October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980
“Like a wild flower; she spent her days, allowing herself to grow, not many knew of her struggle, but eventually all; knew of her light.” ~Nikki Rowe
Art by Christian Schloe
“May I be a guard for those who need protection, A guide for those on the path, A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood. May I be a lamp in the darkness, A resting place for the weary, A healing medicine for all who are sick, A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles; And for the boundless multitudes of living beings, May I bring sustenance and awakening, Enduring like the earth and sky Until all beings are freed from sorrow, And all are awakened.” ~ A prayer from Shantideva
Art by Autumn Skye
“Gossamer threads of life hold me, perched between Earth and Sky, Weaving the web, Dreaming the dream, Through the two worlds I will fly. With you as my muse, Mother, I create the substance of dreams, Allowing the artist within me To fashion my life with esteem. I mold the clay of experiences into a sacred medicine bowl, Capturing the essence of living as it sings deep in my soul. Your secrets of creation, Mother, Have taught me when to destroy, the chains that have bound me, limiting the expression of my joy. You have taught me how to labor, Giving birth to the visions within, Setting them free like silver arrows, Kindling the fire of creation again.” ~ From the 13 Original Clan Mothers
Art by Mark Henson
“Do not be ready before your time. There’s no knowing what symmetry is marshalling itself below this confusion. First the long attentiveness of listening must be paid. Don’t brave your way out of this husk while it serves to protect your impressionability. Let yourself be kept a while longer in these origins where you are mine alone and I am only yours. Let something sweet be made of our secret. Put not your offering into the world too soon. Let it ripen in the guardianship of your trepidation. Let this fallow time be stretched For it is in this unreadiness that beauty takes its form. Live a season longer in this holy refuge. Because soon what nectar is made of our union will be for all the world to drink, or not drink. And you will need to remember what grace was allowed only by your long staying hidden.” ~Toko-pa
Art by Christian Schloe
“Illusion is so fragile; it rarely survives questions.” ~Aniekee Tochukwu
Art photo by Logan Zillmer
“I found god in myself and I loved her, I loved her fiercely.” ~Ntozake Shange
Art by Nela Dunato
Happy Full Moon and potent release!
“This Full Moon is a VERY powerful Full Moon ~ not a gentle Gemini Full Moon, to say the least. Mental Expression, restlessness, thoughts rushing through the mind, these are normal for the Gemini Full Moon. Increased mental Activity, communications, verbalization through INTENSE discussions, are the Norm.
When we add the impact of Sagittarius in Saturn, we want to be very MINDFUL and present of reacting old patterns of Limitation, that may lurk in the recesses of our Subconscious mind, being brought up, to BE LOVED. This is Not a punishing experience, rather, an accelerated momentum, that releases, old outdated paradigms, that no longer serve you.
Stay Present, Love what Arises. Know it is there to serve you, as you Expand in your Consciousness Awareness, to BEING the LOVE you Desire. Loving yourself into 5th Dimensional Consciousness ~ there is no other way, but THROUGH ~ Love.
What appears as a Tumultuous Experience ~ is the Dissolving of the Old Paradigm within You.
Stay Present, Love what Arises, it is ALL You ~ Awakening you to More of the Eternal You, through the Intense Metamorphosis of Inner Alchemy. Bring on the Dissolving of the Old Paradigm within, and Enter ~ Heaven on Earth, Now.”
Art by Yana Dhyana
“I am making friends with the Wind – who used to feel like an intruder rifling up my sleeves chasing debris down the tunnel She made of my street. But now I hear she’s howling for all that’s kept unfree. She whistles at gaps and rattles loose that which is inessential, raising in upward spirals things past their due, clearing the ground with her sharp, elbowing through. I am making friends with Change – who’s an agent of things not yet as they came to be. I’m making friends with the Clearing – not the eventual filling, but the pause before the hello when the Beloved picks up the other end of this phone. The moment so easy to miss – of Expectancy. The growing of something I myself must have once seeded. Yes, we are friends – the Wind and I – though she whips my hair into my mouth, slams doors and gives me a fright – but I just bundle myself well and meet her on the hill, make an offering of these leaves falling in their completeness, and let Her pull me off my feet So I may see further what is coming in on her distant, composing breezes.” ~by Dreamwork with Toko-pa
Art by Adry del Rocio Garcia Hernandez
Thank you to the amazing Toko-pa for this post.
“No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien
Artwork by Juan Carlos Barquet
Under The Blue Door 