for many nights, i go so deeply into dreamtime and travel the pathless path into unknown landscapes populated with such lucid images be-wilder-ing to me and when i awaken in liminal space to contemplate, i hear jung whispering to pull back the projections into myself which takes me to a favorite quotation from beloved rilke:

“The work of the eyes is done. Go now and do the heart-work on the images imprisoned within you.”

on this day when the spirits are right at hand, i continue contemplating these last few days of re-membering and releasing the work of outer vision during this profound portal of collective death and rebirth and with Rilke’s words still singing me, i hear the old story of there’s a spirit in everything… and this musing takes me right to Michelangelo:

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”

aren’t all these expressions excellent sacred instructions on how to align with great spirit, rainbow mystery, the one heart, creative process, the soulful self, authenticity?…

yes, listen, listen, listen ever more deeply to our heartsong… release the spirit of the wise pilgrim navigating the journey, the genie always within every bottle/body… and then, may we all proclaim, free at last, free at last, free at last to be the fullest expression of whom we are destined to be…

let’s close this sacred space of ceremony with a beautyway blessing into the sacred fire within, the inner light of great spirit residing in all our relatives:

may this day be blessed with gifts, lessons, understanding and friends… may our energy be a gift to all we meet… let us be centered, healing and open facing the day with courage, kindness, insight and compassion… may we honor this day with the astonishing light of the boundless love of our interbeing…