My beloved husband, whose (for want of a better descriptor) woo-woo tolerance is considerably lower than mine, has hung in with me valiantly. Of course, he is living with six and a half chakra panels in the room where we do yoga, so he can’t get away from it entirely. My 87-year-old father, who is …
Samhain is the season of essences, of bones and sinews. Therefore, one of the natural tasks of Samhain is attending to our relationship with our ancestors (the bones and sinews that support our lives), sending our spirit questing deep into our roots, feeling the breadth and flexible strength of our branches. For some of us, …
The full moon last night was a Blue Moon (as in the phrase ‘once in a blue moon’). I have used that expression since I first heard it from my grandmother when I was a little girl and I even know what it means. It is the second full moon in a calendar month. Well, …
In advance of the Pope’s visit to the United States, several of the larger polling organizations have noted that his US approval ratings are dropping. In fact, among conservative Roman Catholics and political conservatives (two groups with a substantial overlap) the numbers are plummeting. Within minutes of being elected, it was clear that Francis was …
As a clergywoman – even one who no longer ministers in a parish – my life is interwoven with symbols and symbolism…with those things that literally ‘bind together’ (sym-bolen, to throw together.) Vestments are symbols; paraments are symbols; chalices and patens and crosses are symbols. The language of rites and sacraments is metaphor (which is …
Planning a trip to a familiar part of the world is always a challenge for me. Do I return to places I have seen before, places I have loved for their beauty or their power or their mystery? Or do I seek out new places, new perspectives, new opportunities to fall in love, new experiences …
I recently read an interesting bit of information which was part of some health study. I don’t remember what the study was really about, but the researchers discovered that people who can turn their attention inward and feel their heartbeat – not using fingers to find their pulse or putting their hand over their heart …
A few days ago, leaving a young friend in charge of our home, my husband and I set off south to Santa Fe via the Great Sand Dunes (which is a story for another time.) I have only been to the city once before and George had never seen it, so it seemed a perfect …