by Samantha on November 25, 2009
Night falls fast over A rising cup of Crescent Moon Snugged behind blind clouds, Stealing her silver coin As they cross her face Reminding me, reminding me. Freely she proffers Grace against November chill, The lengthening dark, the silence, the weight, Patterns of lonliness. Every gift given, she lifts Unencumbered, into stars, through Milky Way. [...]
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full pockets,
gratitude of friends,
Moon memories,
silver coin,
Thanksgiving
by Samantha on November 19, 2009
Out of difficulties, the extra-ordinary creates itself. In constricted cycles, expanded visions appear. In times of fear, courage increases. Being in the midst of yet another problematic, constricting cycle, it is difficult to stand outside mundane home-ground to behold sublime visitations and visions. It feels impossible to find time in a present so over-filled with [...]
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Bhujapidasana,
constriction,
diet,
E.T.,
expansion,
faith,
fall,
fear,
gunas,
Kapha,
phone home,
Pluto,
Scorpio,
Shoulder Pressing Pose
by Samantha on November 12, 2009
We should be getting used to the high levels intensity by now. We should be good at dodging the jagged shards of careless and mean-spirited output. We should have been able to wrap ourselves in a cocoon of safety against someone else’s chaotic decisions and quixotic changes that affect our lives. It ain’t happening, nor [...]
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backache,
belief systems,
chrino,
Daimon,
demon,
genii,
Heraclites,
learning curves,
Mars & Pluto,
Rollo May,
samskara,
Scorpio,
soul muscle,
Thelma & Louise,
thought impressions,
to decide,
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana/Up Dog
by Samantha on November 5, 2009
In this seasonal time of feeling trapped in outworn-outgrown grooves, and having to release many of the year’s hopes and dreams, we activate deeper levels, check into soul territory, and seek Scorpionic regeneration. As the earth contracts toward winter hibernation, a part of us longs to be her microcosm, to imitate her long, last sigh [...]
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fall,
hibernating,
Kapha Dosha,
primitive forces,
regeneration,
Scorpio,
Scorpion Pose,
symbols,
Vrschikasana