As we start July and are in the High month of Summer here in the north our minds turn to what will be the next tasty berry or vegetable to come from our farmers market. We sit at night around fire pits and watch the dance of the bats in the moon light. However, below us are those with the wisdom born of eons. I thought I would share again one of Aesop’s most famous fables as a reminder for the frame of mind we need to keep in the …

Two halves of the same Yin

by Souless Poet (3/4/2007)

I walked a path of gloom and dread
With every single step I tread
Down windswept paths,
And grassy hills
And beyond to the fields and mills

Just yesterday the Italian Police uncovered an ancient Relief of Mithras. The full article can be found here, but as it is so close to Solstice I thought it would be worth mentioning here. It should be noted that Mithras and Jesus have similar stories, “Mithras worshippers held strong beliefs in a celestial heaven and an infernal hell, they believed in resurrection as well as judgement day and also drank wine and ate bread to symbolise the body and blood of the god. The birth of the god was celebrated …

Taking my recent post on Plastics a step further I wanted to give a bit of a jolt to remind us all what we can do as this summer gets into full swing.

Any time you find wisdom from any path you should share it for not to do so is as stepping on a seed before it has a chance to grow.

Pick a tarot card deck for yourself. There are more and more decks available all the time, some with beautiful artwork. Some newer ones are based on literary works such as Lord of the Rings. Others draw on Native American or other cultural influences. There are also the older, better known decks like the Ryder decks. Look at a number of them before you choose. Get one that really speaks to you with its colors, style of artwork and symbolic depictions. For this exercise you will need a comfy place …

When choosing a home one of the things that was held close to my heart was the need for trees to be surrounding the house. The house that I found ended up having four large oaks surrounding the property, even though the house is located in a city neighborhood. Lucky for me the trees are in good health and produce many an acorn every year.  For me having the connection to earth, and the sky and the air all in one place leads me to feel held and comforted in …

In this part on exploring tarot I want to delve into the actual story of the major arcana. I think it’s important to point out that the major arcana, are taken from the male point of view. In fact it is a these cards tell the story of a mans life. This is an important distinction because it definitely puts a certain bias to the story in general.