion of Temperance, by me at least, would of course have…
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Scorpios are often considered the most intense, profound, powerful members of the zodiac. Even when they appear self-controlled and calm there is a seething intensity of emotional energy under the pla…
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- October 21st, 2008
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Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. -- Benjamin FranklinToday, we meet the last, and perhaps most misunderstood, of the four classical virtues. Because it is much maligned, we will spend a co…
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- October 20th, 2008
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Ace of SwordsThe supreme end of education is expert discernment of all things--the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit,and to prefer the good and the genuine to the b…
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- October 19th, 2008
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- October 18th, 2008
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More thoughts on the U.S. election from Starhawk. This is only an excerpt. You can read the article in its entirety, including her powerful insights as a result of helping in the recovery efforts for…
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- October 17th, 2008
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All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.-- AristotleThe study of wisdom, sophology, is a vast area that has fascinated the students of human nature for millennia. For a more in-depth article that en…
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- October 16th, 2008
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Vasudhara - Goddess of Wealth and WisdomIn our age... men seem more than ever prone to confuse wisdom with knowledge, and knowledge with information, and to try to solve problems of life in terms of e…
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- October 15th, 2008
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Courage is not simply one of the virtues,but the form of every virtue at the testing point.-- C.S. LewisMost of you have caught on by now that it is no coincidence that I am writing about Virtue at th…
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- October 14th, 2008
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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. -- Gautama BuddhaAs my friend Madeline writes in her inspiring astrology blog, “An Aries Moon calls for ACTION and some of that…
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- October 13th, 2008
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The EmpressAncient Mother, I hear you calling.Ancient Mother, I hear your song.Ancient Mother, I hear your laughter.Ancient Mother, I taste your tears. -- TraditionalHere is a first since I began pul…
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- October 12th, 2008
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Yesterday, I posted Part One of Starhawk's call for saving our civilization from the catastrophic effects of climate change, effects that are already upon us. In today’s final part, she offers “a…
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Only a few days are left! Enter the contest you wish you wouldn't win! (But it's great if you do!) Beth Owl's Daughter Mercury Retrograde contest! As…
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- October 11th, 2008
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As you know, on Saturdays and Sundays, I offer the words and visions of others. Today I give you Part One of a very important essay by Starhawk. As you consider the upcoming elections (including the C…
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- October 10th, 2008
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The Tao has no place for pettiness, and nor has Virtue. Pettiness is dangerous to Virtue; pettiness is dangerous to the Tao. It is said, rectify yourself and be done. -- Chuang Tzu, Chinese philosophe…
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- October 9th, 2008
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Virtue does not come from wealth, but...wealth,and every other good thing which men have...comes from virtue. -- SocratesThe matter of Virtue – what it is, and how it may be able to help humans make…
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- October 8th, 2008
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You are a citizen of a great and powerful nation. Are you not ashamed that you give so much time to the pursuit of money and reputation, and honors, and care so little for truth and wisdom and the imp…
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- October 7th, 2008
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AreteI had learned many English words in the white man's school, and could recite part of the Ten Commandments. I learned to eat with a knife and fork. I also learned that a person is expected to thin…
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- October 6th, 2008
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The King of Swords Let us face ourselves bravely as we are. For only a philosophy that recognizes reality can lead us into true happiness, and only t…
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- October 5th, 2008
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Earth at Night - C. Mayhew & R. Simmon (NASA/GSFC), NOAA/NGDC, DMSPNocturne-- W.H.AudenNow through night's caressing gripEarth and all her oceans slip,Capes of China slide awayFrom her fingers int…
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- October 4th, 2008
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Enchanted Woods © Richie DeanBlack OaksMary OliverOkay, not one can write a symphony, or a dictionary,or even a letter to an old friend, full of remembranceand comfort.Not one can manage a single sou…
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- October 3rd, 2008
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In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.-- William BlakeEuphrosyne is our guide as we celebrate the harvest season and prepare for Winter’s barren time. Now, on the waxing young Moon,…
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- October 2nd, 2008
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The Harvest - Vincent Van GoghThe true harvest of my life is intangible -a little star dust caught, a portion of the rainbow I have clutched. -- Henry David ThoreauEuphrosyne is our guide as we celebr…
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- October 1st, 2008
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I know I am probably alienating a lot of my potential clients and even friends. But this is not a partisan problem. It is a fundamental socio-economic class problem. Here's another view:Please call…
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