Moon of Countless Flowers
Full Moon May 7, 2020 Moon of Countless Flowers If art matters if leafless trees have collective coursing visions if the canopy of sky overhead is more our mind than an object then sitting still is good. If your species overreaches if the industrial din obscures the […]
Wholly New Moon
New Moon, April 22, 2020 It’s time to Moon Up. No excuses. Heart break gerund. Heartbreaking, breaking open. New Moon, folks. Are we going to return to broken ways? Action verb. Metrics: Width of Grief is Depth of Love. It’s Lovers Moon, y’all. Old re- lations, new shapes, new forms, new expressions, new courage […]
“Hold the Door Open” BIPOC Artist Fund
What / Header / Invitation All Art Monastery Programs are now priced “Pay What You Want” for BIPOC artists (Black, Indigenous or People of Color). Why / Context / Principles BIPOC artists and meditators are at the forefront of the process of cultural transformation that creates a more vibrant, loving world for ALL. Because creative […]
New Moon of Open Eyes
The New Moon is Tuesday, March 24, 2020. New Moon of MarchOf staying close to the hearthOf deep fear and unknownsOf the turning toward spring New Moon of GriefOf wanting to helpOf not knowing what to doOf crying at night New Moon of Letting GoOf plans for the futureOf the same old patternsOf telling […]
Vision-Casting Moon
Full Moon, March 9, 2020 Vision-Casting Moon Dawn, vulnerable sky. Days, icy river. Dying, pungent earth. Wish-fulfilling gem is code for doing the work— call it what you will. There’s more light when you call it when you welcome it, as you fulfill your wish to meet the work of awakening even […]
Moon of Freedom to Tell
New Moon, February 23, 2020 Harriet’s Light (Moon of Freedom to Tell) What are we to do with the chickadees— their insane happiness & insistent colorful flit in the renunciate simplicity of leaf-bare winter? What are we to do with either the ongoingness or the bitter evidence of colossal ending? What stories do […]
Never Give Up!
The Full Moon is February 9, 2020. All hail Moon of Silence! Thank you Moon of Sparkling Snow Thank you Moon of Gentle Bell, bridging me from dream to other dream Thank you Moon of Out Breath, expanding from a single point of stillness Thank you Moon of Epic Thundering: Slow Crash Ice Thank you […]
Self-Care Moon At Rest
New Moon, January 24, 2020 Foundling winter moon as new as a river hushed in ice running all quiet & brown cattail, caribou or bats quiver in almost-light under a great distance. We look into the fire for ashen moon traces. We yelp & cuddle calling were-strangers in close to feed necessary demons […]
Finding Your Way Home Moon
January 10, 2020 Full Moon Finding Your Way Home Moon ink black to egg white horror to heart’s delight mesmerize, magnetize compass points skywise frozen dip, steady drip hiss of steam at whistle’s tip wake & sit, move & sing camaraderie on the wing over & out, up & down who […]
Rewilding Moon
New Moon December 26 2019 Rewilding Moon Allow the world to move. Sit still outside. Soften your gaze. Widen your breath to include an expansive periphery. Notice the field of life vibrate & move. Sit still. Soften your gaze. Widen your breath. Notice what presents itself to be seen. Allow the world. Open to grief. […]
