Putting in my Spiritual Contacts

After prayer time with Fire this morning, I was going through my bathroom ritual for daily readiness which includes putting in my contacts.  It struck me that this is what prayer time is like.  I light candles in the morning and at night.  Just before going to bed, I sit on my front porch listening to the wind and watching the movements of the weather, … Continue reading Putting in my Spiritual Contacts

Broken and Brightly Lit

This is a fire log.  I tried three times to light a similar one today with rather sad results.  It didn’t respond particularly well to the matches, even though I had precisely followed the directions on the package.  “Lights fully in less than five minutes!” the package boasted.  “Beautiful fire lasting for three whole hours!”  Despite these words across the brightly colored packaging, this self aggrandizement … Continue reading Broken and Brightly Lit

A Web of Wonder and Delight

As the warmth of summer begins to wane – some days more than others – the autumn breezes gently encourage the leaves that are loosening to release their hold on the branches that once granted them nourishment and love.  Cloud Beings form, rise and flow on the wings of Wind, brought to the places that need them most.  The thirst of Earth is quenched.  Forest … Continue reading A Web of Wonder and Delight