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SPIRALING spiraling outward in ever greater circles smiling entities when water drains in sinks, tubs, and wells, it spirals counterclockwise toward the earth...in this image, multiple spirals start at the center and move outward, eventually coming into the fullness of smiling entities. Richard Bandler, in his version of neuro linguistic programming, describes a technique of spiraling one's index finger, either clockwise or counterclockwise, to increase/decrease the intensity of an emotion or of energy in a specific area of the body...try it for yourself...when happy (like the smiling entities in the image), see if you can increase the intensity of the feeling of happiness by spinning the index finger of your dominant hand clockwise/counterclockwise (one direction will increase the energy, the other direction will decrease the energy)...you can also experiment with increasing the energy by spinning your finger faster and/or in larger circles (or for negative emotions, to spin slowe...

COL ORED BA LLS  colored balls spinning  inward, outward, with each breath wheels of chakras for our entire lives, we breath,...in and out...about 6-12 times a minute, depending on our circumstances and mind-body connection...ancient wisdom suggests that chakras are energy vortexes that spin throughout our bodies...here the chakras are depicted as colored balls...continuously changing, adjusting, balancing...our breath can assist or crack this healthy balancing of energies. practice: note how you're feeling on a scale of 0-10, with 10 being a state of optimal well-being...then observe yourself while taking 3 conscious breaths seated or standing comfortably with eyes closed...inhale to whatever count feels comfortable and exhale about twice as long...check in with yourself at the end of the 3 breath cycle...re-evaluate on the 0-10 well being scale...compare this number with the first number...did the conscious breathing nudge you in the direction of well-being (a higher number...

10 SHADES 10 shades of color bluish greenish zigzagging a door...a portal one color covers the canvas, followed by another, and another, until there are 10 shades of color in all, overlapping, blending, integrating...unknown to me until the end of the sketching appeared a door...eventually we will step through the portal into another world. as we live each decade of our lives, we can think of them as colors, marking the places, peoples, ideas, and things with our energy, our particular shade of color...these shades overlap with each decade, combining to eventually form (unknown to us in the living of each decade) a doorway, a portal that at death, we transition through to another world/dimension/state of being. i did not start out intentionally trying to create a doorway, yet it came to be in time through the shading of different overlapping colors, in the living of a life...what colors are you drawn to, what kind of life are you creating, is there a doorway/portal to "something e...

DANCING BALL OF LIGHT let us be dancing connected to the great ball love, light, energy for part of my morning prayer, i envision my feet in the sand at the edge of the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, holding hands with my family/tribe...all of us dancing, singing, connected to the great ball of love, light, and energy at sunrise, in a safe space outdoors, connect bare feet to the earth and imagine, with your hands outstretched at both sides, holding hands with those you love...visualize your family/tribe dancing on the great ball of the earth invigorated with sunlight...sing up the sun...feel the love and light in each other and all around.

SPHERES amid the gold spheres a pattern reveals itself support...compassion the gold spheres form a linear trajectory from the lower left of the image below to the upper right, growing in size with each iteration forward in time...the spheres are supported from above and below by other colored spheres...holding a trajectory with compassion who supports your life trajectory with compassion (empathy and action)? who's life trajectory can you support with compassion? focus on one person, and one small act of compassion that takes less than 5 mins. to complete...act within the next hour if you can, for sure within the next 24 hours...how do you feel...how did they feel...perhaps this could be the beginning of a virtuous trajectory...  

JUXTAPOSITION juxtaposition squares, circles, and triangles somehow it all fits all of the parts of our lives are in relation to one another...juxtaposed, in ever changing system states of juxtaposition...of all shapes, sizes, textures, colors, smells...and remarkably, somehow all the parts fit together into this thing called life. what are the most important "parts" of your life...how do they fit in relation to one another..what is your current system state of juxtaposition...if part of your system state is not the way you would like it to be, then choose one small act of 5 mins or less that could nudge you closer to the system state you would like to be in, and complete the act within the next hour.

2B1 the 2 become 1 touch, penetrate, and receive sperm meets egg the basis of continued human life in every generation is a story beginnig with touch...sperm penetrating and egg receiving...a magic spark and new human life begins its evolutionary course/destiny/purpose...this basic process is a metaphor for many things in life, e.g., two ideas meeting and a third new idea is born... practices:  1.give thanks to your biological mother and father for the gift of life that is YOU!  2.take any two ideas and play with putting them together in different ways...does any new creation evolve from the juxtapositions?  

TREEHUMAN rooted in the ground up through the solar plexus divine blossoms grow the tree provides rich symbolic meaning for our humanity as it (and we) reaches down, rooted in mother earth, bringing up the nutrients we need to live and sharing nutrients with nearby plants through the mycelia, and simultaneously reaching up, toward father sky, extending out to all beings branches and leaves with divine blossoms of love. find a tree near the place you live and spend some time in contact with the tree...introduce yourself, and if you feel comfortable, hug the tree or just place an open palm against its trunk, wait, feel, listen...what tree wisdom is there for cultivating your divine blossoms to share with the world?                                        

S O N G Listening 2 the self, others, nature, and God the whole SONG of Life SONG is an acronym in the phrase, "The SONG of Life" which references the longer phrase, "listening to the SONG of life." In the SONG acronym, S stands for SELF, O represents OTHERS (primarily other human beings), N signifies NATURE (the natural world other than humans), and G is GOD/GODDRESS, or more broadly the DIVINE (the highest ideal we can conceive of). These 4 contexts comprise much of the life/energy systems that we live and interact with.  For practice, find a time/place of relative quiet, preferable outside in the natural world, where you can tune/listen to each of the 4 SONG contexts for 1-3 minutes each, perhaps recording something in a journal (a word, phrase, image, idea) for each part of the SONG. Try this at least 3x in one week, and allow for a final meditation to integrate/synthesize everything you noticed/learned...what message(s) are trying to break through for you...wha...

SYMBOLIC CAPTURE searching 4 a sign self, others, nature, divine symbolic capture playing around with symbols to capture the "SONG of Life" sign that includes the contexts of self, others, nature, and the divine...the searching involves many attempts but none that integrate all 4 signs in an obvious and meaningful way...how does one symbolize self? others? nature? divine? and how does one integrate all 4 while retaining the identies of each in a way that would be obvious at a glance? each of us has some awareness of self, others, nature, and the divine (your highest ideal, value, ethic)...how do you symbolize each of these 4 areas of your life...can you connect all 4 together in a meaningful way...can you perform the "symbolic capture"?

MOON GODDESS elements gather round your waxing and waning triple moon Goddess all of the elements, earth, air, fire, and water, are within and outside of us, ever gathering, integrating, relating, in a process of waxing and waning, culminating in the once a month apex of the triple moon Goddess. do you feel in touch with the inner and outer processes of earth, air, fire, and water in your life...can you feel each of them building, waxing, peaking, and then waning in a cyclical fashion...what messages might the elementals have for you...as a practice, follow the moon cycles...contemplate the full moon...where do you feel full in your body-mind-spirit, where do you feel waning, how can you cultivate a merging of peak waxing at the time of the full moon, and a letting go, surrendering to the inevitable waning?

STAR starting at the star intent upon the end points...and... enjoy the process! we all start out as a "star being" from the stars of our mother and father, and all the star ancestors that preceded them....as we develop/evolve/grow we test out, envision, and pursue a variety of squiggly paths, sometimes intent upon "getting to the end"...yes, we need direction and purpose, but let us not loose sight of who we are becoming in the process of traveling the paths. practice...what are the main lines of intent in your life...consider body, mind, and spirit...what is the "end game" for each of these lines of intent...write one sentence on how you can ENJOY the PROCESS of moving toward that end point for each of these areas.

BIRDS  meeting of the 4 at the circle square table 4 bird-like creatures is there a table that you meet up with family and friends, a favorite square or circular shaped place where you can all see each other, eat a meal, talk about your day, your dreams, plans...what can we learn from the 4 birds around the table, each a different color, each focused on the table and each other, each bringing something to the table...can we do the same? call the circle of family and/or friends  together, and meet at a table for a meal that you all prepare and enjoy--include a dish or drink that each person enjoys...ask about their dreams in life and how you can support each other...create a plan to act on these ideas so that you can give wings to each others dreams like a bird in flight.

PYRAMID in the pyramid blazing light and energy the all seeing eye within the pyramid of our bodies there is a blazing form of bright light and tremendous energy that some call the all seeing eye, the fire of the divine, the energy and life of our being. practice: meditate by turning the attention inward, imagining a bright light that fills your entire being, from the heart center out into all the organs, limbs, and cells, bringing you energy, light, and life...call on this light for assistance and guidance as the all seeing eye of the divine whenever needed.

ENERGY BODY 2 energy body stimulate all of the points tingly orgasm our bodies can be the source of orgasmic pleasures...knowing how to stimulate all of the energy points in the body (mentally as well as physically) is part of the gift of being embodied...orgasm need not be restricted to something that happens primarily in the gonads but can involve the entire body-mind system. create an extended period of time (a few hours) when you have the privacy and won't be interupted, and reacquaint yourself with your body, taking pleasure and giving thanks for ALL the parts of your body...we are miracles, souls in a body for such a short time, enjoy the gift of being embodied.  

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...  

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!

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...  

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.

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.