Category Archives: Circle Dance

Winter Solstice at Neskaya

The Winter Solstice celebration at Neskaya is my favorite one of the year. Alas, because of COVID, we haven’t done it for several years now. Because our normal dance time is on Sunday, we would celebrate on the Sunday nearest … Continue reading

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1995: First Dance in Neskaya

From my journal for December 11, 1995 And now for something completely different!  I’m feeling much better this morning.  I find it interesting how easily and completely I can flip from “depressed” to “normal” under certain conditions.  Yesterday we danced … Continue reading

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1995: Sacred Circle Dancing

From my journal for November 27, 1995 At least the dancing yesterday was good.  Just as I was leaving Dana told me that Christie had called and said the school said we weren’t allowed to use candles.  My heart went … Continue reading

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“I gave my life energy to sacred meaning”

From my journal for October 18 Feeling weird.  Woke up feeling weird.  Not sure I can describe it.  I don’t think I have a fever, I found my thermometer, but will have to wait, because I already had a drink. At the thought … Continue reading

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1995: Looking for Value in my Life

From my journal for October 27, 1995 I’m bored with reading, I feel too tired to write …  Sometimes I hate my life.  (“I need to learn to love my poor wounded life because it needs love”)  How can I … Continue reading

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Even the Algae are Fighting to Save Planet Earth

Today I’m feeling very lonely and unconnected.  “Nobody ever loved me and nobody ever will.”  I used to think that on a regular basis until two friends said “That’s not true, I love you.”  I did my best to change … Continue reading

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Earth Day

Thinking about the first Earth Day.  I was in Davis, California, at the University.  I had written my first version of Genesis II, which had begun when I was taking astrophysics and a chapter in the text book began with … Continue reading

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Description of Me

Just for fun, here is the description I wrote for the residents biographies book: I was born in Cincinnati OH, and earned a BA in Astronomy from Wellesley College. The year I graduated I read an article on Stonehenge, which … Continue reading

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Struggle to Deal with Tiredness

from my journal for Tuesday, July 5 I’ve been struggling with the idea that this odd tiredness is a gift of life and I’m supposed to accept it, not fight it, and learn from it.  Oddly, if I think of … Continue reading

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A Midwife for the Divine

I’ve been reading Cynthia Bourgeault’s book, The Wisdom Way of Knowing.  I’ve read it before, there are underlinings, but this time through something made much more sense to me.  Here are some quotes from Chapter VII: Seeing with the Eye … Continue reading

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