Beyond all ideas of right and wrong doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. --Rumi In a recent talk at Agape International Spiritual Center, Rev. Julie Moret spoke to the crazy times we live in. She gave tips on learning to roll with life and build up resilience, so you won’t be buffeted to and fro by all the fear-mongering and changeable circumstances. One simple way, … [Read more...]
I just deleted my profile on an online matchmaking site. Ninety dollars down the drain! The endless parade of unappealing men and clever scammers was just too much for me. I realized I’d fallen prey to a “cat-fishing” scheme after communicating with one of these fakers for an entire week. There must be a better way to meet decent men, right? Cat-fishing is just one of many … [Read more...]
Visible across the North American continent in the predawn hours on Friday, this Blood Moon will be the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century, at its peak, covering 97 % of the Moon. From the west coast, you can start watching at 11:00 pm on Thursday. But what will it mean for you? In his book Why the World Doesn’t End, Michael Meade shares the Apache tale of an … [Read more...]
You’re swimming along the cold, dark bottom of a river, fingers probing the mud, when suddenly you feel something hard and metallic. After carefully prying it loose, you rise to the surface with the bronze head of an ancient Hindu god, liberated from his watery grave after twelve centuries! This is just what’s been happening recently on the Musi River in Indonesia, where … [Read more...]
In the Greek myth of Eris, this warrior goddess was not invited to a wedding on Mt. Olympus, due to her reputation as a troublemaker. But she turned up anyway – bearing a golden apple inscribed, “To the Fairest One.” Hera, Athena and Aphrodite began quarreling about which one of them deserved it. It fell to Paris, Prince of Troy, to select the fairest. He awarded the apple to … [Read more...]
