Full Moon Tonight..Time to celebrate Mother Earth and plant next months's wishes

Think about your goals and dreams and tell them to the moon tonight,
As it travels across the night sky
Light candles, and incense to the sky beings.
Honor the planet, it's peoples, it's animals and your self.
Add sea salt to your baths and showers tonight and
Celebrate the moon and our oceans
Tomorrow on awakening
Celebrate your life and give thanks.

DECEMBER 1ST WORLD AIDS DAY...TALK ABOUT IT!

OVER 30 YEARS AND COUNTING AND STILL  NO CURE.
For those with access to drugs and medication it has become a manageable chronic disease; for those without access it = Death.

This IS a subject to talk to anyone who MIGHT be sexually active, worldwide.

Despite millions of men women's and children's  lives lost to this disease, there are still people becoming infected daily, and millions of people are living with the the disease. 

In fact one person living with HIV/AIDS means we are ALL Living with HIV/AIDS.

Until there is a CURE, please CARE.

 For info: www.avert.org

www.aidshealth.org/



For interesting, insightful and beautiful reading, please check out:

10,000 ANGELS, THE RELEASE & other  poems on
www.amazon.com

One man's journey with HIV/AIDS in poetry



Be safe and be well, Peace

BLOOM & DANCE

O HOLY ONE, I RAN THROUGH THE FIELDS AND GATHERED FLOWERS OF A THOUSAND COLORS -
AND NOW I POUR THEM OUT AT YOUR FEET.

THEIR BEAUTY AND THEIR BRIGHTNESS SHOUT FOR JOY IN YOUR PRESENCE.
YOU CREATED THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELDS AND MADE EACH ONE FAR MORE LOVELY.

THAN THE SKILL OF MAN COULD DESIGN.
ACCEPT MY JOY ALONG WITH THEIRS,
THIS FIELD OF BLOSSOMS AT YOUR FEET.
HOLY ONE

AS THE WIND BLOWS THROUGH THESE FLOWERS
TILL THEY DANCE IN THE ECSTASY OF CREATION,

SEND YOUR  SPIRIT TO BLOW THROUGH MY BEING
TILL I TOO BLOOM AND DANCE WITH THE FULNESS OF YOUR LIFE.

ISHPRIYA R.S.C.J.

THE POWER OF BECOMING MORE POSITIVE..

Harnessing Positive EARTH & UNIVERSAL ENERGY around and IN your Being:

Write the following mantra down on a piece of paper and place by your bathroom mirror, repeat the 4 lines to your mirror image, just once, every morning 1 hour before you leave your home.


Do not read them before bed- you will not sleep; nor in the car..you will have an accident.
Just read in your own space in the quietness of morning.

YOU WILL NOTICE THE CHANGES OF YOUR OWN SELF           BECOMING




I love you,
I respect you,
I accept you,
I Am.




That is all you ever need, and when you forget to say it one day, remember to say it the next 

IT WORKS BY YOU SPEAKING THESE WORDS OUT LOUD, TO YOUR INNER BEING AND TO THE UNIVERSE.


Peace

III THE DEAD 1914 Rupert Brooke

A single beam of light illuminates London today marking the 100yr remembrance of the start of WWI Aug 4th 1914.
The population is being asked to light candles tonight to mark respect for the thousands who died for peace 1914-18 WWI

Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead;
There's none of these so lonely and poor of old,
But, dying, has made us rarer gifts than gold.
These laid  the world away; poured out red
Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be
Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene,
That men call age; and those who have been,
Their sons, they gave, their immortality.

Blow, bugles, blow! They brought us,for our dearth,
Holiness, lacked so long, and Love ,and Pain.
Honour has come back, as a king,to earth,
And paid his subjects with royal wage;
And Nobleness walks our ways again;
And we have come into our heritage.

   III The Dead   Rupert Brooke 1914

In September 1914 he served as a Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R.
In October 1914 he served in The Antwerp Expedition
In February 1915 he sailed with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
he died in the Aegean April 23rd 1915

 Service Men and Women hold candlelight vigil in Westminster Abbey, London

Praising Mother Earth...Express more Gratitude and Joy at her Bounties

Hail Mother, who are the earth,
Hallowed be thy soil, rocks and flora
that nourish and support all life.

Blessed be thy wind that gives us breath
and they waters that quench, bathe and refresh
all living things.

Holy Earth-as one-we praise your majesty, 
grace and wonder.

Bill Faherty

MAGICAL HERBAL TEA SPELLS

IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN THAT HERBS AND PLANTS HAVE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON HEALING AND OTHER SPELLS.
RANGING FROM GOOD FORTUNE TO PROTECTION OF A PERSON OR HOME.

Here are some examples for you to work with

Making a herbal tea is a great way of using the power of an "enchanted herb".
Simply pour a cup of boiling water over a teaspoon of dried herbs or fresh and let it steep for 3-5 mins.
Then strain and drink while it is warm ..closing your eyes and asking the universe to help you in whatever it is you are seeking.

For PROTECTION:
Angelica, Chamomile, dill, fennel, ginger, hyssop, St John's Wort

For LOVE
lemon balm, clover, lovage, marshmallow, raspberry, peppermint

For LUCK & Success
aloe, chamomile, clover and mint


For PROSPERITY
basil, ginger, cowslip, marjoram, nutmeg

FOR INNER PEACE
borage, chamomile, coriander, parsley, sage


Other examples:

To encourage love energies mix orange rind, rose hips and cinnamon bark..serve with a little honey.
Place a copper penny in the pot as copper symbolizes Venus , the goddess of love and romance

To attract LUCK make a lemongrass, and place an almond in the pot/cup as this pays homage to Mercury whose domain is chance.
Blessed Be.

RECYCLING AND KEEPING YOUR SPACE CLEAN beyond positive thought..positive measures

I am  a big fan of recycling and have had many great trips to local shops to buy 'treasures" other folks have wanted or needed to donate.
The problem in doing so is that it is possible to bring unnecessary energy into your own home, that belongs to those certain items.
Lowering your carbon footprint can have adverse effects, if you are not careful.

As many items are donated out of desperation (loss of job and home) or someone has recently died and it is their estate being sold, a lot of lingering and somewhat negative energy can be absorbed by those items and if you are not careful, will attach to you.
Here are a few ways round this:

If is is a household item pots,pans, cutlery & etc. wash them in seasalted water  (1 tbsp per gallon) then in regular dish washing liquid..the salt removes anything lingering.

If they are heavy items or electrical that cannot be washed...leave outside your home and burn some sage or your favorite incense around them and invite the new item into your home but ask any negativity to remain outside...explaining that their last owners have offered them to a new owner.



Also if you are in any kind of employment that is high stress or you have to deal with lots of people..have a bowl of sea salted water outside your front door, and wash your feet in this before entering..not only will it refresh your feet it will also refresh your house.

If you work in a tech industry and are around computers all day long, wash or shower off every night with 1 tbsp organic cider vinegar, removes any electrical and gasoline excesses

To sell your house quickly treat it as a living breathing thing and ask IT to find new owners..explain to the property that you are moving on, that your stay has been good but you need the house to find someone new...it WILL sell quicker.

HAPPY EARTH DAY 4:22

golden dragonfly, Venice Ca

Man did not weave the web of Life
He is merely a strand on it.
Whatever he does to the web
He does to himself.

Chief Joseph

Recycle...visit do not damage..leave no trace of yourself in the wilderness..pick up trash, not just your own....protect all animals, fish and plants ......Keep children well they are our future...keep the oceans, rivers, streams, clean of chemicals and pesticides.
Progress should = improvement, NOT further DESTRUCTION!

Happy Earth..everyday

GOOD FOLKS by Phil Perkins

When evening shadows lengthen
And th' night time settles down,
I like to sit an' ponder
On th' good folks in our town.

Th' folks who have a moment
For th' children at their play,
And wave a cheery greeting
As they pass along th' way

The kind of worthy people
Who would always  be your friend,
Good folks  who'd never fail you...
Who'd be faithful to the end.

Ah, yes, I like to pnder
When th' evening stars appear,
On th' good folks of th' village
Who spread happiness and cheer.

The folks who never falter
When there's something they may do
A burden to be lifted,
Or a friendship to renew.

Th kindly folks who linger
At your bedside when you're ill,
An' think of naught but comfort
As they do your bid and will.

Old folks and old friends.....cannot be beat

Tell Him Now..gratitude to people in your life

If with pleasure you are viewing any work a man is doing,
If you like him or love him, tell him now;
Don't withhold your approbation till the parson make oration,
And he lies with snowy lilies o'er his brow;
For no matter how you shout it, he won't really care about it,
He won't know how many teardrops you have shed.
if you think some praised is due him, now's the time to slip it to him,
For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.


More than fame and more than money, is the comment kind and sunny,
And the hearty, warm approval of a friend ;
For it gives to life a savor---makes you richer, stronger, braver--
And it gives you heart and hope and courage to the end.
If he earns your praise, bestow it; if you like him, let him know it;
Let the word of true encouragement be said.
Do not wait till life is over and he's underneath the clover,
For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.

"Daddy" Silverwood circa 1900's USA

" A little more"....Lessons learned..good old American Folk Poem

"A little more kindness and a little less creed;
A little more giving and a little less greed;
A little more smile and a little less frown;
A little less kicking a man when he's down.
A little more "we" and a little less "I"'
A little more laughs and a little less cry;
A little more flowers on the pathway of life
And fewer on graves at the end of strife".

Old words and apt for any generation, sadly.

Happy Mother's Day in United Kingdom,

Georgia Peace Rose from my garden today

This is for anyone who cares for the Nation's Children..teachers, nurses, aides, police, significant others, and all Mothers, step mothers, grandmothers, aunts, & etc.thanks for all you do!

Bill Haley-Shake Rattle And Roll..last night Southern California rocked by 3 earthquakes

we had 3 earthquakes 3.6-5.1 centered in La Habra (last time a quake this big registered in the area was 1929)..this was followed by many aftershocks, some measuring 3.1 and as many as 30 in the 2 hours after the 5.1) we were told that the 5.1 one might be a foreshock to the BIG one, no loss of life thank goodness.

Local damage at epicenter..all freeway bridges etc being checked.

Behold, My brothers, the spring has come...Chief Sitting Bull

Behold, my brothers, the spring has come;
The earth has received the embraces of the sun
And we shall soon see the results of that love!

Every seed is awakened and so has all animal life.
It is through this mystical power that we too have our being
And we therefore yield to our neighbors,
Even our animal neighbors,
The same right as ourselves, to inhabit this land.

 Sitting Bull

Sacred White Mountain Sage

to the Virgins, to make much of time..Robert Herrick

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The brighter he's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he's to setting.

That age is best which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,
And while ye may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry

LOVE'S SECRET

NEVER SEEK TO TELL THY LOVE,
LOVE THAT NEVER TOLD CAN BE;
FOR THE GENTLE WIND DOTH MOVE
SILENTLY, INVISIBLY.

 I TOLD MY LOVE, I TOLD MY LOVE,
 I TOLD HER ALL MY HEART,
TREMBLING, COLD, IN GHASTLY FEARS,
AH! SHE DID DEPART.

SOON AFTER SHE WAS GONE, FROM ME,
A TRAVELLER CAME BY,
SILENTLY, INVISIBLY;
HE TOOK HER WITH A SIGH.

WILLIAM BLAKE

Water sustains all life........

Water flows from high in the mountains.
Water runs deep in the Earth.
Miraculously, water comes to us, 
and sustains all life.

THICH NHAT HANH

keep the oceans clean & fruitful

It was the wind that gave them life....

Navajo 1902

It was the wind that gave them life.
It is the wind that comes out of our mouths now
that gives us life.
When this ceases to blow we die.
In the skin at the tips of our fingers
we see the trail of the wind;
it shows us the wind blew
when our ancestors were created.

NAVAJO CHANT

JAN 31ST CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE HORSE

OUT OF THE EARTH, I SING FOR THEM.
A HORSE NATION, I SING FOR THEM.
OUT OF THE EARTH, I SING FOR THEM.
THE ANIMALS, I SING FOR THEM


TETON SIOUX CHANT

'You have stars in your bones"...

 The small plot of ground
on which you were born
cannot be expected

to stay forever
the same
Earth changes,
and home becomes different
places

 You took flesh
from clay
but the clay
did not come
from just one
place.

To feel alive,
important, and safe,
know your own waters
and hills, but know
more

you have stars in your bones
and oceans
in blood 

You have opposing
terrain in each eye.
You belong to the land
and sky of your first cry,
you belong to infinity.



ALLA RENEE BOZARTH