Tag: Inspiration

Sunday Inspiration: Pluto turned direct and we clear out the cobwebs

Image by Rafael Chies * * * * * Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It […]

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Sunday Inspiration: About Living

This beautiful poem is by Mattie Stepanik, the young man who died at the age of 13 from a rare genetic disease. Before his death in 2004 he had published seven volumes of poetry and was called “the most extraordinary person I have ever met” by President Jimmy Carter.  Mattie began speaking poetry at the […]

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Sunday Poetry: Sweet Darkness

This is a very personal poem for me right now. I’m in the midst of some intense planetary alignments involving progressed Mars and Pluto (geeky astrological details below) which I have been observing with some trepidation. Would I get in an accident? Set fire to my house? Blow up all of my relationships? But I […]

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Sunday inspiration: Enlightenment is like the Moon

In honor of tomorrow’s Pisces Full Moon, I offer this photo I took at the beach as the Moon was rising at sunset.Also, here is a lovely zen piece for your Sunday contemplation! ❤️ Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although […]

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Sunday inspiration: The Awakened, from Lord Buddha

artist unknown So many quotes are attributed to Lord Buddha it’s difficult to tell which are authentic and which are easy memes. I make no claim that this poem is authentic, but it is wonderful and true.  I hope you enjoy it too. ❤️ The one whose conquest cannot be conquered again, into […]

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Sunday Inspiration: Take the perspective of an eagle for a broader view

Susan Seddon Boulet What a time we are living in!  And this week is particularly powerful: a Full Moon at the 29th degree of Aquarius, the modern ruler of Aquarius (Uranus) stationary in the sky having just turned retrograde.  Under the modern rulership of Uranus, the Aquarian energy opens up portals of energy […]

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Sunday inspiration for Uranus turning retrograde

Uranus is the planet that encourages us to let go of the old, the stale, the familiar worn out habits which no longer serve us.  Instead, Uranus urges, be you! Be the unique and wonderful creature that sets you apart. Go ahead and dance to the beat of a different drum.  Wear purple and wear […]

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Sunday inspiration for the Leo New Moon

The Moon is new today in Leo, the sign of self-recognition and self-expression.  This is so difficult for many of us, especially for women.  We define ourselves through our obligations to others, and are often left wondering where our life went.  The Leo New Moon gives us an opportunity to reflect on this and celebrate!  […]

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Sunday inspiration: The meaning of Catastrophe

Can you help identify this deck? A portion of this article was originally published in 2013.  I dug it out of the archives because we are living through a plethora of catastrophes: a pandemic, the overthrow of many governments around the world, volcanoes, cyclones, fires… but there is inspiration to be found in […]

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