Happy Fall Equinox, everyone! On Sept. 22, light and dark are equal and in perfect balance! Today, I pulled the ACE OF CUPS. This card has 5 streams of water descending into the pool below. These streams represent the senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. How will you enjoy all these senses during the fall season?
Today I pulled the death card. While it might be scary to look at, it reminds us there could be something difficult left to do and we need to focus our strength to bring about necessary and radical change. In order for rebirth to occur in our life, we need to let something die.
Today I pulled the 2 OF WANDS! This card represents two energies. On the one hand, you may have fixed ideas about what is true for you, on the other, you may be contemplating a new direction. Sometimes it is confusing when we contemplate a new idea or direction. It is okay to take the time you need - as you contemplate the risk inherent in a desire for something new.
Today I pulled the Queen of Wands. While this Queen is sitting comfortably on her throne, her energies are scattered. This Queen has a good mind but tends to get so caught up in various situations she loses sight of her goals.
Over the years many people have asked me, “Who is the Goddess?” I am glad when this question is asked because it forces me to think about the best way to respond. I usually say the primary Goddess or the big Goddess, as I like to call her, is the Earth herself. She is sometimes referred to as Gaia. Gaia, the Earth, is our Mother. She gives us water, air, and fire. Without these basic elements, we would not be alive.
To retire, or not retire. This is a question baby boomers are asking themselves. After a long career in a chosen field, what will it be like to surrender to a new lifestyle and perhaps new identity? My friend Marilyn, who had a long career in academia faced retirement with a wonderful attitude when she revealed to her friends, "I’m not going to retire, I am going to refire my life." Refirement, simply put is the opportunity to re-start your life. Here are 3 tips to get you going on your refirement journey.
When I was growing up the moon was something to conquer. My grandparents’ generation never dreamed a person would one day walk on the moon, but in l969, Neil Armstrong did just that.
In June 2013, my friend Andrea and I eagerly awaited the I Can Do It conference that was coming to Toronto sponsored by Hay House. So many authors were going to be keynote speakers and we were beyond excited.
Lammas, August 1 is the first of two harvest festivals. The second one will happen around September 21 and is known as Mabon or Autumn Equinox. Lammas means the Feast of Bread and it is a festival of the wheat harvest. Its older name, Lugnasad, meant the sacrifice of the grain god Lug or Lud. Lug was killed (reaped) and buried (planted) so he could rise again as a new crop.
March 19 or 20, depending on the year is when we celebrate Spring Equinox. The word ‘Equinox’ refers to when the day and night are of equal length. We are finally out of winter’s grasp. As light returns, we come out of the cave of winter and darkness. Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings and is connected to the astrological sign of Aries.