food

Taking the seed, the fruit, the essence

Planting it, loving it, creating the way

Sharing, caring, giving, needing

Transformation in the heat of the day

A moment, a season, a cycle, a turn

Stretching through from momma's clay

Possible, probable, the solution is solvable

Consume it in or give it away

Second Tenet

The Toteg chat this last Tuesday was on the Tenets. They went through the second and third one. I was late and missed the discussion, so I am going to touch on the second Tenet. I will start doing these on a regular basis here to keep them in our sacred hearts so that they can help us in our growth and understanding. I started discussing them last year and only discussed the first Tenet. We can discuss any of them at any time so please bring them up if you are so moved.

I guess I will start by going through words or a couple of words and then expand.

We know that all things are children of the Earth Mother and Sky Father, and thus we are all related.

We – Toteg Tribe, people, ancestors, not just the I, many, multiple, not you and they, together

Know – didn’t just read it somewhere, live it, apart of us, it isn’t just an understanding, personal truth

That – A statement of what we know, declaration We know that

All – Encompassing, collective, everything

Things – matter, material, not just people, descriptor, what surrounds us, what we have understanding of,

It is a difficult word to pin down to a specific, perhaps we should discuss this further.

Are - Plural to IS, a bold and declarative statement, We know that all things are

Children – product of, a relationship, an association, derived from, reproduction, genetic

Of – caused by, separated but same, composed or made, connected, identification

The – used singular or plural nouns, one, identification, title, proper, class identification

Earth – the third planet from the sun, the land, the soil, the productive part, temporal, substance, lair, the ground, realm, our relative understanding, matter

Mother – conceives, gives birth to, raises, nurture, female parent, female ancestor, woman of responsibility, an origin, love and tenderness, biggest of its kind

And – connection, not just one, multiple, in addition to, union

Sky – above, the heavens, the highest, upper most, the expanse, celestial

Father – male, parent, ancestor, originator, prototype, leading, begets, nurtures, seed

And thus – therefore, consequently, in this manner, product, equals

We – all of us, inclusive, all that is indicated, Toteg Tribe, the things

Are – statement, declaration of the product

All – each together, it applies

Related – being connected, associated, common origin, harmonic closeness, kinship, family, ancestry

So we as the Toteg Tribe know, live, understand, that everything that surrounds us, the people, animals, plants, organisms, everything associated with this planet comes from the relationship and union of the Earth and Sky, the Mother and Father.

This is a huge statement of beliefs. Is “things” the correct word in this statement? There is an implication of physical and tangible, and in context it works. If we start talking about other planets and the celestial we have to expand the definition of Earth to mean matter not just our planet. The Sky is inclusive of the Sun, the gases, everything above the solid.

I know that there are lots of things we can discuss here, so let me hear it. This is just one way of analyzing this Tenet. What is yours?

Gentle Reminder

I will finish my accounts of Mysterium and some poetry created during shortly. I just wanted to express a couple of things before I have to spend the day working like crazy to keep up with everything at work.

Work and schedules and tasks that we have or feel we are going to have add to our complexity of life. Most of us would like nothing better than to do the Arts, the Sciences, the Healing, the Entertaining, the Feeding, and anything else that peaks our interest as the moments change. We work hard to get to the next phase in our development so that we are relieved by the burdens that society places on us. Many feel that they don't get paid enough, or don't have the money to do this or that, or they must sacrifice some other aspect of their lives to live and survive in an ever changing world. There are few that have manifested their vocation to be at a level where they can do everything they dream of doing.

When life seems extremely stressful and your mind feels like it is going to break with the burden at hand take, a moment in pure oneness. Within our hearts we hold an alter to various things, it could be Mother and Father, God and Goddess, Love and Kindness, Spirit, Self, Vast Awakening and more. Pause for a moment during extreme stress and let yourself be washed with connection, oneness, love, and know peace. Know that in that moment you have no need of anger, worry, frustration, stress, hatred, fear, doubt, disharmony or anything that upsets your balance. You are allowed to breathe in the strength of your heart. Silent your mind for a moment and hear the sounds of life, even those that you do not normally hear. Reach out and let go of your boundaries. The moment of clarity and stillness is yours, you just have to take it. When you have taken your moment, then look at the task at hand and do what is required. What is it that is required of you? Can you do your task at hand with your whole self and with loving kindness? Is your emotional state overwhelming your mental and spiritual sides? Calm your waters and allow the air and the fire within your earth burn towards transformation. When there is too much of one part, the solution and the problem may not balance and more work will be needed. You don't need a bucket of water to pore on the match, the match can go out by either burning it self out, the right amount of air to blow it out, buried under the sand, or put into the water. To pore on the bucket would then require a mop. Be cautious though and watch the match go out, because it could turn and use the air and the earth as its pillars and grow to the point that a bucket would not contain enough water and complete change would occur.

Silence the worry, work with your being, and show loving kindness to all.

Blessings in harmony.

A week of new beginnings

So much has happened this last week that my words will only scratch on the surface of my experience, so bare with me as I try to recap a week of elemental change in my life.

Monday I attended a healing share at the Tantric Shaman Institute. It was their last gathering in the Wonder Dome and I wanted to be around some healers for a while. The night started with some general grounding and centering and an explanation on what was going to take place. There were many people and so there was laid in the circle 5 receiving blankets where people would lay while others worked on them. Scattered around where the Tibetan singing bowls and bells. The whole idea as I saw it was that the people around the outside created and maintained the healing circle with sound and distant healing. The people in the middle would transfer the healing to those laying on the blankets. After a while people would rotate and give and receive as much as they needed. There was a candle and smudge to clear and break your connections if you needed them. I enjoyed it immensely and the only problem I had was giving to people lying on the floor. My legs and my back make it uncomfortable at times, so much of my healing was through breathe, sight, and sound. Lots of distant healing occurred, although I did work on a couple of people. I enjoyed being around healers and seeing the different methods at work. I felt wonderful and I will enjoy attending again when they set a place and time.

Tuesday evening was a Desert Moon Circle ritual to honor the divine within all and to begin the year with harmony and love in the Mother and Father. The circle of the year began and I felt blessed to be apart of it. The connection with each of the elements felt strengthened and I enjoyed the interaction with this tribe of people.

Tuesday and Wednesday I spent the days down in Bullhead City starting up their PLC network. It was frustrating at times, but the drive was wonderful and I finally got to listen to some music that I have been wanting to hear.

Thursday was a potluck for Mysterium. I got to meet a bunch of people and listen to some inspiring music.

Friday was the Mysterium Witch and Wizards ball. We opened up the weekend and danced. It was my third Candledance and I felt wonderful being there.

Saturday began with a talk on Kabalah from a wonderful woman, mother, and practitioner. I enjoyed the interaction and it felt great learning things from a different perspective. We then listened to a fascinating talk on the Magic of words. The Connection between the different religions of the world as well as the Thelema perspective felt like I was seeing and listening to a touch of life in a form of purity. It was well put together and I was very happy that I was there. Later we discovered the element of fire and were engaged in transformational practice.

I will write more about all that transpired when I have a little more time.