Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been. – David Bowie “Once you hit 50, just kiss sex goodbye,” a well-meaning older woman told me last year, one who almost relished passing along what she believed to be true about the female body past a certain age. “Getting … Read more
I don’t believe that consciousness is generated by the brain. I believe that the brain is more of a receiver of consciousness. -Graham Hancock We live in a world where consciousness is theorized to be a product of brain activity and once the brain is dead, so, too, are we. Religions and spiritual philosophies … Read more
Metaphysical teachers have told us through the ages that thoughts are things–not airy, wispy, inconsequential passersby inside our minds. Many of us on a conscious path understand this principle but few of us really ‘get it’ until the results manifest. How our negative thought patterns manifest over time is as individual as each of us. … Read more
He who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity’s sunrise. -William Blake A wise soul once said to me, “There are no lifetimes of happiness, only moments,” and as I get older, I realize that these moments are like pearls strung on the thread of life. In the chaos of our modern age, … Read more
This past week and a half, Persephone shook out her hair and covered my corner of the world with blossoms. The crabapple, cherry, and red bud trees accepted Spring’s invitation to the annual dance and donned their finest taffeta. The mornings were a shimmer of fragrant snow, petals catching in the web outside our dining … Read more
For a breath of ecstasy, give all you have been or could be. -Sara Teasdale In kindergarten, our class took a mini field trip to hear a musical performance, and I remember sitting on the floor in a circle with the other kids as a big brass band played When the Saints Go Marching … Read more
“True masculinity on any plane of existence meets the feminine with equal passion—equal passion of tenderness, equal passion of intellect, equal passion of spirit. The masculine energy, when stripped of aggression, selfish impulse, and cruelty is the spark and activation of new life, new ideas, new form. It is the clarion note of the universe, … Read more
Everything in our world–and other worlds–has a story; whether it be a thread of grass, a bird, a human being, or a child’s old rocking chair at an antique store. Scientists, physicists, theologians, and mystics can argue to the cows come home about the nature and origins of existence, but I’ll remain content with my … Read more
When I was four years old, my parents and I visited an ashram to hear a renowned guru speak. I vividly remember the meeting hall, over a hundred people in attendance, and the color of the swami’s robes, the same shade of orange as the marigolds in Mama’s flower boxes at home. I also remember … Read more
It is an ordinary day, a Sunday streaked with rain and dismal with muddy snow in the streets, but like many other days in my week, it is a day that I have designated to beauty and sensuousness. Saffron incense is gently releasing its perfumed breath, my favorite music is on loop, and a soft … Read more