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On the Edge

Mar 14, 2010 11:09am

Craving for Spring (excerpt) - D.H.Lawrence Ah come, come quickly, spring! Come and lift us towards our culmination, we myriads; we who have never flowered, like patient cactuses. Come and lift us to our end, to blossom, bring us to our summer we who are winter-weary in the winter of the world. Come making the chaffinch...

Feng Shui Doorway – Thank you, Arie!

Mar 14, 2010 10:10am

Arie was the only intrepid soul to send me some photos of his doorway for our feng shui discussion. Thanks, Arie! If you’d still like to (or any other places in your home, for that matter), please do! Email me with your photos!...

Saturday Poetry

Mar 13, 2010 5:05am

Wandering Singers by Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) Where the voice of the wind calls our wandering feet, Through echoing forest and echoing street, With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam, All men are our kindred, the world is our home. Our lays are of cities whose lustre is shed, The laughter and beauty of women long dead; The...

Good Qi for the TV

Mar 12, 2010 7:06am

The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that… we love the world, and why not finally carry that secret on with our bodies into the living rooms and porches, backyards and grocery stores? – Natalie Goldberg One simple way to encourage good Qi, or the life energy that is...

Feng Shui in the Living Room

Mar 11, 2010 6:15am

A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless. – May Sarton Today, as we continue to work with the magic of our homes, let’s consider how feng shui can be used to enhance the energy in our living rooms. Most living rooms need to be versatile,...

Feng Shui Foyer

Mar 10, 2010 7:16am

There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. ‘Tis good to give a stranger a meal, or a night’s lodging. ‘Tis better to be hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion....

The Magic of a Welcoming Doorway

Mar 9, 2010 8:39am

Home is a name, a word; it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. – Charles Dickens Our homes can be seen to be a metaphor for who we are, for it is the place where we are most free to...

Tarot Card of the Week: March 8-14, 2010

Mar 8, 2010 9:58am

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. — Haruki Murakami After our gifts of Grace and healing from the past couple of weeks, we are faced now with the Three of Swords. Since we so recently received it, you can read my more traditional interpretation here. But today, in part because...

The Underground River of Creation Revisited

Mar 6, 2010 6:52am

As long as I am offering some encore posts, here’s one that is more recent, from last year. But I think that, having concluded our Artist’s Way work, yet perhaps only just now really beginning our path as creators, this might bear repeating. Blessings! — Beth The Celtic Spirit Daily Meditations...

The Mouth of Qi

Mar 5, 2010 4:03am

An open door invites callers. –Turkish proverb One of the most frequent questions I am asked in my Tarot readings, is “When (or if) I will ever find my soul mate/true love/a happy marriage?” And the best answer for that, which the cards are so wonderful for helping people focus on, is...