let it go – the
smashed word broken
open vow or
the oath cracked length
wise – let it go it
was sworn to
go
let them go – the
truthful liars and
the false fair friends
and the boths and
neithers – you must let them go they
were born
to go
let all go – the
big small middling
tall bigger really
the biggest and all
things – let all go
dear
so comes love
~e. e. cummings
A couple of weeks ago, Astaria Light (http://www.lightofsound.ca/) offered a cacao ceremony in Sooke which included the gift of her sacred sounds. My friend Stephanie Woods was there that night as part of the sold-out event – I asked her how it went, and how the evening felt. She told me she would like me to share her response with you:
Astaria Light
Nestled in blackberry and rose thickets, within a traditional style tipi, received from a First Nations tribe in the prairies, whose inside came alive with a warm fire and tender hearts, Astaria Light opened a sacred cacao ceremony, and the journey of a Sound of the Heart ignited.
The enchanting cacao bubbled to life as it was honoured in each person’s favourite mug and began to work magic with its aroma, alluring tenderness and soothing richness in spirit. Intentions of release and renewal echoed within the chambers of the tipi as sharing and honouring of each other’s journey was embraced.
Astaria’s timeless and galactic voice tickled the cacao to life within the veins, combining the sound of the elements, the rainbow of vibration-shifting instruments, with ethereal feminine beauty of voice, guiding the voyage to the internal planes within, into the deepest chambers of the heart.
The sound of the heart gently and powerfully encouraged the shutters to swing open, bringing in fresh vibrating breath, a joyous sigh of relief in reconnection, while letting out the stale and stagnant frequencies. Brought back down to earth by the surrounding chorus of birds and soft summer breezes, the glow of cacao remained in all.
What a heart-filled joy to experience the love of Astaria Light, her relationship to the sacred plant medicine of cacao, and most importantly the gift of the internal journey to the heart that was offered around a warm fire with tender hearts.
“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again & great happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Loved for ourselves & even loved in spite of ourselves.”
~ Victor Hugo, Les MisérablesShared by Parri
“Everything is interim. Everything is a path or a preparation for the next thing, and we never know what the next thing is. Life is like that, of course, twisty and surprising. But life with God is like that exponentially. We can dig in, make plans, write in stone, pretend we’re not listening, but the voice of God has a way of being heard.
“It seeps in like smoke or vapor even when we’ve barred the door against any last-minute changes, and it moves us to different countries and different emotional territories and different ways of living. It keeps us moving and dancing and watching, and never lets us drop down into a life set on cruise control or a life ruled by remote control.
“Life with God is a dancing dream, full of flashes and last-minute exits and generally all the things we’ve said we’ll never do. And with the surprises comes great hope.”
― Shauna Niequist,
Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life
Shared by Parri
…what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.
~Wendell Berry
Good to have you here – thanks for dropping by!
You’re wondering what’s going on in Victoria & Vancouver Island’s metaphysical community…
this is a good place to start! Check back every day or so & we’ll tell you what we know!
To go with this page: Here’s the Spirit of Victoria calendar & events page:
http://www.spiritofvictorianews.ca
Looking for a practitioner? Energy worker, counsellor, reader, or a group to meet up with?
Check out the Spirit of Victoria Directory:
http://www.spiritofvictoria.ca
This Victoria-based author has just released her first book – I’ve read it, and it’s a winner! Here’s more:
It’s 1976. This novel, set in small town British Columbia, takes us on a soulful search for true love, identity and purpose.
Journey with Sasha, a young hippie mom, and an ensemble of colourful characters, as they attempt to navigate a new path through evolving social norms and changing times. “A 1970’s romance with a spiritual twist.”
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Alexandra Baresova was raised in the wild and stunning mountain valleys of southern British Columbia. She has explored many diverse professions, too numerous to mention, from community theatre and environmental activism to the visual arts and healing energy. She currently lives on the west coast with her husband and a super intelligent cat called Azia.
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You can order your copy HERE!!!
Did you know that when you eat an avocado, that big ol’ seed you throw away is loaded with nutrients & anti-oxidants & all kinds of good stuff?
Check it out:
It’s common in our culture to blend ideas about how we eat & what we eat with what our hearts might say about what we’re doing to grow, spiritually. Lisa Turner explores this in this essay for the Huffington Post:
Soul Food: Spirituality and Nutrition
By Lisa Turner
Years ago, I spent a lot of time in an ashram. One of my jobs (besides less-glamorous stuff like cleaning toilets) was to cook in the kitchens. It was lovely. The food was simple, clean, pure; most of our meals were composed primarily of beans, rice and vegetables, but they tasted like the fare of five-star restaurants. I am convinced it was the serenity and open-heartedness of the people cooking, the melodic chants we sang as we stirred. The spirituality of the place entered the food — or maybe, we became more spiritual because of it.
In a well-known quote from Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Eating, authors Peter Farb and George Armelagos say, “Food to a large extent is what holds a society together, and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.”
Here is my wish for you and every other child, woman, and man on the face of the earth: Spend one week saying only kind, caring things to yourself.
Say thank you at least ten times an hour, direct five toward yourself and five to the world at large.
Compliment yourself (and others) each time an effort is made.
Notice all the wonderful qualities and characteristics about yourself and those around you.
One week. You will never go back. And your whole life will be a glorious meditation.
Cheri Huber
