August 2015 Blog Posts (6)

Shamans and magic users know of other realities besides our physical one. They also know that the laws of these other worlds are different from the laws of this physical one. They learn the laws and maps of these other worlds, so they can use them practically to help themselves and others.

Virtual Realities - Second Life in particular - might be similar to a huge shared lucid dream. I see enough similarities to our virtual existence and to my own lucid dreams, that I…

This feels like a very strange thing to admit. The words are being difficult with me to do so. But something is striking at one of my core self-concepts, and I only just realized this.

There is love in my life these days. A deluge of love. More than I can remember at any other point in my existence. And it's doing damage to the rock in my head that swears I'm unlovable. It's disquietingly scary to realize and admit this. And I feel a bit ashamed that I can't just revel in…

 I wrote this for a friend in SL, but it has layers of meaning

     Reflection

Training does an interesting thing: it changes us. 

It almost seems so obvious, that it is silly to write it out.  That, many will say, is the entire point.  But what is not so obvious is that practice is not just something that is picked up and put down.  Well, in the beginning it is.  We do things that put us in the frame of mind to work towards what we aspire to.  "Now I am acting as a companion," we think as we don our colors or attend a class.  "Now I am just…

Granted, I've only been on this path for two months, but I'm starting to think about the shape it's prone to take. Not in a detailed fashion, though. This is the sort of path where the best time to see the details is after you've gone through them. But I've been having conversations with someone who started with the Guild after me, and it's bringing to mind some things. Making it more real that none of us are walking alone even though we're the only ones who can travel our exact journey. How…

Imagine a woman who is interested in her own life.

A woman who embraces her life as teacher, healer, and challenge.

Who is grateful for the ordinary moments of beauty and grace.

Imagine a woman who participates in her own life.

A woman who meets each challenge with creativity.

Who takes action on her own behalf with clarity and strength.

Imagine a woman who has crafted a fully-formed solitude.

A woman who is available to herself.

Who chooses…