Let Me Break it Down ~ Virgo

 

Describe to me again

in detail what it is

that you want me to do.

 

If you can give me

sufficient information

I can draw a

finely tuned conclusion.

But, if you omit the

fine points I will be

forced to search

until I have the information

I need.

 

I can be impetuous at times.

And, occasionally I appear to be

the neophyte who is thought

to not have nearly enough experience.

 

These are the qualities that

allow me to seek and unravel  the deepest

of mysteries. I see with the

eyes of  one who has not been

jaded and corrupted by

pre-conceived assumptions.

 

My attention to detail

is rivaled by none

and my organizational skills

are something that many

wish they could master.

 

I am shrewd and analytical

and will stand strong if

my analytical mind

is questioned.

 

Some may see me as

inert and caught up in the web

of over-analysis and detail.

Others would praise my

orderly and inquisitive nature.

 

So, next you have need

of one whose hand

moves with meticulous grace.

Seek me out, let me

break it down

for you...

The Fire of Will: Leo

The light shines fully on my face

And I command attention.

 

Strong and proud

I will take charge

where it is needed

and fiercely protect

when challenged unfairly.

 

My fires and will are

constant and although

the spotlight shines

benevolently

on my actions.

I often retreat to

the coolness of shadow

when wounded or feel

vulnerable.

 

I am Leo

I am the King of the starry

heavens and beware

the flick of my tail in

exasperation or the

ferocity of my roar.

They are but warnings to

keep your distance

from those people and

things I nurture and protect.

 

I stand in rapture as

the flame of sun’s rays

ignites my varied passions.

Resolute will and determination

guide my unyielding course

as I move with power

and courage to claim

my place of leadership.

Come Walk With Me

Come walk with me and
share my grand adventure
Our steps will mark the way
for those who wish to follow.

Come sit with me and quench
your thirst with the beauty of
what surrounds us
Life in full glory as we take
our repose.

Come dance with me on
the shores of crystal blue waters.
The sun looking down in
benevolence as we embrace
the warming rays.

Come lay beside me as
time and dreamscape
claim their hold.
The land gives way and
miles of space lay ahead
beckoning new paths
to walk.

Come walk with me and
share my grand adventure
Our Light will mark the way
for those who wish to follow.

Time’s Contemplation: Full Moon in Capricorn

A reminder  to slow down and give some time to reflection at this potent Full Moon...
There is a time when

despite the business that surrounds

everything slows to a

centered serenity.

 

There is a time when the

faces of the deva and

the light of the fairy

peer back with

crystal clarity.

 

There is a time when

the constant meanderings

of streams of thought

finally come to the delta

of the vast sea of consciousness.

 

This time is not marked

by the jubilant rising

of the sun or

the quiet repose of day’s end.

 

It is not while the

heat and radiance of

solar majesty stands high

or the fullness of moon’s

milky orb fills the

night sky.

 

This time can not be

measured by the

ticking of pointed hands

or the flow of

sand’s grain as

it drops to the

cavernous belly of constraint.

 

There is a time that is

both within and outside

of our being

There is a pause of stillness

where singular existence

gives way to the bliss

of merge

 

There is a time when

all that is required

is to simply sit

to quietly listen

to effortlessly

BE

Traveling Through the Stars

Those They Hold Dear: Cancer

By the light of the moon
they move in the thousands
Each intent on its course
Each guided by ancient
instincts and the call of
the Mother to return home.....

To read more: Traveling Through the Stars

In Honor of the Solstice 6.21.2010

Each holds sway and hand of might
upon the year’s Great Wheel.
In each domain one shall be King
as wax and wane of Light
move within nature’s cyclic plan.

The Oak holds fast
to growing light
And Holly brings shadow near.
The time between held
in equinox Gate and season’s turn
tips finely calibrated scales.

Solstice Kings, though brothers, they
in battle determine solar fate.
The Light holds fast
The Oak marks time
flanked by strength
and sundial’s grace.

The Holly answers with response
a dance of calculated pace.
At sunset’s call, he strikes his final blow
as Oak in silent acquiescence bows
and bends to Summer Light’s repose.

 
His brother- triumphant Holly King
upon rooster’s call
shall next arise.
The waning of the year begins
with Oak King’s necessary demise.

For what lay sleeping within
the growing splendor of Holly’s
fertile embrace 
is the promise
of Light’s return
at the peak of Winter’s darkened and snowy face.

And, once again the two shall meet
Oak strengthened by slumber’s rest.
The end of darkness near;
the Holly King, his energy spent
shall relinquish crown as
Oak reigns renewed.

New On-Line Wicca Lesson

The Divine World  is now available

on a computer near you……

“Those that give us food nourish our mortal body only. Those that entertain and instruct us in things of the world

enchant our lower minds alone. But, those who awaken the eternal spark within us. 

To them love and devotion are ever due”

… excerpted from the Zohar

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