Labyrinth Before and After
The Systeri of Reflections Mystery School got together to give our labyrinth some TLC after a year of neglect on our part.
Before:
After:
It’s amazing what a few people can do in 4 hours in the 100 degree sun with determination and a lot of water! The energy of the labyrinth definitely picked up as we [...]
The Criticism of Tim Gunn
If I had a choice, I would have picked Tim Gunn to be my gay dad. My own gay dad was probably the opposite of Tim Gunn. Somehow I don’t imagine Tim Gunn with a paper napkin snapped into his shirt to stay safe from dripping salsa. Nor do I envision Tim [...]
Inspirational Friends
“So….how YOU doin’?”, originally uploaded by Carly & Art.
I just feel like spreading the love around….
My BFF and her husband are artists. I’m not sure they use that word to describe themselves, but they are just overflowing with talent.
Art is miracle worker with wood and is making me two beautiful corner shelves for devotional [...]
Shrine for Ocean Mother
As I mentioned yesterday, I have finished my shrine for Ocean Mother, or Yemaya. Unlike other shrines I have made, I do not know who this one “belongs” to. So, I am selling it via my Etsy store, Nine Ravens Studio.
If you know someone who is called to the Ocean, to Yemaya [...]
Sharing
I want to share two great post on today’s interwebs.
Anne Johnson over at The Gods Are Bored writes of an event in Navel Filled With Icing that I would nominate as a premier Discordian ritual popping out of Mundania’s unconscious.
James Wells over at Evolutionary Tarot has a great post titled Tarot and the Work with [...]
The Scent of Buttered Toast
buttered toast, originally uploaded by billmarrs.
I was just walking up the stairs in my office building, and I swear I just smelled warm buttered toast. Which made me think of my mother because she always eats toast for breakfast.
Lightly crispy buttered toast is truly a comfort food for me — but one [...]
Everybody Wordle!
From Wordle:
From What’s up with this aura fluffing thing?
From Prayer to Hanuman. I think this one is my favorite.
From Dedication to Bridghid
The Alchemy of Cleaning the Studio
**ALERT! ESOTERIC GEEK POST BELOW!**
In alchemy, nigredo, or blackness, is the putrefaction or decomposition of the material. It is the first step in the process of transmutation. Carl Jung in Psychology and Alchemy interpreted nigredo as a moment of maximum despair, prerequisite to personal development.
You could say that was my experience Friday [...]



