http://heathwitch.com Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another thought-provoking post from Daily Om. Just because we can’t see something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, although this is a common way in which people deny the existence of spirit guides, angels, and other unseen helpers in our lives. However, anyone who has encountered such beings can attest to ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/06/18/daily-om-what-we-cant-see/ This morning, I drove Andrew to the train station. On the way there, we passed some roadkill -- a rabbit. At first I thought it was a hare, but then I corrected myself and said it was too small. In any case, it was obviously fresh, and the local corvid ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/04/11/the-hare/ In all the time I've had this blog, I don't think I've ever explained the Tradition I follow. I know I have alluded to it, and even glossed over it some, but that's not the same as detailing it in full. Yes, it can be found via my coven's Web ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/03/24/my-tradition/ Today's Daily Om really spoke to me -- it's definitely how I've been feeling, and indeed what I've been doing, of late. And that's not a bad thing -- often the time we take for ourselves helps us to be there for others when they are in need. Making Time ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/02/05/daily-om-making-time-for-reflection/ In line with previous thoughts, today I got on top of some things -- deleting a community which no one wanted to take off my hands (because I was fed up with it, and it no longer held an interest for me), and successfully transferring another comm () to a ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/01/15/movin-on-and-makin-plans/ Huh. I really needed to read this Daily Om today. Keeping Things In Perspective: Mountains Mountains have always captured our imaginations, calling us to scale their heights, to circle and worship at their feet, and to pay homage to their greatness. Mountains can be seen from thousands of miles away, and ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/01/14/daily-om-keeping-things-in-perspective/ I was re-reading some old copies of Kindred Spirit recently, and in the Jan/Feb 2007 issue there is an interview with Caroline Myss, the American medical intuitive and mystic. In particular, one quote caught my eye: "We've got too familiar, we've dismantled the sacred. Instead of a serious spiritual practice, ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/01/13/dismantling-the-sacred/ One of my favourite meditations, when I'm feeling really yukky from dealing with day-to-day stuff or have had one of those days where everything seems to spark me off, is a very simple shower meditation. It's quick and easy, and leaves me feeling very refreshed. Though it may not work ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/01/11/showertime-meditation/ Words of wisdom from Oya, via a meditation last night -- and yes, damnit, I know exactly what She's talking about. :-\ "Inaction due to the fear of change is no action at all." Furthermore, today's Daily Om reads thus: Declaring Our Intentions: Ready For Change There comes a point in most of our ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/01/10/oya-speaks/ Just a little something that came to me in circle earlier. :) Stand With Me by Heathwitch (Heather K Ward) Stand at my back in wartime; let me feel you there Stand at my front in peacetime; let me feel you there. Stand at my left in sorrowtime; let me feel you there. ... http://heathwitch.com/2008/01/09/stand-with-me/