Seasons of Change

The ever turning wheel of the seasons mark the passing of our year and the passage of time in nature.

Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter offer four perfect occasions for us to reflect on our lives and make offerings of gratitude to connect ourselves with the cycles of Mother Earth.

• Plan a special walk in nature once each season and make an offering of bird seed or whatever else seems appropriate.
• Celebrate the changing seasons by making a dream board with images of your intentions for the following season.
• One of the most meaningful offerings we can make is to place ourselves directly in nature for a period of time with no distractions.
• Share your hopes and dreams and what you plan to do to accomplish them. Speak so that the earth, trees and other living beings around you can hear and witness your intentions. Speak from the heart.

thought for the day: Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself  to the influence of each. Let them be your only diet, drink and botanical medicines. Be blown on by all the winds. Open your pores and bathe in all the tides of nature, in all her streams and oceans, at all seasons.  – Henry David Thoreau

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Gaia

Happy Spring Equinox!

“Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia”. -James Lovelock

The Spring Equinox

“The figure stood motionless in the garden whispering. “Spirit of Gaia, You who have guided my every footstep, you whose spirit has sheltered and guarded my life, I honor you.

The exact moment of the sun’s rising was marked by bird song filling the air with sound. She stood silent with her head bowed. Her small hands held a white stone etched with tiny marks and symbols. As her fingers touched each symbol with reverence, her eyes glowed with a soft light.

Ancient ones, keepers of secrets, wise ones, I honor your presence,” she whispered. She placed the stone gently on the grass. Mother, come to us in our time of need, come to us in our hour of darkness. Come to us, teach us that our strength comes from the earth, the sky, and the sea. Teach us that we are part of the great magic that binds us all together.

Over head the trees sighed as she listened to the secret music of the wind. She loves the springtime filled with so much potential and so many possibilities. With  a small gesture of her hand, she turned and left the garden.  Well, she mused, we shall see . . . we shall see.”   -Rose Arizmendi – The Deep Magic of Gaia.

Everyday Goddessing  is about sharing magical techniques and sacred wisdom with other beautiful Goddess women. I believe that within every woman there is a goddess, a wise woman, beautiful, creative, powerful, with a deep soul, and that everything we need and are looking for is already inside  each of us. – Rose Arizmendi

Thursday

Thursday, March 19, 2009
Waning Moon
Moon in Capricorn
Saturn Retrograde
Venus Retrograde
Sunny and warm

This morning, when I took a walk the sun was out and all the birds were singing. I felt energized by all the sights and sounds of Spring, and wanted to stay out to play, so off I went with camera in hand and began snapping photos.

On my journey I discovered these treasures:

“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair.”  . . . Susan Polis Shutz

Labyrinth . . . “The visual sweep, the foot – eye coordination of the labyrinth did some truly amazing things to my brain senses. I see what a heavy burden my impatience is.  … Book of Reflections

Mushrooms alias Fairy Chairs . . . “One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the corner, in this world. That’s where the old stuff came from.”…. Terri Windling

“If you want your children to be brilliant, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be geniuses, read them more fairy tales.” . . . Albert Einstein

A Pilgrim Of Peace

What an amazing life! Very inspiring.

This is a documentary about an extraordinary woman. At the age of 44, Mildred Norman became a Peace Pilgrim … walking coast to coast for peace for nearly 30 years, living on faith and sharing her wisdom and exuberance generously with people across the land.

For more info visit the Peace Pilgrim website.

Peace Pilgrim: An American Sage Who Walked Her Talk

“This is the way of peace:
Overcome evil with good,
and falsehood with truth,
and hatred with love.”
– Peace Pilgrim

Cooking With Love

I would love to visit Alice’s kitchen!