“Something big is coming. It’s still a secret, but arriving everywhere. The atmosphere is charged with longing and searching. The pilgrims and the mystery-lovers know. They are gathering now. The sound of prayer drifts across the dawn. It’s Muslim, Jew, Christian All mingled All religions All this singing One Song. The differences are just illusion and vanity. The sunlight looks a little different on this wall Than it does on that. And a lot different on this other one. But it’s still one light. We have borrowed these clothes These time and place personalities From a Light. And when we praise, We’re pouring them back in.” ~ Rumi

%22Devotion%22 by Ronald Feghali Art

Art by Ronald Feghali

“Many people across the world are talking about preparing for war. Becoming ready to fight against the darkest evils that have had their grip on human society for thousands of years. Awaiting a courageous, heroic, last stand for the good of the world. It should not be surprising to you when I state that I’m prepared to go to war, side by side with you, and I am well equipped! For the war I am fighting is not deadly, for in my war bodies should remain intact and become healthier, villages should grow and prosper into abundant communities, families and friends will bond together and uplift one another. For the war that I am fighting, at your side, is not one of old world thought, nor old world versus new world, not even the dark side versus the light side. I’m at war with your lack of knowledge, your cognitive dissonance, your immediate refusal of new intelligence that ceases your very evolution. I’m at war with your polluting structures, the industries destroying your homes that you still choose to work for, the very buildings springing up around your bodies which you passively allow to destroy your lives. I’m at war with the depths of your soul, the darkness you’ve been holding on to, the negativity that you’ve allowed to build so feverishly which transforms you into an abyss. If there is anything I’m at war for, that war is for your heart, mind and spirit. My family, it should not surprise you when I state that I am fully prepared to go to war with you, side by side, and that I am well equipped.” ~Asura Tejo Rupa

people street art

“What’s wrong with the world,” Nana explained, “is that people stopped listening to their hearts… “Not everybody stopped listening,” she continued, “but enough people did to make a difference. We’ve got so much in this life that all we know how to do is want more. So we concentrate on the wrong things–things we can see–as being the measure of a person. We think if we can win something big or buy something snazzy it’ll make us more than we are. Our hearts know that’s not true, but the eyes are powerful. It’s easier to fix on what we can see than listen to the still, small voice of a whispering heart.” Nana turned her eyes on me like a vet looking for fleas: “A heart will say amazing things if it’s given half a chance.” ~ Joan Bauer, Squashed

heart speaks

“To me, the most beautiful thing you can own in this world, and the most faithful ally, is an open heart. An open heart allows total freedom and wildness of spirit because it is comfortable with its expression. There is no fear, only love. And we all know what happens when we are in a state of love; magic happens, dreams become realized, synchronicities abound, and life unfolds effortlessly.” ~Zoe Quiney

Art by Tara McPherson

Art by Tara McPherson