Reading this poem by James Wright, who left us too soon in 1980 at the age of 53, I think of the May Full Flower Moon. A Blessing Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass, And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness. They have come gladly out of the willows To welcome my friend and me. We step over the … [Read more...]
What do you stand for? Whenever my friend, Connie, feels challenged in life and is not sure what to do, she contemplates these five words that her mentor drummed into her many years ago. “All I have to do is say them aloud,” Connie explained, “and I feel centered and focused again.” Cosmically, it is all coming together—wildish energy, unavoidable challenge, self-doubt, … [Read more...]
It’s the first Full Moon of Spring, although in many locations, this Moon arrives between the seasons. As snows melt and chlorophyll rushes up to green the grass, earthworm castings begin to appear everywhere; this draws the robins, the plump and friendliest of backyard birds. It's a time for leaping forward and for clearing any remaining cobwebs, for releasing what doesn't … [Read more...]
Welcome the Moon of bone marrow broth and sparse hunting. Welcome the Moon of ice. It’s cold in February, and in much of the world the snow keeps falling. All through the days of this month, I can feel February inside me. I notice how creaky I feel as I get out of bed every morning, and how my energy ebbs more quickly throughout the day. It’s not unusual for me to drift off to … [Read more...]
Years ago, a shaman identified my familiar, or spirit animal, as the wolf. It startled me at the time. There are wolf qualities that appeal to my Aries nature. The wolf is independent, crafty, fierce and capable. But the wolf is also wild, reckless and vicious. I had hoped that my totem animal would turn out to be a horse, a fox or a cow; a blue heron, perhaps, or an … [Read more...]
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