Perspectives of the Universe through the lens of The Michael Teachings, Shamanism and Astrology with Victoria Marina-Tompkins
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The Spirit Door New Blog
I have started a second blog, The Spirit Door, that will focus on dreams! Please take a moment to click on the link and become a follower. You will then receive all posts via email.
The Spirit Door: On the Nature of Dreams will be my third book slated for an early 2014 publication date. Stay tuned!
I will of course continue to post on the Flight of the Hawk blog as well.
Many Blessings,
Victoria
The Spirit Door: On the Nature of Dreams will be my third book slated for an early 2014 publication date. Stay tuned!
I will of course continue to post on the Flight of the Hawk blog as well.
Many Blessings,
Victoria
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Your Daily Tao
Raw Silk and Uncut Wood
Stop being holy, forget being prudent
It'll be a hundred times better for everyone.
Stop being altruistic, forget being righteous,
people will remember what family feeling is.
Stop planning, forget making a profit,
there won't be any thieves and robbers.
But even these three rules
needn't be followed; what works reliably
is to know the raw silk,
hold the uncut wood.
Need little,
want less.
Forget the rules.
Be untroubled.
Translation by Ursula K. Le Guin
Friday, January 11, 2013
Tips for the Planet
Many of us talk about doing our part in changing the way we use our world's resources.
Erica Sofrina has written a great article about what we can do in our homes to make a difference. Choose one and start today!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Favorites from the Archives
Letting Go of Attachments
St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226 ce) is credited with the saying “Wear the world like a loose garment."
In order to be truly free, it is beneficial to cultivate a relationship to external events where clinging does not occur, and to see that anything outside of the self which is seen as providing security is temporal at best. This approach to life doesn't imply ambivalence or lack of participation, but rather suggests that it is when we become attached that we suffer as attachment lends itself to disappointment due to failed expectations.
The first step is becoming willing to let go of anything: people, objects, and expectations. We begin to let go of looking outside of ourselves for satisfaction and pleasure, understanding that our true sense of joy is within. And, contrary to what at first may seem as negative or indifference, letting go of our attachments creates the chance to experience life without imposing our hopes, needs, dreams, wants, desires, and expectations on others which then creates freedom all around. The freedom to choose, both for ourselves and for others.
Byron Katie wisely says "As long as we continue to resist reality we will suffer". When we wear the world like a loose garment we are accepting reality without the need to change it and this is where suffering ends and freedom begins.