“Awake, my heart. Awake, O sleeper. The night has ended.” - Rumi, in Masnavi Winter Solstice has come and gone. I am always inspired to move to my inner landscape at the Celtic calendar quarters of the year---2 solstices and 2 equinoxes. The gravitational axis of the earth continues to shift amidst millions of stars, planets … Continue reading The Darkness has not overcome it
Enoughness
We just passed the thin veils of All Hallowed Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Along with my own lost beloveds, I felt keenly all the innocent children and earth creatures who have died at the hands of despots, tyrants and those hell bent on securing power and ravishing the planet. The powerful … Continue reading Enoughness
A Prayer for All Souls Day
A Prayer for the Ancestors Spirit of Love,Giver of Breath and Time,Today, we remember those who came before.We remember the dreamers and the doubters,The healers and the heretics,The quiet faithful and the brave troublemakers.We call their names, aloud or in silence—May their memory be a blessing.May we carry their courage like flame in our bones.May … Continue reading A Prayer for All Souls Day
Men and Boys are in Trouble
This isn't what I expected to write when I sat down today. But here it is. A rant. This subject has been chewing on me for awhile now. Honestly, I wish I didn't have to write this blog. But I have been waiting for men to speak publicly about why men and boys are blowing … Continue reading Men and Boys are in Trouble
Thin Places
Betwixt and between heaven and earth, where the veil is thin, is a place that has been called a "Thin Place" by the Celts. It is an experience of the Holy, as close as your breath. Where suddenly the weight of time flies away, and all you are left with is the present moment—sweet and … Continue reading Thin Places
Anita Amstutz 