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Love

Breathe LOVE... "At the heart of time, love of one for another. We have played along side millions of lovers, shared in the same Shy sweetness of meeting, the same distressful tears of farewell- Old love but in shapes that renew and renew forever. Today it is heaped at

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Rising

"We never know how high we are until we are called to rise." - Emily Dickinson

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aquarius new moon - SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE

“It’s not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” ~ Eugene Ionesco NEW MOON in AQUARIUS: Feb 8, 2016 @ 8:35am EST 19 degrees What in your life are you questioning? What higher choices are you being called to make? Is there something you're holding on to that

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leo full moon - AWAKENED HEART

“An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.” ― Hāfez FULL MOON in LEO: Jan 23, 2016 @ 8:45 pm EST at 3 degrees Leo is ruled by the Sun, and therefore, its enlightened state is fully illuminated - awakened. Its resources are love and compassion with an ever-flowing

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Abiding

“The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial. They abide with realities, they remain not with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.” ~ Lao Tzu Every day the universe provides us an opportunity to

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THE MUSIC OF LIFE - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.” ― Hazrat Inayat Khan Some teachers make such a powerful impression that their offerings are an experience that you naturally begin to live and Hazrat Inayat Khan is most certainly one of those teachers.  As a master musician, who

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Harmony

"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe." ~ Marcus Aurelius

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capricorn new moon - ROOTED in REFORM

"When old patterns are broken new worlds emerge." ~ Tuli Kupferberg NEW MOON in CAPRICORN: Jan 9, 2016 @ 8:30pm EST at 19 degrees Saturday's new moon was a very personal lunation for me as I celebrated the marriage of my cherished sister and her dear love

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cancer full moon - BEING TRANSPARENT

"Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure." ~ Meister Eckhart FULL MOON in CANCER: Dec 25 @ 6:11am EST at 3 degrees We are coming HOME and coming ALIVE this Full Moon Christmas day. It's a super charged Cancerian vibe and we are

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Renewal

vibrant colors fade graceful decay creations fulfillment

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sagittarius new moon - BOUNDLESS VISION

“At the moment of vision, the eyes see nothing.” ~ William Golding, The Spire NEW MOON in SAGITTARIUS: Dec 11 @ 5:29am EST at 19 degrees Boundless Vision is our ability to see beyond limitation; our perceived realities or narrow beliefs. It encompasses both outer vision (the manifested aspect of our

venus in scorpio - PASSIONS RISE

"The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring, without autumn, it is always fresh." ~ Rumi Venus enters the sign of Scorpio on Dec 4 touching the limits of our love.  The Goddess

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poetic inspiration - THE BELOVED by Kahlil Gibran

"I ask for my freedom back. Will you be content with a free companion? Can you stare at the face of the sun with open eyes or grasp the fire with steady hands?" ~ Kahlil Gibran What is your go to book for inspiration?  Nine times out of ten

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gemini full moon - CHANGING OUR MIND

"Don't wait for the world to change. Change your mind about the world." ~ Alan Cohen FULL MOON in GEMINI: Nov 25 @ 5:44pm EST 3 degrees Today's Full Moon in Gemini is a culmination of the deliberate seeds we anchored into our consciousness at

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scorpio new moon - WILD & DELIBERATE

"Love her, but leave her wild." ~ unknown author NEW MOON in SCORPIO: Nov 11 @ 12:47pm EST 19 degrees Being wild is living in our purity and experiencing our innate connection to existence. Being wild is also adhering to our instincts and opening to the great mysteries of

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Attribute of Freedom

The definition of freedom (kaivalya in sanskrit) can vary widely and has attributes that correspond to one's personal life experience. Life experiences, and the ideas, conditions, and beliefs we hold as a result of them, can either be perceived as a pathway to freedom, or a set of

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taurus full moon - PURPOSEFUL PASSION

"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it." ~ Gautama Buddha FULL MOON in TAURUS: Oct 27 @ 8:04am EST 4 degrees Our PURPOSE in life IS TO LIVE. To live with purposeful passion. The qualities of Taurus are

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libra new moon - LIBERATING LOVE

"Love makes the wildest spirit tame, and the tamest spirit wild." ~ Alexis Delp NEW MOON in LIBRA: Oct 12 @ 8:06pm EST 20 degrees Each new moon is considered a new beginning. And, although all new beginnings are a potential for change, this lunation opposes the liberating planet

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Beyond the Thinking Mind - Eckhart Tolle

“True intelligence operates silently. Stillness is where creativity and solutions to problems are found.” ― Eckhart Tolle A book surging with insight, Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle's, is a collection of truths that flow through you like currents. His words communicate directly to your feeling body and invite a

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aries full moon + lunar eclipse = RADICAL TRUST

“By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves.” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan FULL MOON in ARIES - Lunar Eclipse: Sep 27 @ 10:50pm EST 5 degrees The autumnal equinox occurred this past Wednesday and annual equinox's are symbolic thresholds; a crossing over

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Returning to Stillness

We perceive a tree as being still. Yet, when a gust of wind sends its branches swaying in all directions, its movement is unmistakable, while the tree remains rooted and still. As we look upon the silence of a lake we feel the stillness, yet life forms such as fish

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Embodied Purity - virgo new moon + solar eclipse

"Purity is an inherent attribute of the soul." ~ Mahatma Gandhi NEW MOON in VIRGO - Solar Eclipse: Sep 13 @ 2:41am EST 20 degrees There is so much I have to say about this lunation, that I hardly know where to begin... We are at a crossroads in consciousness.

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Spiritual High - pisces full moon

FULL MOON in PISCES: Aug 29, 2014 @ 2:37pm EST 6 degrees Today's lunation will inevitably light up the screen of our imagination and heighten the realm of dreams. It is a highly romantic weekend with Neptune, the ruling planet of Pisces, conjunct the moon. Neptune can either

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The Resolve of Acceptance

As we move through an asana in hatha yoga or any other activity in our daily life, our mind is confronted with a choice to accept the state of our body and being, or to reject it. Our minds are well practiced at mediating situations in an attempt to create

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Momentum