Category Archives: meditation
The Ephod of it all
The two big fully leafed out trees darken her view as Moriah looked out at the night sky. An expanding gibbous moon is hiding in the horizon on the east, lighting up a heart shape in the dark clouds above. … Continue reading
Moriah and What Happened under the Bedclothes.
Moriah was in bed as she often was. She liked to go to bed at nine and get up when ever she woke up in the morning, usually between seven and nine, depending what the sun was doing. She had … Continue reading
The Greenway to the Heart
I have always wondered how to integrate Jesus in with my spiritual practice. Jesus comes from my mother religion. I think other spirital leaders are important and powerful. I just feel that I have a history here and want to take advantage of that. This is an attempt to pull that together as I go about my spiritual practices. Continue reading
Moriah Grapples with Scapegoating
Moriah knew about the rituals of scapegoating. What started out as a ritual of putting all the blame for evil onto the head of one person and murdering them was no longer practiced. It moved into the idea that a goat … Continue reading
The Spilt Grains
My mother loved her saints, St Teresa. St Joseph and others and had her own particular prayers she addressed to them. She liked St Teresa, her namesake, in particular and while I am not sure she read her voluminous writings, … Continue reading
New Year’s Day 2020
Energy is such a nebulous thing but we are ugly influenced by it. We generate energy, we ride on our own energy. I like when I can point at it and say “now the is energy.” Continue reading
Chakra Experiences – The Heart
Still pondering that dream about the heart chakra. I am more at home with it now. Continue reading
Simple Grace
The best birthday is the one where you affirm what you want going forward and I tried to be out in nature, near water, write and paint on the day. I enjoyed my birthday better than any one so far. Continue reading
I See the Moon, the Moon sees me.
Going outside to bathe in the moonlight is often a ritual I preform in my front porch, face to the moon, hopefully meditating. So when this past eclipse came along I was excited to have a new experience and I did. Continue reading
Angels and Stars
I love working with dreams. I sometimes am drawn around the corner and see more than is obvious. I love this connection that comes in amid the art and the attention to dreams. Continue reading