Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” -Rumi Hate crimes are defined by Massachusetts general law as crimes motivated by hatred, bias or prejudice based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or sexual orientation. On November 18, Attorney General Loretta Lynch stated […]
New England Past and Present Merge {Mary Petiet}
“Hello, Hello!” An insistent voice outside the dining room door. A man calling, the voice unrecognizable in everything but its urgency. I poke my head through the door. Silence. Trees still, no breeze, no birdsong. Summer evening shadows gather in silence. There is no man, no one to claim that strong voice. The New England […]
The Goddess and The Song of the Universe {Mary Petiet}
Mystics, poets, and scientists have long suspected that the universe is singing to us. Last September, scientists proved it when they recorded the sound of two black holes colliding billions of years ago. The sound is the energy rippling from the crash, proving Einstein was right about both space ripples and the existence of black […]
Savasana – Corpse Pose {Yoga Journeys Series by Mary Petiet}
Savasana is a Sanskrit word, forming a compound of the words shava, which means death, and asana, which means posture. The two words joined together mean corpse pose. Savasana is a yoga session’s final powerful pose and can be a hard to define experience. Where, exactly, does savasana take us? Savasana is the end pose […]
Goddess Pose – Why Yoga Evokes the Sacred Feminine {Yoga Journeys Series – Mary Petiet}
Stand tall with your legs bent and your feet pointing out. Raise your arms as goal posts, hands up with palms facing forward. Stand straight and strong from the torso while grounding the legs. This is the yoga pose of the goddess. Each time we assume the pose of the goddess we evoke the sacred […]
Why Yoga Transcends Duality {Yoga Journeys Series – Mary Petiet}
Duality: An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism. (Oxford English Dictionary) Transcendental: going beyond normal or physical human experience…existing apart from and not limited by the material universe. (Oxford English Dictionary) When my kids were really small they used to journey. They’d ride their magic carpets […]
The Precipice and the Bridge – Yoga Beyond the Stretch {Yoga Journeys Series – Mary Petiet}
The modern, industrial West is in the throes of a growing fascination with the ancient practice of yoga. On our yoga mats, we can bridge the precipice between old and new realities as we explore new spiritual territory. According to The United States Yoga Federation, there are 22 million Americans currently practicing yoga. Additionally, in […]
Review of Jesus, Muhammad and the Goddess by Trista Hendren {Mary Petiet}
“Take heart, my friends. When they fall to their knees in gratitude for the sacred, when they embrace the feminine face of God and feel me rising in their souls, the balance will return. Trust me guys, it’s underway, even now. Rejoice!” -Marilyn McFarlane, in Jesus, Muhammad and the Goddess What happens when 35 International […]
Body Prayer {Mary Petiet}
All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well. —Julian of Norwich I am laying in shavasana, corpse pose, the final assimilating pose of any Hatha yoga practice. I am sprawled on my back on my yoga mat and my right hand receives a pleasant weight that […]
The Goddess Dances at Dunino – the Hill of the Seven Daughters {Mary Petiet}
No one knows who the seven daughters were, but the goddess still dances above the sea at Dunino. The road curves up and out of the Scottish town of St. Andrews, leaving the harbor below to the left. A small, unobtrusive sign appears on the right, pointing down a narrow lane. Dunino is very easy […]
