Haiku Ellipses...Invitation...Response...

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...