Faery Tale: In the Beginning, there was Confusion, Personal Misdirection, and a General Lack of Preparedness

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Faery Tale: In the Beginning, there was Confusion, Personal Misdirection, and a General Lack of Preparedness

And so it goes...

Am at the lake, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, where there is so much wild magic! And I am looking forward to meeting Signe Pike in England just a few days from now, to advance along the trail together, searching for Faeries; more wild magic to be sure! One other thing for sure is that I will fall to my knees in gratitude when we get to the Chalice Well. Yes I will! I will be reporting to the Goddess that I have followed her instructions and become Priestess. Not only that, but in just a few short weeks I will be able to train Priestesses, as She asked me to, since I will be formally recognized by the Fellowship of Isis to be qualified to do so! How amazing that life would have changed so drastically for me in under 5 years!

Which reminds me. When we are children, 5 years seems like forever; in adulthood, 5 year isn't such a long time after all. I wonder what Signe & I will discover about "time" when we are in the presence of the Queen of Faerie at Chalice Well...So much to look forward to! 

Saving our Sisters II

I am working with Karla from Casa Violeta to raise money to help Dutzi Design hire more women into good paying, decent jobs in Tulum, Mexico. The downturn in the economic situation due to the lack of tourism has reached a crisis point. There is no illness whatsoever anywhere along the Yucatan Peninsula, so I am going to teach a workshop in Tulum; all proceeds after expenses will go to Dutzi Design!

Here's a picture of some of the women who are now working there; they all have amazing stories and we need to stick together as Sisters of the World to do what we can!

Bless you for any prayers, thoughts, and if you can come to the retreat, it will be posted within the next few days!

Saving our Sisters

I feel so lucky to live in the USA, because even with all our problems, we can still help others in trouble across the globe. For that reason, I ask you to go to this link and to sign the petition:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/free_aung_san_suu_kyi/?cl=237521853&v=3328.

Free Aung San Suu Kyi!

Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is seriously ill, locked up by the brutal Burmese regime on new trumped up charges.

This cruel maneuver comes days before her 13 years of detention expires and will keep her jailed until after the 2010 elections. The only 'crime' she committed was to peacefully call for democracy.

Burma's brave democracy activists are calling on UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to secure all 2,100 political prisoners release -- he can make this a condition of any renewed international engagement. We have just six days to get Ban Ki Moon's attention -- the petition will be presented on May 26th. Sign the petition.

Story Corps

Was interviewed by Story Corps today. They are gathering an oral history of America by interviewing people from all over the USA. I was happy to do it. And in the process, I realized how much I want to one day tell the story of what happened to me and to those I knew after 9/11. The story I have to tell has never been told...may Goddess bless me and present the opportunity in the most powerful way to do the most good!

May the Light of Love shine forever, no matter what!

Lakshmi & Me!

Quote of the Day:

"The truth that can be said is not the true truth"
- Lao Tsu

Today I was blessed with a chant to unleash the power of Lakshmi, given to me by one of my clients. As he explained at the end of his Reiki session, the sound of Sanskrit activates the energies that are God/Goddess.

How lucky am I to give a healing session, and then receive something back with which to heal myself?! Thank you, thank you, 13 thank you's to Mike and to the ever-abundant Universe! (and to Lakshmi, of course, for blessing my life!)

Missing Home

Well, its Saturday and today I miss another time and place - my heart is with Grandfather Sitting Bull. He is so precious to me; he inspires me with the wisdom and devotion to All That Is Good he exhibited in the face of such difficulties! I love Sitting Bull. I wish I could sit with him in his tee pee for a long talk...
May the great chief and shaman, Sitting Bull, be blessed wherever he is right now. I send him love and deep appreciation.

TATANKA IYOTAKA
By: ~Anonymous Lakota

Saturday, December 15th, 2002 was the 112th Memorial anniversary of the assassination of Tatanka Iyotaka, more commonly known as Sitting Bull. This inspirational leader was murdered deep within Lakota Nation territory, a vast area encompassing much of the central and northern Great Plains. Tatanka Iyotaka in his day was one of the most influential leaders on the prairie. Today, he is the most recognizable Indian in the world.

Tatanka Iyotaka was not impressed by white society and their version of civilization. He was shocked and saddened to see the number of homeless people living on the streets of American cities. He gave money to hungry white people many times when he was in the large cities.

He counseled his people to be wary of what they accept from white culture. He saw some things which might benefit his people; but cautioned Indian people to accept only those things that were useful to us, and to leave everything else alone. Tatanka Iyotaka was a man of clear vision and pure motivation.