new Mazzy Star...

...well new for me anyway!  i'm only about a year behind, which is pretty good for me lately haha!  this single came out late 2011 i beleive, with a subsequent new album apparently to be released in late 2012.... ah Hope, you take me back to those early 90's places when anything seemed possible.... it's the kind of music that just demands you turn the lights off, throw a sheer scarf over a lamp and put some candles on....lay on the floor on cushions with summer night breezes wafting in through open windows and gauzey curtains.... ahh  my night just got a little mellower... ;-)

 

 

Wise Words of Joseph Campbell

"The Privilege of a Lifetime is Being Who You Are." - Joseph Campbell

Something to consider whenever we hit those 'dark' patches of self-doubt.

Art by the amazing Susan Seddon Boulet.

 

messengers & destinations

"Everyone around you, friend or foe, is a messenger to demonstrate where you are and how to get where you'd like to be. " Guru Singh.

 

Ive only just been pondering this today and how much sense it really makes, especially in relation to the times when we may not be for example experiencing the job/career/romance/life/whatever of our wildest imaginings... and we feel as though we are banging our heads on the table over and over again... thinking about a situation in this way helps to not only make things more understandable, but maybe helps us surrender to the ever-unfolding flow of our perfect lives....

 

So where do you want to go today?

 

And in the spirit of this: 

 

 

It really is a great mantra ;-)

on truth and new beginnings....

 

 

Today I asked a question, and this was the answer -happily- received.

 Now to rememer what Rumi says and not ignore the truth and opportunites...

 

 

"Affiliated with Beginnings is the goddess Tara, perhaps the most important deity for Tibetan Buddhists and  the compassionate mother goddess. Endowed with the the power to heal all sorrows and grant all wishes. She helps us regain self-confidence and peace of mind. Tara is honoured as the protectress against the many fears that block men and women from living in happiness and harmony. Often our fears will emerge as we begin a new phase of life: a promisng new relationship; a new venture; a change of home or job. The appearance of this card is an invitation for us to consider the functions these fears perform, so we may release them. This is a time fro new beginnings, for optimism and for trust.  Today, you will start something new in your life which will begin a positive journey. Being innocent will allow you to be open to blessings."

 

Source: The Goddess Tarot by Kris Waldherr

(My favourite tarot deck - such gorgeous resonant images and oh so accurate!)

It's been a while...

So long since my last post, so much going on in my life. Much change has been afoot... This post is in the form of a bit of a graphic story, dedicated to my fellow 'wanderer in whimsy' here, who is just about to embark on a soul-journey that has been a long time coming! I wish you so well dear WildFlower <3  May your heart and head find the calm-peace and connection to self that (we all) long for! Or in  any event, just have a great relaxing time haha!

 

 

Sometimes the best thing to do in life is revel in the journey itself, rather than the destination...

 

 

And we should try to live more in the moment each day, rather than always looking ahead to the future.  This can be so limiting as it seems so far away and sometimes seems impossible to get 'there'.... But,

 

 

It can be difficult, but we often need to...

 

 

As...

 

 

Trusting in this will reduce your pain.  And recognising that..

 

 

And also that...

 

 

We can often judge our own lives harshly and wonder why everyone else seems to be so 'together'...

 

 

Comparing ourselves, our lives, our achievements to anyone else's is counter productive and can only lead us down a rabbit hole of despair ad self-loathing....

 

 

Sometimes we can get so low that we forget that

 

 

and that...

 

 

Especially when it seems nobody in your life understands who you truly are, and what your true desires really are... Most important of all though, is this:

 

 

Be free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nobody Sees a Flower...

"Nobody sees a flower, really, it is so small. We haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time."

-Georgia O'Keeffe

Narcissa's Last Orchid - Georgia O'Keeffe

Always Be #1 to Yourself!

Today I stumbled upon this lovely Goddess pendant...

I found a little bowl of Goddesses at the counter of one of my favourites stores...so I reached in and pulled out this one...

"Always be #1 to yourself"

It was exactly what I needed to hear and absolutely need to honour within myself!

Thank you, beautiful Goddess, for reminding me of this.

Before Midnight

This is what I have been waiting nine years for! I can hardly wait to see the sequel to Before Sunrise and Before Sunset...Before Midnight.

Directed by Richard Linklater  and starring Ethan Hawke, as Jesse, and Julie Delpy, as Celine, this one will be set in Greece.

I truly hope it is all I imagined, as the first two films are my all time favourites. I constantly dream of what happened to the two lovers...did they end up together?...did it last?...so many questions!

Ah, Jesse and Celine, you bring joy and hope into my heart, and into the hearts of all true romantics...

Jesse and Celine, in Greece

Miss Clara, the paper artist from Bordeux

I've decided I love Miss Clara....

Looking like combination between a young Anais Nin and Virginia Woolf all mixed together with a kind of french bohemian otherworldy charm..... it feels as though her magical creative life takes place in some kind of dishevelled, natural-history-museum-esque diorama from another era..... whats not to love here? 

This video makes me all kinds of happy!  I can't understand it, but certain words come through ...'magique', 'realite', 'artiste'... add a dash of Danny Elfman music and thats' all I need to transport me to another place :-)

Truth...

Set Your Life on Fire

"Set your life on fire.

Seek those who fan your flames."

- Rumi

What You Seek...

"What you seek is seeking you"

-Rumi



Now and Then....

“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”

Guillaume Apollinaire.

More Autumnal Delights!

These gorgeous photos were taken by Sonia and found via: http://soniamasarova.wordpress.com/

....and I just adore them! Even better knowing they were taken only a short way from where we live! I see a new road trip on the horizon...

Oh, I love Autumn!

I just really wanted to say, I love Autumn!

The Liquidambar tree in my front yard looks quite delicious at the moment...so many colours to behold...

Beautiful sunlight, streaming through the rainbow leaves...

A collection of Autumn findings...

And a beautiful Autumn sunset, as seen from my bedroom, whilst I'm rugged up with a sniffy nose...

Yay for Autumn! You make me happy...

All photographs are mine - click on them if you want to see them bigger, better, brighter!

Venus to appear in once-in-a-lifetime event

Wowswers! We really are living in a great time for witnessing planetary transits! Lucky us! I wonder how this Solar-Venusian event will impact us down here on our beautiful Earth? Hmmmmm....

Venus to appear in once-in-a-lifetime event

Alice and The Hades Full Moon

Following on from woodland dreamer's post...

The Full Moon in Scorpio really shines a light on all those dark and mysterious things that we would often like to ignore, bury or hide away.
This Hades Full Moon allows us to traverse the underground; it gives us permission to reflect and transform ourselves from within.

Last years Scorpio Full Moon - May 2011

So, just as Alice ventured underground, so must we, if we are to face ourselves and allow the necessary changes to take place...

"I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!"

"Who Are You?"

 

"What Size Do You Want To Be?"

The Scorpio Full Moon also feels like a culmination of the Taurus New Moon. A time to reflect on what we began at the New Moon, and what we actually achieved. After all, it is really a cycle, with Taurus and Scorpio being polar opposites on the zodiac wheel.

If we look back even further, to the New Moon in Scorpio six months ago... what transformations started back then? Now is the time to use the power of the Scorpio Full Moon to reflect and seek clarity on those things too. How far have you come? How much further do you need to go? As Alice said "I wonder if I've been changed in the night?"



Artworks by Arthur Rackham

My own photograph

Speaking of all things Moon-ly...

The coming Full Moon in Scorpio is on my mind.... I always have such a strong feeling of kinship with this particular lunar event.

Encouraging us to really go deeply and intimately within ourselves, the psyche... to look at the meaning of life, the hidden aspects of ourselves and our relationships.... our shadow.

On this night, I will be burning mugwort and sandalwood and honouring Cerridwen in all her dark transformational glory.... burning away the old to allow for regeneration and the new, to re-ignite the quest for meaning and awaken once more to my true self, which too often gets lost in the day-to-day running of 'life' and 'things'...

New Moon in Taurus and the Depths of the Heart

The recent New Moon in Taurus had me contemplating new beginnings, and specifically new beginnings in the area of Love.

The last half year has seen me travelling down a rocky road of love...experiencing the full breadth of emotion in regards to matters of the heart. I realise now, I never really knew the full depth of my heart and soul. I still don't, as it is an ongoing, never-ending journey of self discovery, but I do feel I am further down the path...

So, this New Moon in Taurus allowed me to reflect on these difficult times, and prepare for new beginnings in love. I made a little "love altar" and set myself some "Venusian" intentions; Venus being the ruler of Taurus. Venus representing love, beauty, attraction, sensuality, art...

I am hoping for some clarity and insight into my heart and it's desires...how to understand the complexities of one's heart?

"Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high."
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

Who do we allow into our secret garden? Who can penetrate those walls? And what does that garden contain?

Today I'm thankful for...

Faery forests and sun kissed skies....