Tis the Season to Celebrate Rhubarb!

Vanessa | June 1, 2011

This is a great Scone recipe from Bridget at The Way the Cookie Crumbles. It is presented here in rhubarb form but it could totally be adapted for cranberries or other tart fruits you should feel so inclined to include. Jordon and I went to the Newmarket Farmer’s Market this weekend and purchased some fresh [...]

Core Integral: My newest intellectual wankery

Vanessa | January 6, 2011

Where we can realize that not only are we significant but that we are creating our lives as we go, dancing with the Sacred in a cosmic creation that is both everything and nothing.

Belly Breathing: A Simple Tool for a Better Life

Vanessa | September 2, 2010

I came across this article in Psychology Today and it reminded me of a similar article I have on my website. Regardless of where you get the information, learning to breathe from your belly is one of the healthiest practices you can develop. Enjoy.

Wise Words from the Tao Oracle

Vanessa | August 7, 2010

Begin the work of cleaning up and restoring balance in your own small self first. Give it your total love and attention. Be forgiving and absolutely diligent. You and the world will be better for it.” …

OSHO & Smith: Connecting to Nature and Creativity

Vanessa | July 16, 2010

Today’s Osho Zen TarotOsho Zen Tarot spread connects in a wonderful way with the reading I did yesterday on David Smith’s new book, Honoring the Sacred EarthHonoring the Sacred Earth – at least the left-hand cards do. With the right-hand I chose the Page of Clouds: Mind, which I also chose earlier this week, and [...]

OSHO: Moving to a New Vision

Vanessa | July 14, 2010

Three days in a row – three meditation session guided by the insights of my OshoOsho deck. Today’s spread grew of its own accord to four cards, two from the right and two from the left: Right 7 of Fire: Stress 10 of Water: Harmony Left XII: New Vision (Reversed) 10 of Rainbows: We Are [...]

OSHO: Breaking down and breaking through

Vanessa | July 13, 2010

Two days of meditation in a row… I’d better be careful or it’ll start to become a habit. My two card meditation spread from OshoOsho today flowed very nicely from yesterday’s reminder to keep the mind a servant. Today’s right-hand card was XX – Beyond Illusion while the left was XI – Breakthrough (reversed). The [...]

Osho: Today’s Draw is All About the Mind

Vanessa | July 12, 2010

It’s official, the pain from the car accident is no longer affecting my Downward Facing Dog pose, and today’s yoga session went just swimmingly. Very happy about that. Between the yoga and meditation I did a quick Osho Zen TarotOsho Zen Tarot spread – one for the right hand and one for the left. Right [...]

Vallée: What is the Great Shift?

Vanessa | June 29, 2010

I’ve now finished Kryon’s section of the book, as well, as Mary Magdalen’s, and am now almost done the communication by the Hathors. I’m getting the feeling that this is kind of an Intro to the work of these beings, since the Hathors are the only ones I am familiar with to any extent I [...]

Vallée: Blasting Me With Channels

Vanessa | June 24, 2010

Have you ever read a book that just launched into information about which you knew almost nothing?