At dawn, on the edge of the lake, I am greeted by the eagle. He flies straight to me, and then banking a full turn, hails me with great wings and twisting tail. His presence is always a surprise, and a great blessing. Although very brief, it is deeply felt. Over the past six days, in sacred…
Read More
Wonder Itself
On Mustang Island, the gulf sand is warm all night, teasing us away from sleep. It was the Fourth of July and a gentle rain was falling. The last bonfires dowsed, carfuls of revelers headed out and abandoned the strand, and at last I was alone. The waves were quiet now but for the rain’s gentle kiss. Even the shore birds, as white as…
Read More
Singing Sands
We live in an ancient riverbed. The path of the river has been diverted, but underground it is still flowing in an aquifer from the mountains behind us. It cut the mighty bank, and swept along the mountain face, leaving behind sand everywhere beneath our feet. Impediments become sediments. The leavings of a stoney past, itself…
Read More
Dreaming
Through symbols and signs we may greatly broaden the range of insight through experience that is within our grasp. A number, a color, a sound, are all examples of symbols as ideas, that may present as gifts of guidance for us to access. Ask yourself why you saw that bird just then, what were you thinking about at that moment…
Read More