Spiritual Musings From A Modern Hermit

This year has been one of the most challenging and eye-opening for the records, and I know I speak for many of you reading this entry. We've witnessed global shifts and changes we never thought possible, as well as deep personal twists and turns within our personal life experiences. The pressure to conform to antiquated ways has been eroding before our eyes.  Governments, deep seeded cultural expectations, and restrictive religious belief systems, are under heavy criticism to reform or just disappear.  We now have fe armongering and bullying on the rise as the powers that be, scramble for control of the masses who are fed up and are demanding equality and justice for eons of oppression and suppression. Many of us have seen this time coming, while others have been willfully ignoring the signs. It's been very fascinating watching the reactions and hearing the reasons for excuses  games is strong, as the past red flag warnings are now painful reminders.  One thing for s...

I don't know about y'all reading this, but this recent full moon in Gemini, called the Cold Moon, is one for the records. Not only will be feeling the effects of Mercury Retrograde until January 1st of 2025, we have Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, and Chiron in play bringing up long forgotten issues, and unmasking hidden agendas and secrets. We see this on the global and local news, as well as in our own individual environments. All of these planets are wreaking havoc on the global consciousness of humanity. The great awakening is in full effect. It's amazing to see the results and impact of the US election has on the world stage.   If this year has taught me one thing, that thing is the importance of setting healthy boundaries and sticking with them. In the Tarot, there's a card titled Queen of Swords. She represents standing in one's truth and not giving audience to those who don't. She's been through enough relationships to see that people will exploit her kindnes...

  Self-healing is a thing. We've witnessed, experienced, heard, and read of stories of our fellow humans healing themselves. From a placebo trial to seeking the service of a faith/psychic healer, healing has been an integral part of our human experience. From a headache to terminal illness, our ability to shift our state of being of dis-ease to full recovery is within our means, but fewer people tap into this powerful gift. Here's a bit of my personal journey that applied to me, as I'm well aware we all respond to life challenges differently when it comes to our health.   I'm a living example of this power. Ten years ago, I was dealt a double dose of devastating news around my 50th birthday, Stage Four Prostate Cancer, and HIV+(undetectable to this day). The cancer news had the biggest blow because it was extremely aggressive. The cancer had reached a point where it was inoperable, and my lab results (the most painful part of all this) validated the positive blood work....