May you be happy
Huge waves have been crashing against the rocky shore all week. Thundering in, smashing into the rocks and erupting into a million sparkling droplets. The water seems playful, exuberant, bursting into the sky then, as if in slow motion, falling into the embrace of the awaiting wave to repeat the experience all over again! All […]
Deepening Intimacy with Life
Intimacy is gratifying and joyful. . .Every encounter is satisfying, or pregnant with the potential for deeper insight and spiritual growth. Gary Zukav and Linda Francis Intimacy – what an evocative word! What does it conjure for you? I’m naturally drawn to the idea of intimacy, with all its depth, nuance and mystery and yet, […]
Authentic Love
Authentic love is to understand both strengths and weaknesses, of yourself and others, and accept them all. Anam Thubten More and more, I recognise that the things I write about are the things I’m trying to learn – not just intellectually, but deeply – emotionally, spiritually. I want to imbibe the thoughts, ideas, and principles, […]
An Uprooting
“Everything is process.Process is everything.All life is process”. Anne Wilson Schaef And since my last email, my process has brought me back to Muxia from the rose farm in the Asturian Mountains where I have spent so much of the last few months. Sitting at my desk, I’m looking out over a grey blue scene. […]
Extending the Arms of Love
“People the world over consistently acknowledge each other in four ways:We acknowledge each other’s skills;each other’s character qualities,each other’s appearance andthe impact we make on each other.” Angeles Arrien My hands are sticky and sweet golden juice drips off my wrists onto the table! This is my first experience of such an abundance of peaches […]
First Fruits
Dear Friends,A year ago, on August 1st, I shared the story behind the ancient Celtic festival of Lammas or Lúnasa, telling the story of Lugh, the ancient Irish sun god who had been raised by his foster mother Tailtiu. the goddess of the earth and of grain. Tailtiu deeply loved Lugh, his people and the […]
Cancer New Moon – Self-care in a Time of Turmoil
Dear Friends, Two weeks on from my last email and I’m settling into a summer home, tucked into the Asturian mountains in a tiny village of 10 people, many chicken, sheep, cows and an organic farm that boasts 300,000 rose bushes. Wolves, bear and wild boar live here too – although I’m unlikely to make […]
Update 24: New Moon & Equinox Prayer
“Intimacy is trusting that the Universe will provide what we need, when we need it and in the manner most appropriate to each one of us” Gary Zukav & Linda Frances Photo: Annie Sempill Spring is truly living up to its unpredictable nature here on the Galician coast! From my window, I’m watching the daily […]
Update 22: Prayer for Reconciliation
Dear Friends, Today’s New Moon Gathering was such a rich, beautiful time, a weaving of images and ideas, that I want to share with you some of the threads and textures that we touched upon. Photo: Rawpixel Public Domain Our opening, guided meditation welcomed in the supporting energies of Source, The Ground of Being and […]
Update 21: Joining hands in unification
Photo: Rawpixel Public Domain “We suffer because we have forgotten our belonging to one another and we’ve forgotten the realness of our connectedness. And that includes our belonging to our own being, to our own body, to the earth body.” Tara Brach Image: Rawpixel Public Domain Dear Friends,As we move into the Celtic Spring season […]