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Balance

Balance
The Autumn Equinox is a time of balance. It marks the point in time when the length of day and night are the same, serving as the end of summer and the commencement of the fall season.  It is also a time of returning to ourselves, the beginning of the year of the Soul, the…
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St George and the Dragon

St George and the Dragon
When I was growing up on the farm my family enjoyed doing puzzles together. One of our favorites was made from a photograph of a figure of Saint George and The Dragon bedecked with jewels from the Munich Treasury. We spent many hours sorting through the rubies and pearls on the white Knight and his horse, subduing…
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Roses

Roses
Carrying red roses, I walk up the mountain on ice, crossing the brook above a foot of snow. It is a long way in until I see the roots left hanging, cut by the excavator. Great stones litter the ground, here and there dotted with a pool of water or a fallen limb. Occasionally there are…
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The Present

The Present
Recently there was a conversation around the kitchen table about the burdens of the past. When I was younger I couldn’t imagine being responsible for the actions of the past, before I came into this lifetime. My own life was enough to carry on, right here, and right now. But the events of our times…
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