Posted on December 21st, 2009 by Rose
Quote for the day;
“So the shortest day came, and the year died,
And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing,
To drive the dark away.
They lighted candles in the winter trees;
They hung their homes with evergreen;
They burned beseeching fires all night long
To keep the year alive,
And when the new year’s sunshine blazed awake
They [...]
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Posted on November 29th, 2009 by Rose
It’s hard to believe that it has been three months since my last post. So much has happened since then.
Change can be very challenging at times especially when it involves residential and economic changes. We have moved out of our cute little house and will miss it sorely, especially the lovely garden we enjoyed over [...]
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Posted on July 29th, 2009 by Rose
My early childhood was spent exploring the fields and nearby ranches next to our family’s farm. I roamed the countryside riding my donkey, collecting feathers, rocks, and arrow heads. Catching tadpoles, climbing trees, and communing with nature.
Today, even though I live in the city, I still love to explore and find magical places where I [...]
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Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Rose
The May Queen is Waiting
“The new earth quickens as you rise.
The May Queen is waiting.
Feel the pulsing ground call you to journey,
To know the depths of your desire.
The May Queen is waiting.
Moving through the night, the bright moon’s flight.
In green and silver on the plain.
She waits for you to return again.
Do not keep Her waiting.
Her [...]
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Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Rose
Springtime is the perfect time for clearing out and balancing the three lower chakras.The first, second & third chakras are those that relate to the physical realm in everyday life, and when balanced they help us flow and move through the everyday issues of life with more ease.
Without some kind of balance in the lower [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2009 by Rose
“And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being.” – Black Elk
Earth, Teach Me
Earth [...]
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Posted on March 19th, 2009 by Rose
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Waning Moon
Moon in Capricorn
Saturn Retrograde
Venus Retrograde
Sunny and warm
This morning, when I took a walk the sun was out and all the birds were singing. I felt energized by all the sights and sounds of Spring, and wanted to stay out to play, so off I went with camera in hand and began [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Rose
Nearly two thirds of the world’s population – pray with beads.
Each bead counted is an individual prayer or mantra, and the repetition of prayers and mantras is meant to facilitate complete focus on the prayer or mantra itself. For many people prayer beads have symbolized the commitment and connection to a spiritual life.
We may wear [...]
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Posted on February 2nd, 2009 by Rose
In Scotland February is known as Wolf month and although the days are cold and dreary there are small signs of new life appearing across the country side as birds began to build their nests and ewes birth their lambs.
As the Cailleach, Old woman of Winter exhales her final icy breath, all will be transformed [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2009 by Rose
“Every time you wake up, ask yourself, “What good things am I going to do today? “Remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it.” – Native American Proverb
This morning, I woke up to a grey, cold, rainy day here in northern California. It [...]
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