Yo team,
Here we are, in our Goat Boat,
plenty of Saturn, dedication and
land-water skookum agility-mobility…
for us all…
(as next Monday is Christmas Eve,
and the following is New Year’s Eve,
this will be our last Monday convening of 2018-
Enrollments for all will further
roll out by two weeks…
(email confirmation with new renewal dates
will be sent to all by the end of the year)
And for those of you lucky enough to be in the DC Area,
the Dec. 22nd 5 pm est Solstice event
is brewing to be Strong Joyful Deep Magic,
skookum for the Dire Beauty of Now.)
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The Winter Solstice
Waxing Full Moon Beauty
is now! atmospherically available
to the reflective mind..
One eye turned inward, one eye outward, is the way to go –
as Odin, as Old as Forests, reminds us.
Jupiter, Intelligence of Joviality
in his own realm of Sagittarius,
conjoining Mercury,
our Mind, Intellect, Voice, hands –
let us aspire to sally forth blessings…
with all we say and do,
the myriad presents we bestow…
Jupiter (Italian, Perugino)
And Jupiter squares (seeks to dance with) Neptune,
in Jupiter’s inward Mystery Realm of back-stage Pisces,
repeats the encouragement of first inward, then outward,
that resonates throughout this Holy Season…
Inward dedication magnetizes outward opportunity!
Mars also journeys through Pisces,
with Chiron – the Centaur Mentor –
what kind of woof do we want
born into the world –
Strong enough to be gentle,
protecting life woof!
Let’s magnetize all the desirable that has disappeared,
into manifest incarnational actuality…
Bison herd at National Bison Range (photo)
For lost things, small and large,
car keys, cups of coffee,
our souls, wise leadership,
any “where did we put that?” thing.
Remember the effective invocation
of Saint Anthony: “Tony, Tony, look around,
help us find what we want found.”
The back-stage is highly responsive…
even just typing that I just now found 2 crucial things,
that I looked for everywhere, rummaging, couldn’t find –
Until Now! They just showed up in a quirky place.
The pixies are afoot, disrupting our dignity,
wittily testing our calm…
May it be so for all of us – gathering our Solstice Wits
Petta Kere Cave (image)
O literal and symbolic light of Sun,
illuminate this writing, this drawing,
at the back of the cave, for this is the story
we most want to animate…
Let’s envision the beautiful, hidden thing
awaiting birth in the dark cave of the world…
– the Birth of the Trickster Redeemer…
Uranus, Nature’s Trickster Indigenuity,
is stationing retrograde – inward – Direct –
outward on January 6th, Epiphany, 12th Night,
when the Magi, astrologers, arrive…
and Tonight – with the feisty Moon over-head…
Photo: Ralph Lapalnche (Rockford, Illinois)
We are cultivating a welcoming stable in our hearts,
for the birth of the desirable for which we yearn…
(a squosh cheesy – but cute enough:)
“E is for elegant, born within you.
P is for patience, the best of you!
I is for immaculate, keeping it tidy
P is for polite, naturally!
H is for heart, warm and loving.
A is for approachable, constantly meeting new people
N is for natural, the genuine side of you.
I is for inclusive, never leaving others out
A is for animated, let your energetic spirit shine”
“The word “epiphany” (from the Greek epiphaneia
or theophaneia) means “appearance”
or “manifestation” of God,
and has roots in the word for sunrise or dawn.
In ancient times, an epiphany meant
a visible manifestation of a god.”
Companion to the Book of Common Worship (Geneva Press, 2003, 94-95)
La Befana illustration
Befana – the Christmas Witch,
associated with Epiphany,
…knows that “All children are magical
and deserving of love, adoration and gifts.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befana
So, let’s keep the play going
of tossing the undesirable
into the Winter Solstice Cauldron,
and ladling out the desirable…
and feel free to contribute,
priming the pump:
we are tossing all toxic mimics
into the cauldron
and ladling out the authentic.
Petty intrigue and melodrama – into the cauldron –
the Grand Intrigue of the Transformation
of Culture – humans humbly co-operating with
Nature’s Guiding Genius – out of the Cauldron,
and spiraling forth into the multiverses…
Fending off Mystery – into the Cauldron —
available to Mystery – out…
Churlishness – into cauldron —
Manners – out
We should ask God
To help us toward manners. Inner gifts
Do not find their way
To creatures without just respect.
If a man or woman flails about, he not only
Smashes his house,
He burns the whole world down.
Your depression is connected to your insolence
And your refusal to praise. If a man or woman is
On the path, and refuses to praise — that man or woman
Steals from others every day — in fact is a shoplifter!
The sun became full of light when it got hold of itself.
Angels began shining when they achieved discipline.
The sun goes out whenever the cloud of not-praising comes near.
The moment that foolish angel felt insolent, he heard the door close.
“Praising Manners” by Robert Bly,
from The Winged Energy of Delight (Harper Collins Publishers)
blessings to all