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The Cycles of the God and Goddess Through the Wheel
Originally posted on A Witch's Sacred Journey:
The Cycle of the God and Goddess The Cycle of the God and Goddess within the Wheel is one that mirrors the cyclical nature of our spiritual growth and the life stages…
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Ancient Wind Chant
Originally posted on Proem…:
[audio http://maxadaland.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/wind-chanter.mp3%5D Old Hopi lies prostrate upon a deep-red sandstone mesa, while under him the ground remembers noontime heat. His rib cage barely lifts?with narrow breaths of chanting. His voice is hushed and reedy. Ki-tana-po, ki-tana-po,…
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Ninshubur
Originally posted on Brickthology:
Etymology: Queen of the East Also known as: Ninshubar, Nincubura, Nincubur or Ninšubur In Sumerian mythology, Ninshubur is a messenger of the gods. She is also known as Inanna’s sukkal or second-in-command; a position of great…
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The Well of Feminine Power
Durga is a goddess I’ve wanted to find out more about for a long time.
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Energy and Action in the Year of the Horse
Originally posted on Mommy Mystic:
“When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk: he trots the air; the earth sings when he touches it; the basest horn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes.”…
“Sailing to Byzantium” by William Butler Yeats
“Sailing to Byzantium” is a poem that I love to reread regularly. I think it is just perfect and I am glad Jeff decided to illuminate it for us.
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The Music of the Elements
Sufi mysticism has been something I have wanted to delve into for quite some time now. In this book I have come across a beautiful passage on the auditory qualities of the elements: “The earth has various aspects of beauty … Continue reading
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Tagged air, archetypes, earth, ether, fire, Four elements, sacred geometry of sound, sacred sound, Sufi mysticism, symbolism, symbols, water
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The Five most important lessons my art teacher shared with me . . .
Originally posted on StoryDoors:
My First Painting 8″x10″ Oil on canvas board, 1954 Heads up – this is a 2100 word posting (longer than my average). My editor suggested breaking it into five short postings, but I couldn’t figure how…
“Dreams” by Wislawa Szymborska
This is a beautiful post on dreams and it also cites one of my favourite Polish poets.
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