Happy Solstice

I received the following in an eMail, its source is unknown to me:


"The Solstice this week is a profound expression of the times we live in, the path we have chosen.

Solstice occurs when the Sun enters Cancer, this year at 8:26 AM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 5:26 AM Pacific, 12:26 PM GMT on June 21. There are layers upon layers of significance in this moment.

Our level of consciousness as we pass through the Solstice gateway will be imprinted into future generations. The implications are limitless. Energetically, the Solstice chart for June 21, 2006, resembles the Grand Fixed Cross Solar Eclipse of August 11, 1999, and the Harmonic Concordance of November 8-9, 2003, two pivotal moments in the transformation of consciousness leading to and through 2012. Both accompanied mass spiritual awakenings.

Solstices and equinoxes are cardinal points of the solar year, marking special alignments of Sun, Earth and Moon as the Sun makes his annual journey through thezodiac. On the Solstices, we have the longest andshortest days of the year; at equinoxes, day and night are of equal length. These, along with the cross-quarter Sabbats, are highly charged energetic portals when the veils between worlds thin and our intent radiates throughout the galaxy.

While the Equinoxes are a point of balance, the Solstices are a point of extremes. We're certainly seeing extremes played out in our world today, as well as in our personal lives.

A new paradigm is being born. At this Solstice portal, we have a special opportunity to:
- Redirect the focus of the self in relation to the collective
- Reach beyond our individual lives, beyond our communities and nations to connect with the Cosmos
- Heal personal wounds so we may walk fully in our power and serve at a higher level
- Merge the spiritual and material planes

Within the tense squares and oppositions of this cross, there's tremendous energy for change. In an instant, we could release the past and emerge as bold, courageous, creative, empowered individuals expressing a specific destiny and purpose.
Or we could lock ourselves down in old, comfortable, outdated patterns, allowing the emotions of past hurts to control us or diminish our highest expression."

Verily, from time immemorial, humans have celebrated the solstice time of year with bonfires, rituals, flowers and herbs. In this way we honour the gifts of Mother Earth and Father Sky. I may not be able to make it to Stonehenge, but I will endevour to visit our tree goddess, an ancient hollowed out redwood, in a sacred forest. There we will recline, meditate and whisper sweet promises of love to each other until the light fades into darkness. And then perhaps we'll dig out that old Mickey Rooney film A Midsummer Night's Eve to watch this weekend.

I hope the season makes for wonderful renewal in your life.

Gibson Goddess

Yes.



Gibson Goddess

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Almost guilty

Had a great weekend, especially after the heat subsided. Saturday we went to the nursery and bought a fuchsia for the hummingbirds and a couple varieties of coleus and several herbs; parsley, cilantro, chives, basil, oregano, thyme, purple salvia and two mints and a lavender, as well as several pots to put them all in. Watched a couple of William Powell and Myrna Loy movies on Saturday evening. On Sunday we potted all of our new babies. And then after hosing down the front patio, sat and drank a beer in the cool afternoon breeze enjoying the fruits of our labours while trying to be still so as not to frighten off the purple finches as they dipped timidly into the bird bath. Sunday's dinner was a feast of scrumptiousness. Catfish filets marinated and simmered in cajun sauce. Artichokes w/ hollandaise for dipping. Coleslaw and potato salad. It was so very delicious that I almost felt guilty. Almost.

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Flag Day

In honour of Flag Day, I have taken the liberty to express my freedom by taking some poetic license with the Pledge of Allegiance. While I do consider myself to be patriotic and a proponent of the ideals upon which this country was founded, I am saddened when reality falls short of those ideals. I am appalled by fanatics who staunchly believe that this government can do or has done no wrong and when I see the hypocrisy in the killing of innocents in the name of freedom and liberty. I deplore the jingoism and and nationalistic tone of so many Americans especially in the post-nine-eleven era.

Every Friday at noon in my hometown, factions from both side of this debate gather at the main intersection as they have in earnest since the start of this so-called non-war in Iraq. On one corner you have the Women in Black keeping their silent protest. On the opposite corner you have a flag waving, "Honk if you love our troops" guy saluting and standing at attention. As well as other individuals, a clergy member and regular citizens who all assemble together, on each of the four corners with their signs of protest and "Thou Shall Not Kill". My silent recognition, shows which side of the street I throw my own allegiance in with.

Today the local Boy Scout troop has put out flags up and down each side of the main thoroughfare as they do on each national holiday. That's ok with me, it's part of the charm of living in a small town. I was a Girl Scout in my youth. I was a Colour Guard. I was taught to respect the flag of our country.

And while I do honour the traditions of this country and respect it's heritage, I realise that we are now, more than ever, global citizens and our prosperity can not be at the expense of others. If we truly wish to live in peace, we cannot be simultaneously disturbing the peace of others. And in keeping with this thought I have changed the wording of the traditional pledge to the following.

"I pledge allegiance to all the flags not just the United States of America and to the Republics for which they stand, one world, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Ringo.com is BOGUS

If you get an invite to view a friends photos at Ringo.com and are asked to provide your eMail address and password, Ringo.com will send an invite to every name in your address book, whether you want them to or not.

This program has an advanced feature in its EULA (End User License Agreement) which allows the website to send the invite to all of your friends as a 'convenience'.

There are other websites and programs that do this also.

Unfortunately, unless you read the big long legalese terms of use agreement you might not know until its already gotten into your address book.

This is BOGUS and ABUSIVE. Always question when an unsolicited eMail or website asks for your passwords. Be safe.

Thanks to my lovely, intelligent niece Sarah for figuring this out.