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Shake and Bakes are my quarterly check-ins (CHICKENS!). They used to be weekly – but this year they are happening in line with the moon. I use these posts to … shake out the happenings of my work and my life in general in an attempt to Shake off the bad and Bake in the good. It’s about … gratitude, paying attention and now..living by the moon.
Full Pike Moon – A time of rising/cresting energies. The surge of power like a fish… jumping.
I’m glad to report that it has been a good good quarter for me. The work is flowing and getting out to have fun on the ice has made winter a Joy instead of a Slog. This is outstanding, as I often get the February BLAHS along with millions of others.
Much gratitude to Sister Pike for getting me out into the cold and teaching me this.
And to Diana, Goddess of the FisHunt, for introducing me to the joys of fishing.
I am so blessed with friendships – near and far.
Let’s Bake THAT in.
And let’s Shake out this quarter…
~~o~~
Reviewing Intentions
Θ (theta) earth – home – touch
Φ (phi) air – relationships – scent
Χ (chi) fire – work – vision
Ξ (ksi) water – health – taste
Ψ (psi) quintessence – spirit – hearing/listening
So… over-all… the intentions set at the New Moon seem to be working out. Huzzah!
~~o~~
Things to Release?
Just the usual suspects – Doubt and Fear.
Doubt with her sharp pointy fingers poking me in the night.
And Fear – cowering over there in the corner with her hand over her mouth.
I release them by sending them Love. I cannot Banish them. I won’t. These two are old old Friends of mine. They’ve served me well in times past (passed?). They’ve kept me “safe”. I will not banish them or send them out into the cold.
Instead, I say,
Come closer. The light of this story will warm you. No one will harm you here. Join me beside this small fire. Have a beverage. Let us sit together in peace.
~~o~~
And, with that… I go to prepare for a ride out onto the ice with my sweet Raggedy Man. We don’t really “celebrate” Valentines day – but we do have a sort of DATE DAY planned. A ride on the snow machine to gather things for his upcoming trip away (he will be two weeks gone and sorely missed). And then home to a nice dinner and a movie (or two).
Sending wishes for a lovely full moon time for you.
May you see Beauty all round and may your heart be filled with Gratitude.
Thanks for popping by.
And…here’s a lil something special for you – a video poem by on of my Soul Sisters – the fierce and lovely Lia Pas.
Happy Heart day, my lovelies.
Go easy ~p
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Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over
Stories and photos from Scotland
Historical fiction, poetry, essays
The Healing Journey and Covert Abuse
What a lovely reading voice your friend has. It is so nice when we can enjoy our time in every season. Something, I admittedly have been struggling with this winter. But, snowshoes for Valentine’s has made it more fun.
Yay for snowshoes! They make EVERYTHING better. Here’s to many wonderful walks for you over crispy snow.
And here’s to the increasing light and feeling warmth again! I was on a walk with the dawg today and we paused to look around and I SWEAR I could feel warmth from the sun. Ahhhh….