The spirit of plants is all around us, pulsing with life, waiting patiently and whispering to you Spring is the perfect time to venture outside where the landscape is turning green and coming alive with the sound of birds and bright spring flowers in bloom. As you marvel at the...
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Opening Heaven’s Door
Later that morning, we all received the call, the what-the-hell-are-you-talking-about news that my mother, with Rachel’s astonished assistance, dialed out to the family. But Katharine, one hundred miles east of my parents, in Montréal, received her message differently. ‘On the night of my father’s death,’ she would tell mourners at...
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EARTH ALCHEMY
Most of us have heard of the popular myth of alchemists attempting to turn base metal into Gold, and their search for the Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life. For years I looked into books on alchemy and could make no sense of it. It seemed to be cloaked...
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Cygnus Advent Day 18: Do you believe in Christmas magic?
I believe in the magic of Christmas … do you? Wouldn’t it really be something if it could last the whole year? To believe is to somehow know how it feels in that world within a snow globe – where everything glitters and windows glow with the warmest of candlelight....
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The Power of Acceptance
To embrace reality is an act of total renewal. When we dare to see things as they truly are, it immediately brings us a feeling of liberation, strength and healing. Therefore, it is no coincidence that Buddhists describe ‘experiencing God’ as being ‘completely present’ in reality. However, in order to...
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The Seven Initiations
You have incarnated not just to bring forward a new Golden Age but also to birth a new civilization. Much is expected of you and much will be given to you as your evolution is accelerated. I hope that this discussion of the seven initiations will help you on your...
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Further Explorations of the Wild
It all started with a walk from the Vale of the White Horse to Avebury with a lovely group of people two summers ago. As I walked in that ancient, symbolic landscape and shared the warmth of community on the road and around the fire every night, I merged deeply...
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