Mysticism

Aries Full Moon - GROWING PAINS

"Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you." ~ Ovid FULL MOON in ARIES: Sep 24, 2018 @ 10:51 pm EST at 2 degrees Emotional reactivity, impulsiveness, and self-absorption are all a product of growing pains. Maturation requires tempered daily devotion and steady commitment

Insights

What's your Motivation?

"Guard your thoughts and before imparting them to others, cover them will honey... You just never know when you might have to eat them. Understand that a word only has power if the mind-thought is behind it." -- Goswami Kriyananda Always attempt to understand what motivates your outward

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AUTUMN EQUINOX & Yoga Ritual

"So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray.” ~ Mary Oliver The Autumnal Equinox (in the northern hemisphere) is marked by the Sun’s movement from the astrological sign of Virgo to Libra (on or near Sep 22)

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Mars Square Uranus - ELECTRIC

Mars square Uranus today! Excitement and potential are storming through the air... The feeling is undeniably electric! This is a high energy aspect infused with inherent tension. It is a conflict symbol that may spark spontaneous (or shocking) change. Reversals, turnarounds, and/or surprises are all possibilities, as is the

Poetry

HOLY GROUND

* MUSING * written by Elaina Sep 2018 broken in the image of God forsaken in the rain tempted by memory I whirl as gravity jokes clumsily flowing into dance united in a gaze stunned by freedoms heroic face I sing her holy name

Quotes

SELF-ACTUALIZATION

“Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

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Virgo New Moon - SELF-ACTUALIZED

“Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.” ~ Marcus Aurelius NEW MOON in VIRGO: Sep 9, 2018 @ 2:01 pm EST at 17 degrees Today's New Moon highlights the Virgo/Pisces axis connecting us to that which is real versus imagined

Poetry

CHIMES FIRE

* MUSING * written by Elaina Sep 2018 Ringing of the bell chimes FIRE. Compelled to soften in the rage. An open womb for rising flames. Bearing witness to the blaze. Black dust blows. The charcoal stains. Embers hold steady at sunset red. The aftermath… A persistent reminder. An undeniable, yet alluring

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Leo New Moon + Solar Eclipse - HEROIC

"A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom." ~ Bob Dylan NEW MOON in LEO SOLAR ECLIPSE: Aug 11, 2018 @ 5:57 am EST at 18 degrees A heroic act is one of implicit authenticity and is charged with all the energy of our

Poetry

UNTETHERED

ritten by Elaina Jul 2018 We cast aside our prayers For the nakedness of now Purity accepts innocence Like this passage of air Contracting our lungs Stripped of memories That beckon us to bow Parameters of a past timeA collection of mythos Beholding the wisdom To tend the flame And

Reading Room

The Wisdom of Insecurity - Alan Watts

"By all outward appearences our life is a spark of light between one eternal darkness and another." ~ Alan Watts This awesome little text by Alan Watts is bursting with gems... a radical and honest perspective of the nature and wisdom of insecurity. Living in a culture that promotes

Quotes

RESOLVE

“Resolve and thou art free.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Mysticism

Cancer New Moon + Solar Eclipse - THE POWER TO RESOLVE

"Resolve and thou art free."Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NEW MOON in CANCER SOLAR ECLIPSE: July 12, 2018 @ 10:47pm EST at 20 degrees Eclipse season is here and the Cancer state of consciousness initiates the movements of change calling us forth to revolutionize our emotional attachments. Cancer represents

Poetry

THE GREAT BEYOND

Written by Elaina Oct 2017 I cannot go beyond the great beyondI am seed born hungry which starves me I cannot go beyond the great beyond I am nature deeply penetrated which consumes me I cannot go beyond the great beyond I am breath ecstatic spirit which swallows me I

Quotes

Patience

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poetry

SCULPTOR

Written by Elaina in 2013 Trimming away senseless images Daydreams collected in another time Delicately the knife shaves layers of stone Precisely peeling another lie from the mold Reforming matter with each subtle breath Words become like vapors, reshaping lines Toning an infinite note into silence While desires melt into

Quotes

Trust

"It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and

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Gemini New Moon - UNRAVELING SELF-DENIAL

"It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint anotherto be true to yourself.If you can bear the accusation of betrayaland not betray your own soul;if you can be faithlessand therefore trustworthy."

Poetry

LOTUS UNLEASHED

Written by Elaina in 2009 Streaming souls fly from the spine Like liquid boiling to its bloom The puzzle and pieces falling from their place What time does the darkness replace the haze? The petals that awaken merely with a gaze Fighting my desire in the breath of ancient tales

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MARS RETROGRADE - Fire on the Mountain

"Fire! fire on the mountain!Almost ablaze still you don't feel the heatIt takes all you got just to stay on the beat.You say it's a livin', we all gotta eatBut you're here alone, there's no one to compete.

Quotes

Unity

"Where there is unity there is victory." ~ Publilius Syrus

Quotes

Infinity

"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in the mirror." ~ Gibran That exquisite moment when we meet the eyes of our beloved and all limitations are shattered... becoming infinite...

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Taurus New Moon RITUAL - CREATIVE POWER

"Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order." ~ Virginia Woolf NEW MOON in TAURUS: May 15, 2018 @ 7:47am at 24 degrees ASK YOURSELF: What will it take to set myself free...to freely embody my full value and claim the power of

Insights

The Nature of Inspiration

The most natural, fluid, and supportive aspect of our being is our breath. That which we draw inward and that which we expel is the movement of life within and without. Breathing is our direct link to the nature of Divine, and it is the bridge that connects our inner

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Scorpio Full Moon - CLAIMING POWER

"Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of the freed self, was another." ~ Toni Morrison FULL MOON in SCORPIO: Apr 29, 2018 @ 8:56pm EST at 9 degrees In claiming our true power we assert mastery over self. Self-mastery cultivates personal responsibility and unity which leads to