Update 24: New Moon & Equinox Prayer

Pale yellow narcissus in rough grass,

“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

Crescent new moon in deep blue sky

  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

Chinese painting of a sea dragon emerging from the waves

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 […]

Update 20: Befriending Our Dragons

Chinese style paining of a dragon head

Photo: Liliana Fuchs on Flickr Warm greetings for the new year and the epiphany season. Here in Spain, gifts are opened and sweet breads shared today, remembering the magi’s celebration of Jesus’ appearance in the world. Can you feel the change in energy? I’m already noticing the subtle changes as the balance between daylight and darkness […]

Update 19: Tenderness, Courage, Birth and . . .

photo of a small card, inscribed with the wrd Tenderness, illustrated by an angel stroking a cat

Dear Friends, Three words and . . . , selected from the deck of “Angel Cards” as I have been writing this update. Tenderness, Courage and Birth. The fourth card is blank – or it contains unlabelled spaciousness, depending on your point of view! The cards seem perfect for this moment, may I explain? As […]

Update 16: Solar Eclipse

Sun and moon together in an eclipse, where a ring of light or fire is seen circling the moon. The sky is orange.

Dear Friends, This month’s new moon, a solar eclipse is upon us. If we’re fortunate, we might have seen the sun’s fiery ring encircling the moon’s silhouette. My interest in varied philosophies and hypotheses continue and I love to weave the resonating threads together to amplify or expand my understanding. And as I’ve said before, […]

Inanna’s Story and my journey towards right-relationship

Pink waterlily flower on dark still water

Last week, I wrote about the ancient Sumerian myth of Inanna and how the astrology around the new moon was inviting us all to voluntarily enter our own underworld, knowing that the experience would result in the death of some out-grown part of ourselves and a rebirth into something new. The process started a reflection […]

Update 9: Inanna and the August 16th New Moon

yellow blue and red lights on a dark background

Navigating the Mysteries – Finding authenticity and the way to a more loving world. This update comes with warm gratitude for responding with a yes when I asked if you wished to remain on this mailing list! The apology-redress process contributed to an ongoing wider reflection on the meaning of “right-relationship” and has given me […]

Inanna’s Story and the August New Moon

Silhouette of trees against a dark blue night sky with a single star shining brightly

“My life-long love affair with Understanding is taking me on a fascinating, heart-led journey!” Those few words written on the About page of my website make a succinct summary of my life! Although the heart-waters may be superficially choppy, I love their rhythms, their still depths and expansiveness! Before we begin the story of Inanna, […]