woman jumping in the air

Freedom

Sometimes,my comfort zonefeels like a well worn straight jacketthat easesinto the crooks and bends of my bodylike an old friend.It glaresacross the no mans land of my smilescowlingat those who unknowingly trespasswith their untamed exuberanceand hot tearsand shouts of anger,unaware of the echoing antechamberthat conceals the spacewhereItrytohide. There, sits chaineda wild haired womandesperate to dance …

fracturing heart with light

My Breaking Heart

This is not how it’s supposed to be. I thought that ‘doing the work’, ‘ascending’, and ‘following the call of the Spirit’ was supposed to make life easier, lighter, more joyful and abundant. So where is it? Where’s nirvana? Where’s New Earth? Where’s my enlightened tribe? Why instead does my heart hurt. Why do I …

pink clouds

Two Selves

Two selves rise up inside usand are forced apart. After awhilewe no longer notice the pain.We become good childrenand mouth the words we’vebeen taught. Sometimes theones who love axes give us a job. We hate it but we keeptalking about the benefits.When we dream, sometimeswe catch a glimpse of a tinygreen thing struggling upward through …

flame

Keepers of the Flame

It feels like there is an ancient knowledge, an ancient language, an understanding of the world that is seeking to be expressed through me. And I wonder given all that I think I am (or not), why me. I used to ignore it, and ignore it, and ignore the whispers. But it wouldn’t go away, …

man praying at dusk

Prayer to Myself

My desire is to soothe and heal the shock, trauma, and humiliation inflicted by the pain that drove me deep inside myself so that nobody could ever find me or hurt me again. My hope is to quieten my unrelenting ego that shows me images, and tells me things, so it can keep me dull …

hands forming heart around the sun

Healing

The energies are strong right now. The world seems to be doubled over hobbling from crisis to crisis. And the politicians, the media, and world leaders are serving up an intensifying diet of fear, uncertainty, and increasing control. Most people are responding by doing what they’re told, hiding away, keeping their head down, quietly watching …