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SILENT PLANET C.S. Lewis (1938). Out of the Silent Planet. Lewis was a professor of literature at Oxford and Cambridge. He wrote 30 books. This is the 1st of 3 books in his space trilogy. Ransom (a professor of philology) is kidnapped by two men and taken to Malacandra (Mars) where he escapes and comes to know the hnau who live in harmony with nature and are guided by the elida (spirit beings). He learns that earth is the "silent planet" and ruled by the "bent one" (evil one). He returns to earth a changed man. We are not the center of the universe and need to live in harmony with nature and others. Practice nurturing harmony with nature: find a plant outside (or if you live in a place without access to nature outside, a plant in a windowsill will do), and do one thing for on behalf of the plant's well being (water, fertilizer, prune, reposition so it get more--or less--sun), place your hand near the heart of the plant and offer a blessing...
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1 to MANY 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 from the 1 come the many 2 many to show how is it that we start with some simple task, goal, intention, or plan...and it morphs and mushrooms into something far greater than what we intended...overly complex, a bit overwhelming, maybe exciting with possibilities or fraught with uncertainty... practice...start with where you are...trace the line of thought backwards to find the root thought that gave birth to all the complexity/possibilities...is that root thought in alignment with your values, if so, follow it back to ONE line, something that you can do something about today, and then go do it and see where it leads...  
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WINGED BEING oh winged being bearing an aura of light energy 4 you! i learned from an early age that we all have a guardian angel that stays with us for all of our lives, defending us from evil, protecting us from harm, inspiring us to do good, helping us along...perhaps we are also light beings with wings of sort that bear an aura of light, serving in the role of a guardian angel for others... what small guardian angel act of love can you engage in today in the service of another that might brighten/enlighten/light up their day? if possible, do it within the next hour...let your light shine!
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CHROMOSOMES  biological chromosomes morphing into 5 little brown men how did we evolve from one sperm and one egg...all the genetic code needed to create us is contained within these two...with time, they evolve into beings...in this image, they appear as little brown gingerbread men. practice...what two things can we bring together to evolve into something new...a new being, project , book, essay, blog, vblog, poem, comic, manga, story, drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, art, song, friendship, invention, recipe, drink, garden...  
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SUN MUSIC gazing at sunset we are drumming down the sun music medicine based on an actual experience with my oldest son at city park on the far side near the boat launch...we found a covered picinic bench, sat atop, and drummed down the sun until it disappeared from the horizon...the drumming and gradual descent of the sun brought us both to a better space/vibration/place where we felt simultaneously energized and peaceful...a shared moment we cherish in our memory and one that bonds us sun music medicine practice: find a place of relative privacy where you can watch the last 20-30 minutes of the sunset and drum down the sun...if you don't have a drum, use your body as a drum, e.g., drum on your thighs or belly, or clap your hands to whatever rhythm feels right to you)...optionally, bring a friend to drum with you, and share your experiences afterward...double the pleasure.
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KISSING TRIANGLES   purple triangles kissing triangles & lines a passion flower when we kiss someone for the first time, we don't know what the long term consequences may be...depending on the situation, it may be the beginning of a life-long relationship or it may be a short term friendship or...the lines of intent of two lives come together in the kiss, and if the kiss occurs multiple times, as in the multiple triangles, the pattern may eventually take the form of a passion flower, and this flower may one day give birth to new life, be that a person, place, idea... think back to the people you have kissed over the course of your life...are there places where you desire more kissing? if so, make an intent to kiss the next time (if time and place are appropriate) that you kiss again...feel into whatever intensity of passion is there, and let gratitude fill your being, savoring the moment.  
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SPIRAL MANIA  spiral mania lost in the swirling vortex out the other side how easy it is to become overwhelmed by the stimuli, complexities, issues, and challenges of life! feeling like we're caught in a spiral mania, lost, confused, and jostled in a swirling vortex...yet there is hope that we will eventually come out the other side...the other side of a challange is an opportunity, the other side of an issue is resolution, the other side of complexity is simplicity, the other side of stimuli is silence and peace, and ultimately the other side of death is a transition into a new way of being. when you feel overwhelmed by life, take comfort, know that things will change as change seems to be a constant for much of life, and hope is ever present if we take time to invoke hope's power and comfort...dare to hope...take comfort in the possibility of change for the better...as a practice, for one issue you are facing today, what is a hopeful outcome...what's one small thing that ...
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