Getting over some kind of flue bug/cleansing thing and getting ready to move into Mother's Day weekend, with all of its expectations and lack of expectations. This being the first year without my mother, I'm preparing for an emotionally unpredictable day. One of the things I'm noticing with her passing, and maybe this is normal, my thoughts of her tend to be more holistic since she has been gone--thinking of her as being multiple ages, even the young woman I never knew. As if now, she is all the ages she ever was, in my mind and memory, including her childhood. It may be that because so many pictures and letters and stories were surfaced after her death, that those past times are now more real to me. She was a master of cover-up, my mom. Revealing as little about herself as possible. Sadly, I never borrowed her beautiful jewelry while she was alive--which I think she would have liked, or never saw the picture of me at ten weeks which I think she would have enjoyed showing me. Somehow they all got buried in the moment and the silly way we judged each other that kept us being just the age we were at that moment. I know there is something to be said for being in the moment, and that was what she and I were most of the time, except for the way that the past had of informing our reactions and responses to each other in both positive and negative ways. I'm sure I'll miss her on Sunday, a day that we rarely spent together but that she always made sure to send me a card and some money on since I became a mom. I'm glad to be chanting and being in the moment as we honor the Divine Mother and am really glad for the support I receive from our amazing community of chanting in Olympia. Namaste.
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Exploring our Spiritual Evolution through Planetary Cycles
Astrology offers us a way to look our lives through cycles, understanding key points and transitions along the way. How we responded to transitions in the past can offer us insight into the opportunities of the present and future. We will explore Jupiter, Saturn, Chiron, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, their timings and offerings. Beginners and adepts alike are welcome. Dates: Mondays, April 8th & 22nd, May 6th & 20th, June 3rd Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm (may go over on occasion, but never past 9pm) Place: The Lotus Lodge, 1516 4th Ave East, Olympia, WA Cost: sliding scale $150 - $200 Insights into Medical Astrology: For practitioners Medical astrology is a vast and technical subject which offers us a superb and non-intrusive way of understanding our bodies and the conditions they may experience. This class is for those who have some knowledge of astrology (know planets, signs, houses and aspects and can recognize the symbols in a chart), who have some knowledge of anatomy and physiology and who already have a practice in healing. Dates: Wednesdays, April 10th & 24th, May 8th & 22nd, June 12th Time: 10am – 12pm (may go over but never past 12:30pm) Place: The Lotus Lodge, 1516 4th Ave East, Olympia, WA Cost: sliding scale $150 - $200 Welcome to my new site, Friends. After doing battle with iWeb for awhile, I have given up and moved to another format. Let me know if you have problems. Lots of shifting in my life lately as many of us have had. One of the big changes is that I have moved my office out of my home into a lovely old building on the east side of Olympia. I share the building with energy worker, Jennifer Nevy, and therapist, Tammy Putvin. Everytime I go there, I feel happy, even when the light doesn't work, the toilet won't flush, the phone won't work and wifi is taking several visits from our provider to get set up. When the heat didn't work, that wasn't as much fun, but gentle Jennifer made sure I had a heater. The house seems to have a life of its own, which we keep discovering. We have called it the Lotus Lodge.
On a sadder note, after losing my father last August, my mother is now very ill. Send her light and love if you will, along with my brothers and sister-n-laws who are doing most her caregiving. My mother had eight children, two of whom have passed on. She is one of those selfless server types, who has rarely asked anything of us (except perhaps that we obey her and lead the lifestyle that she wanted us to, which naturally has led to great disappointment). It is very difficult for her to receive the care she needs right now. I wish for her a peaceful and painless time for however long she is here with us. |