The Virus is spiky- so let’s be smooth, and cool…
So- Caroline welcomes the return of Deborah Felmeth, cross-pollinating cultural agent betwixt Middle East and West,
that – where there be too much heat (everywhere) toxic mimic of Mars – we honor Venus… Rumi (born in Afghanistan) reminds us – “let the Beauty we love – be the Beauty we do-there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the earth…”And “Stop-be still-and listen- because you’re drunk – and we’re at the edge of the roof.”
(Beautiful break music today by Homayoun Sakhi “Josh”)
Ballet Afsaneh performing a traditional Afghani wedding dance
What shall we do when the world is on fire?
Tea with cardamom, support the Beauty of Afghan Culture everywhere,
local Afghan stores – art, rugs, textiles, food…
and The Beauty of Haiti- music, art
and of all refugee pilgrims under duress..
tis a world of refugees,
humans, plants, animals- all seeking haven…
due to our species deviant variants…
We return to honored themes :
“If we want people to get nothing done but conflict –
convince them they are on one side of something – only heat and conflict.
What two needs is 3 – the unifying story….” (John Michal Greer)
as guest Deborah says,
“Salam” – “peace” , is not merely the absence of war –
but the presence of Oneness.”
We are all in this dream together…
Always Trickster guides us to spiral out of polarity…
to pour cool water on the cross-roads…
“To love disharmony back into harmony –
creates a greater harmony than existed before.” (Michael Gruber)
“If all war is a failure of Imagination –
Then
All peace is a triumph of Imagination.” (Me)
The sun in Virgo at the degree of happy tolerance:
“black and white children playing happily together.”
Reminding: it behooves us to animate the desirable metaphors
so generously proffered to us…
lest we leave them by default to the dementors…
“Magic Circle” John William Waterhouse
And Dion Fortune reminds us –
the purpose of ritual magic is to spiral wisdom and tolerance into Group Mind.
(Virgo be ruler of ritual magic – micro – to macro…)
Map magic – (laminated, or better perhaps, wax paper over map)
Maps of hot places in world on which to spray lavender mist,
and a few drops of honey, to sweeten hearts…
See fantabulous movie “Lives of others” –
how the sociopathic cruel heart may bloom again
– through Venus, art, kinship…
Not all…but some…
And you never know…
and always kinship through the unfolding horror:
Natiq Malikzada:
Just now:
The moment when hundreds became widows, the moment when hundreds became orphans, the moment when hundred lost their son and daughter, and the moment when thousands of families mourns the loss of their loved ones. #Kabul #Kabulairport #afghanistan
“Pacha Mama” Bernth Uhno (1977)
And as the Sun opposite, fully illumines,
Jupiter, Intelligence of Story, journeys and blessing.
We remember the tale of
“We’ve got to change the story…”
And the Amharic Blessing: “Aizon!”
a blessing to travelers on a dangerous, worthy journey…
Waft it forth…
Pluto squares the Moon – the war on life…
Yet, Pluto’s degree is the carpet shop in the souk,
And the Moon’s degree is “Through Imagination, a Lost Opportunity is Regained.”
And Jupiter exactly sextiles Moon…
Resonating that peace – Neptune-Oneness – be through a triumph of Imagination…
and all imagination quickens kinship…
