‘Sip of the Day’ Archives
Journeying Through Dreams »
As Pagans, we put a lot of stock on dreaming. We write down dreams that we remember and make attempts to interpret them. We turn to dreams and sleep with questions that we cannot consciously answer, seeking guidance and aid. Personally I like to think of dreaming as a voyage into the West, and have used something similar to the following [...]
Where will your next miracle be… »
I was standing outside on our deck and feeling the fallness of it all. I suddenly had a profound experience of the Earth. In the midst of it I felt like I was wearing layers and layers of thin as air, shimmery fabrics and they were just spinning, spinning around me, and the following words came... Heal me, Heal me, Heal me Heal me, Heal me, [...]
The Fool and The World, Part 3 of 3 »
Tarot Alchemy: The Fool and The World. Generally when I buy a new tarot deck, I find that the cards are packaged so that the Major Arcana cards are book-ended by The Fool (either unnumbered or numbered 0) and The World (Number 21). This mirrors a general modern tendency to consider these cards as representative of the Start and Conclusion [...]
The Fool and The World, part 2 of 3 »
While the Invocation of The Fool I posted yesterday is present and immediate, today's posting of an Invocation to The World is expansive. I use this invocation when I'm about to do some meditation on my long range goals or when I really need to find my internal place of gratitude for how much I have been given in this life and how life itself is [...]
The Fool and The World, part 1 of 3 »
Over the next three days I'll be doing a set of tarot related sips as I try to process some information about the Fool's Journey that came to me in meditation earlier this week. Today's sip is an Invocation of The Fool that I use to center myself and to let go of anger about the past or worry about the future so that I can go about and do the [...]
Attraction versus Inertia: Why Happiness Takes Work »
I had this interesting experience over the weekend. I was emailing back and forth with a friend who I hadn’t talked to in a long time and was telling her how happy I am and how it seems that almost everything in my life right now is going amazingly well. An hour later I was dragging, struggling to muster the energy to drag myself out the [...]
Sunny Days »
File this one under "Practical Tips I learned from Magical People." It's a bright sunny day in San Francisco, as it almost always is for the Folsom Street Fair. (Pride also generally has amazing weather--and yet some people actually believe that the Gods hate Gays? Go Figure!) That means lots of exposed skin, including some tender bits that [...]
Fairy Circles »
While looking for something to write about for this Sip of the Day, I was thumbing through a journal and came across a drawing of a redwood circle surrounding a grandmother tree. Some folks call these "fairy circles." It reminded me of a particular ritual grounding/opening that I've always enjoyed. The essence of it is that you imagine yourself [...]
A Cantrip for opening your home space »
It is *hot* today in San Francisco--one of those days when everyone needs to open their windows! For those of us who live in urban areas however, sometimes opening the windows can be problematic. Do we really want to let all of that unintentional and possibly negative energy that is hanging about on the streets into our own personal [...]
BE WISE »
Have you ever had an experience that you can’t quite explain? You may know in your heart of hearts that it was an important experience, but you just can’t make sense of it. Sometimes in the midst of our mundane lives we find ourselves wrapped up in experiences that defy conventional explanation. These experiences may come deliberately [...]
