“I am my beloved’s, and my beloved’s mine.” ~ Song of Songs, 6:3 The photograph above, of me with our beautiful roses, is part of my collection of photography I offer in my Flower Shop. I’ve named this one The Bride Offers Herself, and so...
~ We can only meet another as deeply as we’ve met ourselves. ~ There was once a beautiful bright full moon, seen by all in awe and wonder from around the world. A man stood by a lake, seeing the reflection of the moon across the stillness of the waters. “I...
Last time in The Caress, we dove into the mysticism and spiritual wisdom of Verse 10 of the Shiva Sutras from the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, “While being caressed, sweet princess, enter the caressing as everlasting life.” And today, upon the suns of my time in...
On Holy Tuesday of the Holy Week, the parable of the talents is often read in churches with the addition of the parable of the ten virgins. In the parable of the talents, we reflect on the importance of being grateful for what we have been given, and through our...
“While being caressed, sweet princess, enter the caressing as everlasting life” ~ Shiva Sutra, Verse 10 Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra (sometimes spelt Vigyan Bhairav Tantra) is a centuries old Sanskrit text, considered one of the most important in yoga. In it,...
I once talked to a philosopher who shared his perspective on how there’s no such thing as free will, at least not in the way we as societies and human beings often refer to it, think of it or fantasize about it. According to him, what we may often think of as...