Category: Relationships
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Awaiting the Platypus Dawn
Photo credit by Cha222; creative commons license Two months ago, I participated in some “spiritual work” with some trusted spiritual leaders who always have an interesting point of view. I very much enjoy these sessions where I am a student rather than a teacher and where I am challenged to see things in a new…
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When Not to Keep a Secret
Photo Credit by pdjs-photos; creative commons license Keeping secrets can be dangerous. It’s not that they can’t be kept, but if they’re kept at a price, then that price tends to manifest into something harmful. Though I’m fairly open myself and have very few secrets, I still know and keep many secrets that aren’t harmful…
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Stars, Reality, and Perspective—and Loving Again
Photo credit by Aislinn Bailey; used with permission. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising, 2007. This is important for reasons I cannot yet fathom, except that I’m looking for what is real. We’re so sure of what reality is. We gaze at the night sky, at what’s not visible in the glare of harsh…
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Starting a Spiritual Group and Getting the Energy Just Right
Jasmine incense, right after one of my famous Sunday Night Gatherings. This smoke art is copyrighted by Aislinn Bailey, used with permission. When I was first looking for a like-minded spiritual group in Northwest Florida, I found several existing circles rather easily. These were people who were either pagan or pagan-friendly, with anything from a…