Swaying to my thoughts

I am reminded of a breath-taking vista while lost in thought.
Clouds nimbly floating around my mind, lost in their own thoughts,
Trees swaying to the rhythm of the night.
Birds singing their melodies atop the apex of my spire.
Yet, the backdrop that are these wisps, reminds me of what I desire.
And I cannot forget that I am still here.
When I merge these thoughts and mold them into my life,
I am thankful for the moon and the stars and the reradiating planets.
Were a femtosecond any longer, would I forget myself?
Or would I continue on, as if I were but a dream of the universe?

Exciting Summer

So I have been doing quite a bit this summer and have enjoyed a great variety of spiritual, musical, and creative experiences.

The first Friday of each month from May-September, Starcat and I drum for the Dark Follies troupe in Monument Square in Portland. We play our djembe and dumbek (respectively) for belly dancers, fire spinners and other wonderful folks. We have a great time each time and we are looking forward to doing some winter shows as well. I think as we move forward, Starcat and I would enjoy more rehearsing rather than improv with the dancers so we can make the performances even more spectacular! :)

I also went down to the Raw Spirit Fest East in Maryland. The Fest was mainly about raw and living foods but the spiritual component was the real reason I went. I met so many amazingly interesting and flowing people when I was there. I enjoyed so much good raw food and also some great music as well! I met Maya Solovéy and Singing Bear. They are both amazing artists and are a great force in the emerging spiritual and enlightened musical river of joy! (wow! :) ) I am enjoying their music and look forward to discovering even more wonderful musicians that bring light and love to the world! I met some really cool folks like Michelle Pierson, who created Living Sun Foods. We had a great night of conversation and kava drinking! :)

And, last night, I went to a concert to one of my favorite bands, U2. They had an amazing light-show and I really, as always, enjoy their energy and artistry on stage. I am feeling the contrast, however, to the giant light show extravaganza, compared to the small venue, non-commercialized version of music. I must say that I think that U2 (as a band at least) may have lost themselves in the process of creating their product. I am totally happy that they can have these amazing experiences, yet I also hope that they are also taking care of their inner work and taking care of themselves on a spiritual level. They seem pretty happy on stage and I hope it continues into other areas of their lives!

Also, Starcat and I have begun anew on our writing projects. We have finished The Rite Foods cookbook with Lisa Marie, finishing up the core belief kit, refocusing on our Book of Ing (which we had finished the first draft on in 2007) and also we outlined and created characters on another book idea based on our Faerie Tidings articles we write for the EarthTides Pagan Network Newsletter (which I am now editor of btw).

We also did a fun and funny skit for Starcat's 40th birthday party!

Lots of exciting and creative projects and explorations!

Thank you all for being part of my experience and I am very much looking forward to creating and experiencing even more!

Here are some links to some amazing people!

Feline Dreamers
Singing Bear
Maya Solovéy
Living Sun Foods (Michelle Pierson)
Raw Spirit Festival
EarthTides Pagan Network
Rite Food and Company (Lisa Marie Lindenschmidt)

Friends and being together

It occurs to me that my intention for this life is to try to communicate with people in a fun and exciting way about changing their lives in a fun and exciting way.

I do not usually do this in a "classroom" or "lecture" type setting but generally in a one-on-one and small group fashion.

I have such a wide variety of people I call friends in my life and I am so thankful for that diversity. There are so many people I love and who love me. I am very glad I am able to share myself with them and that they share themselves with me.

I think I get stuck sometimes trying to fill my calendar with getting together with friends and also to expand my own experiences with other things, that I also forget that I am also my own best friend. I also need and want to hang out with myself and read a good book, watch a movie, take a walk and play games by myself.

The other thought is that perhaps by having so many friends, I am "spreading myself too thin" or have too broad a reach or perhaps have too many friends. Perhaps I am not giving the depth of attention that my friends would like of me or perhaps if I limit who I have as friends, I can get a deeper rather than broader understanding and love of my friends.

Well, I guess it depends on who you are. :) As I teach and learn from each of my friends, and as we resonate and vibrate more similarly, I am more attracted to them and want to spend more time with them. Not to mince words or trample feelings, I will say that the reason I do NOT hang out with anyone in particular is not because I don't WANT to resonate more, its just that the choices and thoughts and vibrations that we each are emanating are not on the same wavelength, so to speak.

I guess the joy and fascination I find in each of you is the joy and fascination I find within myself. And as I learn to be more of who I want to be and the more I want to share who I am, the more my friends who want to ride my wave of joy with me with resonate more and we WILL find the time to hang out together. We WILL find a way to be together more and we WILL hang out more.

I know that each of us will find our own path and, if we diverge, than I wish you well. If we converge, then I wish you well. :)

To all my friends....CHEERS!

Some Thoughts

Hi. :)

So, in order for me to understand myself, I am choosing to write in this blog, again. I have done research, I have explored and I have examined and experienced many things since last I wrote.

I am here now because I want to share my thoughts and insights about what it is like to be a Being of Light, an emerging Angel, or an Enlightened One.

These are ongoing and changing ideas and thoughts within me and the description of any one of them is, I am sure, up to debate, depending on whether you enjoy that sort of thing or not. I am not here to examine whether my beliefs and ideas are "true", "valid", or otherwise "liked" by anyone. Neither am I here to try to encourage or otherwise sow discontent for those purposes, but if they strike a nerve, then I hope you examine why for yourself.

Anyway, I have not written for over a year on this blog, and I am sure there are few people who currently try to keep up with it. As I continue, perhaps others will read my words and self-examine and see if any of it fits with what they are feeling or what they believe.

Ok, with that out of the way, I feel great! I am happy most of the time, though I still have some old patterns that I am challenged with. Otherwise, I am really enjoying my life. I get to do what I want, when I want, how I want. I am continuing to enjoy not working at an office, in other words, I get to be home most of the time. I also get to go on trips when I want to without checking in on whether it is OK to do so. I am enjoying my time programming for HMW as well as writing and editing the many projects that I am involved with.

I had an epiphany the other day where I was thinking of all the things I could do to make money with my writing projects. About how we could, while on a book tour, do speechs, travel in a tour bus or van or RV, go on Oprah, or whatever. And then I asked myself, what is the purpose of doing all that...so I can have more time being at home and relaxing and enjoying myself. Well, heck, I am *already* doing that! :)

So, really, what I am realizing is that I am already doing what I want to be doing, I just want to do more or it and in different places. :)

Until next time...be happy! :)

Fae Time album #2

Also, if you want the direct link to the Fae Time album then go here.

Fae Time album

Hi all :)

Just thought I would let you know that I created an album for the RPM challenge called Fae time.

I did this album only in the month of February. I also did this after I got back from spending over a week in Switzerland too.

FYI I went to Switzerland to visit my brother and my friend G, who was in the States at the time because of work! DOH!

Anyway, here is a link to it!

Let me know what you think!

Love,
BlackLion

Thoughts on my life's work

After reading Starcat's blog about solitary spiritual work, I have a few thoughts about my own path.

My soul work has been, for the most part, entirely solitary. I had mentors and people who influenced me, but I never really ascribed to any particular religion or format or style for very long, if at all. I have gathered much information and knowledge and wisdom from many diverse sources and integrated those which resonated with me the most.

I think having this unique connection with the Divine is my truest path and one I am happily flirting with and skipping up. I find that when I do things that I really enjoy, whether it is laughing, creating mischievous verbal plays, writing, singing, drawing, drumming or dancing (among others), I feel uplifted and these all bring me closer to the Divine work I am doing for myself.

I have always said, and I still believe this is true, that by working on myself and becoming the best I can be, I can help others by example and by expressing and teaching them the thoughts and ideas that I have. Which is a big motivation for me writing a book with Starcat specifically about these ideas. One of things that I have finally got to on my path is the sharing and teaching aspect. Before, I was in the learning phase of my path where I was absorbing and integrating and resonating with those aspects of the universe that felt right that worked within my mindset and especially that especially change my mindset into something greater and purer to my ing, my soul and my path.

I am really enjoying where I am right now and I am learning so much more about myself and about the universe than I ever thought possible. And the most exciting and exhilarating part of this path is that I know that I will discover even more wonderful and beautiful aspects of the universe as I move forward! I will find out more about myself than I ever thought possible and how absolutely lovely I really am. :)

I hope to continue sharing these insights and thoughts with whoever decides to stop and take a look here and also at the Feline Dreamers blog that Starcat and I write.

When I finish working at my job in mid-December I will have even more time to create writing and other creative outlets and finally be able to put into practice the energy and abundance I wish to create and manifest. I am very thankful for all that I have and I am even more excited with what I have to offer!

Blessed Be! :)