23rd Day of the Seventh Lunar Cycle

"I'm one with the Goddess and
open to Her Wisdom."

23rd Day of the Seventh Lunar Cycle Ruled by Medusa
Lunar Tree Cycle ~ Duir/Oak
Moon Phase: Disseminating
Moon rises: 12:00AM EDT
Moon sets: 12:29PM EDT
Moon in Pisces v/c 6:07AM EDT
Moon enters the Cardinal Fire Sign
of Aries at 10:56AM EDT
Rhiannon's Cycle of the Moon
Solar Question for the Day: "What
pattern is emerging from your spiritual
path to date?"
Lunar Meditation: The scent of flowers.
"All serious daring starts from within."
-- Joan Baez
July 6th, 2007



"Through the flowers,
through the blossoms,
they come, they come,
they come to my song.

Through the bright dew,
through the blossoms,
they come, they come,
they come to my song.

Through the pollen,
through the flowers,
they come, they come,
the deer come to my song."
-- Navaho hunting song

How east it is to forget that we are fed, every moment of every hour of every day, by the planet that is our home. The rivers that wash our continents quench our thirst; the plants and animals satisfy our hunger; our lungs fill themselves, thousands of times each hour, with the sweet air of Gaia. Our primal hungers are today easily satisfied and so we concentrate on other hungers; we want more prestige, or more power, or more possessions.
Our forebears spent much of their time satisfying their physical hunger and thirst. As children of affluence, we must learn to distinguish the soul's true hungers from the anxiety provoked by a too-easy life. A true hunger drives you toward satisfaction; a false hunger can never be satisfied, for each new possession, new toy, new enthusiasm leaves us feeling greedier than before. It takes wisdom to live with so much. Pray for that wisdom.
[Source: "The Goddess Companion" by Patricia Monaghan]


The Familiar Road

"Mony an ane speers the road he hens well. [Many a one inquires
about the road he knows well.] " -- Scots proverb

Our anxiety to know that we are on the right road and performing life's actions in the correct manner often leaves us a long way from our destination. This syndrome is found in perpetual students, who are always taking courses, and in those who take every known therapeutic aid even though their health is good. It can be caused by an excessive perfectionism, by a longing for approval, or by a sheer blind doggedness. A lack of confidence or validation often prevents us from realizing the obvious: if we perpetually seek some outer approval for our actions, we will never consciously walk our own road.
A Welsh proverb that complements this Scots one tells that 'he travels fastest who takes the road that knows'; in other words, the path of least resistance yields speedier results. Swimming against the tide is hard work, requiring more energy than we may have to give out, exhausting us before we arrive. If we can recognize the tides of our own life, we will begin to move with their flow with grace and ease.
Of course, it is not always of benefit to only and always take the road that we know best. Choosing the predictable path, never exploring the byways or parallel tracks that could enrich our journey, may lead to complacency and a dull demeanor. But it is good on that predictable path, to get in touch with our own power and purpose, to not always be seeking the approval of someone else.

"What destination have you already reached (and yet are still struggling
to attain)? Where are you swimming upstream in your life?"
[Source: "The Celtic Spirit: Daily Meditations for the Turning Year" by Caitlin Matthews]