Rainy Day Meditation on Drought

Patient meditation as lower pond fills.     Two frogs woke me in the night, croaking back and forth right under our bedroom window. Yes, I welcomed them! I haven’t heard them in weeks! It is raining at last! Almost 3 inches these 24 hours and it’s still pouring, periods of heavy rain predicted throughout… Read more »

Re-membering Ourselves into the Cycle of the Whole

Re-membering Ourselves into the Cycle of the Whole Each year there is only one time this picture can happen: this (December) time of year, this (late morning) time of day. Each year  I am taken aback when I see the shadow tree sprouting again from the pot. It slows me down! For a few moments balance… Read more »

Beginning of Crystallization Period, January 15 to February 15.

Vineyard Floor in January. Beginning of Crystallization Period, January 15 to February 15. Do the crystals we call frost transmit information to the earth (like crystal receivers) this Crystallization Period, January 15 to February 15? This is the time Rudolf Steiner said the earth was most receptive to the forces of the cosmos. As earth,… Read more »

Venus and the Cosmos

Venus at first light. Venus and the Cosmos What planet rises at first light this early morning and what constellation of stars dances overhead? What relationship do the cells of our bodies, or the tomatoes in the garden, have to the cosmos? Does an awareness of these celestial bodies make any difference?