“I am not one of those,” he chanted, Who puts the garland of skulls round Thy neck, And then look back in terror And call Thee ‘The Merciful’. The heart must become a burial ground, Pride, selfishness, and desire all broken into dust, Then and then alone with the Mother dance there!” ~ Vivekenanda Ma […]
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Rituals for a Calm Spirit by Renee Starr
SACRED MORNING RITUAL FOR A CALM SPIRIT When you wake; stand up to face/greet the sun – even if there are clouds covering the sun, face your body in its direction. Close your eyes, breathe in the sunlight and ask for today to be filled with light, with peacefulness, and with calmness. Give thanks for […]
Rituals for Bathing Your Home, Gratitude, & the Full Moon by Gwynne Warner
I’m wishing the happiest of birthdays to 10,000 Blessings Feng Shui! She’s 16 years old today and I realize I’ve now sent more than 400 newsletters over the years–wow! My heart swells with gratitude for my teachers, especially Grandmaster Lin Yun, Grandmaster Lillian Too, HH the Dalai Lama, Catherine Ingram and Andrew Harvey; for my […]
Lunar Resources for the Full Moon in Leo by Kimberly Moore
Mama Luna, lamp of our night Shine Your blessings on us tonight. Mama Luna, source of healing Spirit and grace, light revealing, Mama Luna, waxing, waning Full and new, ever changing. Mama Luna, shining bright Lead us to You, show us Your light. ~ Genevieve Mitchell and Anne Key, Prayers to the Goddess – A […]
Vasant Panchami and Mantras for the Goddess Saraswati #MantraMonday
“May Goddess Saraswati, who is fair like the jasmine-colored moon, and whose pure white garland is like frosty dew drops; who is adorned in radiant white attire, on whose beautiful arm rests the veena, and whose throne is a white lotus; who is surrounded and respected by the Gods, protect me. May you fully remove my […]
ALL – A Poem by Janine Canan
All the mantras that can ever be said, I shower like gold-dust on your feet. And when You walk, the universe lights up like the Sun. Golden Goddess, whose only form is the illumination of Love, Mother of Creation. supreme vibration of Bliss, who can ever know or not know You— the one true Self […]
The Gifts of White Tara – Sita Tara by Kimberly F Moore
“White Tara is particularly associated with healing, protecting and stabilizing your life-force.” ~ Gelek Rimpoche Compassion, mercy, unending love, protection, and peace are the gifts that White Tara brings to us. Breathe in Her love and breathe out all that creates chaos in your mind and life. Breathe in Her light and breathe out the […]
Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Mother Mary June Devotion by Kimberly F. Moore
Through hundreds (thousands) of years of persecution and degradation of women and the Divine Feminine, Mother Mary has survived as a beacon of love and peace, transcending religious traditions and cultures. No matter what the patriarchy has attempted in eradicating Goddess and the Divine Feminine, Mother Mary remains a light to humankind and the representation […]
Gratitude and Appreciation by Rev. Dr. Karen Tate
Gratitude and appreciation. In the times we’re living in today it might seem very hard to conjure up those feelings. Maybe we’re full of fear, anger, jealousy, disappointment. Well, we cannot let those feelings get the upper hand. Especially because showing gratitude and appreciation is such a powerful magical tool of the cosmos. It’s part […]
Goddess Devotions – Prayers to Yemaya by Kimberly F. Moore
The Goddess Devotions practice has unfolded for the last two Sundays, that is, until Yemaya happened today. We had so many petitions for Guadalupe that I lit a second candle mid-week which mysteriously flickered out this afternoon. I noticed this after arriving back from the market with white roses. There was still no inkling of […]