Archive for the 'Third Phase' Category

Inner Weather: Cloudy

Lughnasa and the Chesed Moon Wednesday gratefuls: Tarot. Kabbalah. CBE. Rabbi Jamie. Downton Abbey. High level schmalz. Sadness. Grief. The occasional desolation. Lymph nodes. Orgovyx, stretching itself. Rigel and her persistent communicating. Even when I don’t understand. Kate, always Kate. Ruth’s healing. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Jackie, my hair stylist, a sweetheart Tarot: Two […]

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The Year of Grieving ends in Wisdom and an Irish Wolfhound

Lughnasa and the Chesed Moon Sunday gratefuls: 49 degree morning. Ruth, only a strained shoulder and sprained back in a car accident with Jen. Gabe o.k. A quiet three days. Subway. Tarot. Kabbalah. The Hermit. The Magician. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Ruth’s ok Tarot: finishing the Life spread   As you may recall from […]

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I am

Lughnasa and the Chesed Moon Monday gratefuls: Helen Reddy. I am Woman. The Women’s movement. Cancer. Its sequelae: pet scans, orgovyx, friends reaching out, fatigue, persistence. Shortness of breath. Family. T-shirts. Living in the moment. The Day. A Day. This Day. Sparks of Joy and Awe: The voice of the 1960’s Tarot:  Prince of Pentacles […]

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Low Anxiety

Lughnasa and the Chesed Moon Sunday gratefuls: Eye moistener. Cool nights. Anxiety. Kep, a sometimes loft dog. Right now, for example. Rigel. Marshdale Burger Company. Fried cheese curds. (a Wisconsin health food) My chair. Friends like the Saltzmans and Tom. The Ancient Ones today. Sparks of Joy and Awe: The Lady Tarot: The Lady, #3 […]

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In This Body. Now.

Lughnasa and the full Chesed Moon Saturday gratefuls: Cancer. The full Chesed Moon. Emergency responders in front of the house last night. Congregation Beth Evergreen. Alan. Pet scans. Orgovyx. Cool morning. The dogs who love me. Friends and family. Fatigue. Claire and her new life. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Soul Mirrors-tarot, torah, tanakh, astrology, […]

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Blindfolded and Bound

Lughnasa and the Chesed Moon Friday gratefuls: Kate, sinking into the top Soil, nourishing the Irises. Her birthday. Now over. Seeing Mary. Jon. Ruth. Gabe. Yesterday. Mussar. Being seen and heard.  Living with cancer. Advanced. PET scan on Tuesday. Allergies waned. 45 degrees this morning. Sparks of Joy and Awe: PET scans Tarot:  8 of […]

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The Weight

Lughnasa and the Chesed Moon Wednesday gratefuls: Kate, always Kate. Her 77th. Sadness. Grief. Down. Plunging. Rigel, the slow to wake. Rain. Kate’s ashes. Touching them. Canning. Kate in the kitchen. Cancer. Treatment. PSA. 7.4. Life is short; death is sure. Sparks of Joy and Awe: BJ and Mary here Tarot: The High Priestess, #2 […]

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Sad

Lughnasa and the Chesed Moon Monday gratefuls: Swinging low. Cool morning. Kate, always Kate. Jon. Rigel and Kep. Allergies calming down. Appointment today. My future with cancer. The Ancient Ones and Love. The clan gathering in person and in spirit. Sparks of Joy and Awe: Sleep. Tarot card: Seven of Swords, Druid Deck     […]

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It Means the World To Me

Lughnasa and the Lughnasa Moon Monday gratefuls: Jon, Ruth, Gabe. The dinner they made. Their visit. Jon donating his Subaru to CPR. His management of his glucose levels and his depression. School starting for him this week. The kids in two. Kate, always. Rain. The Monsoon’s! Flank steak salad. Today. Sparks of Joy and Awe: […]

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Kindred Spirits

Last day of Summer and the Lughnasa Moon Saturday gratefuls: Mini-split air con units. Thanks, Tom. Mark’s suggestion for a topic on Sunday. Lotta sleep last night and this morning. Feeling good. An excellent meal with Jon yesterday evening. Rain. Cooler weather. Smoky on High. Lush mountain meadows, filled with waving stalks of pollen. Sparks […]

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