Do you know that today I called the best bakeries in my area and none of them sells a traditional Twelfth Night cake? With the resurgence of interest in old religious celebrations, I’m rather surprised. I want to serve a Twelfth Night cake to family members and neighbors this Friday to honor the end of…

Keep a fire for the human raceLet your prayers go drifting into spaceYou never know what will be coming down Perhaps a better world is drawing nearAnd just as easily, it could all disappearAlong with whatever meaning you might have found Don’t let the uncertainty turn you around(the world keeps turning around and around)Go on…

One Source Publications has recently released a book-CD combination called “Do-It-Yourself Space Clearing Kit: Working With Nature to Enhance the Energies of Your Home,” and the author Christan Hummel has some nice ideas for energetically clearing your residence for the new year. She writes: The start of a new year presents an opportunity to turn…

I don’t mean to sound gloomy, but these days after Christmas often make me think of death. They always have. But I’ve been more aware of life’s fleeting, precious character in recent years. My mother died three years ago on January 3rd, and she labored under hospice care during this normally festive week. So now,…

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