Today we will have 12 hours of daylight & 12 hours of dark.
I will spend some daylight hours in the sun eating a sandwich with sour sauerkraut.
And some of the dark outside with the moon and a cup of coffee.
Both times I will work on a neurographic art piece that reflects light & dark.
When it's done I will post a picture here.
Spring! Yay!
Lorena McKennitt - The Mummer's Dance
The full moon started on 1/13. I had my ceremony on 1/15.
RAISE THE POWER:
With the waning of the moon
Comes the waning of the influence of gaslighters, distracters, liars and national thiefs
With the howling of the wolves at the waning Wolf moon
Comes the silencing of the voices that would create confusion and hide truth
With the waning of the moon
The fires of harmful destruction burn down the forces promoting hatred in our global society
With the waning of the moon which influences the tides
Selfishness is ebbing out and kindness is flowing in
With the flapping of birds wings as they witness the waning moon
National public witness is brought to bear on the evil actions meant to line pockets with gold while making the Earth uninhabitable for future generations of humans and all other lifeforms - the power of people attempting such actions wanes with the moon
With the waning of the moon
The current turmoil of Earth's climate wanes
With the waning of the moon
All energy wanes except for light and love
I hold space for this so it will be.
As an atheist it can be difficult to express intense emotion. Oh my god doesn't work. Oh my gourd does, though.
And, oh my gourd - I love this word: Solivagant. It means solitary wanderer. It's origins are the Latin words solus meaning alone and vagans meaning wander.
I am definitely happy as a solivagant.
It's winter solstice and all the Celtic that is me wants to welcome the return of the light.
First I need to acknowledge all the dark that makes it harder.
So I rewrote the beautiful words of another person of Irish decent; Dylan Thomas.
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Do not go gentle into their gaslight
Democracy should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.
There are no wise ones to know that dark is right
Because their words spin and lie and betray
Do not go gentle into their gaslight.
The wave of un-good men hiding in plain sight
Whose deeds cause crying and kill every green bay
Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.
Mean men who incite others to hate and fight,
And distract anyone who sees it is their way,
Do not go gentle into their gaslight.
Greedy men hoarding money, holding tight,
Power hungry and going to make you pay
Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.
And you, failed America, there on the sad height,
Must cry fierce tears for what was done yesterday.
Do not go gentle into their gaslight.
Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.
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Now I can move on.
Madonna- Ray Of Light"One kind word can warm three winter months." — Japanese Proverb
"Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness." – Mary Oliver
"Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake."
"May this solstice and the returning of the sun bring you love, magic and starlight." – Unknown
"What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter’s day?" – Henry David Thoreau
"Winter is a glorious spectacle of glittering fractals complete with a soundscape and atmosphere entirely its own." – Anders Swanson
To build stamina:
Sit in comfortable upright position - mouth closed. Breathe quickly - in & out through nose - 2-3 breaths per second for 5 minutes.
Strengthens respiratory muscles & boosts endurance.
Improved concentration:
Same position as above - for me in through mouth out through nose. Deep breath in - exhale repeating a word - for me "resilience".
During movement sessions:
Exhale on the Effort
