Earth Day 2012

I need the Earth, its dirtiness, its humidity, its roughness, its force.

I need the Earth because without it I would simply fly away in thoughts that have no meaning and in plans that have no roots.

I need the Earth, for its welcoming feeling that never fails; its majesty that reminds me of where I am, who I am.

I need the Earth, its muskiness, its freshness, its spiciness, its alchemy that resonates deep down in my very matter.

I need the Earth to remind me of the magic that spins me alive, the joy that pulses in my veins, the light that shines in the darkness of my soul.

I need the Earth, for I am the Earth: denying her would be denying my very me.

The One Minute Cure Review

I knew about charged oxygen being used in a variety of diseases with great success. I knew about the phagocytes in body using hydrogen peroxide as a first line defence. I practically knew about all the author was talking about. I agree that with our current lifestyles oxygenation of tissues can help a lot especially in chronic, degenerative and infectious diseases.
However what leaves my dubious is the administration of H202 in water. Hydrogen peroxide is highly unstable so Oxygen will be released immediately in the water used for administration. How much will be absorbed in the blood stream assuming that the bulk goes via oral systemic absorption not via mouth mucosa which avoids the first pass effect of the liver (the detoxification mechanisms of the liver)? How much will be neutralized by the acidic environment in the stomach?
The book is full of historical annotations of the use of H2O2 in various diseases but practically nothing is said how eventually the absorption is going to happen via oral systemic absorption and deposit active Oxygen there where in is needed that is deep inside tissue levels and in cells. The author admits that most of the data comes from intravenous administration of H2O2 which makes sense since bioavailability of H202 is highest via this route. 
So yes the idea is interesting but I have my doubts how much is effective by the oral method the author is advocating.

The one minute cure

Ostara 2012?

This morning my alarm clock rang at exactly 6:15am at the same time as the Spring Equinox entered the Northern hemisphere.
Ostara was here and I have to confess I felt dread.
Yes you read well dread.
Spring means change, spring means life, spring means longer days and shorter nights.
Spring means the joy of life, of movement, of looking ahead with the promise of better things.... and Spring means all chaos will come back near the sea with music till late at night and my sleepless nights.
I have been blocking everything in my life.
Some days ago I would have said I feel blocked but now I am fully aware that it is me that I am blocking myself to move on, to press that gas and get myself out of the rut.
I am blocking everything out of fear. Fear of change. 
As a good Virgo I love my routines, my plans, my comfort zone of knowing things will proceed in a certain way. As a rising sign Aquarius this situation is too tight for my freedom of thought.
That part of me that wants change, keeping a status quo for the simple reason of keeping things in situations I (the Virgo) can somehow control, is not actually what the I (Aquarius) is happy about. So inner conflict is a daily staple food which is ruining my health.
Seems that Mercury, Mars and Saturn retrograde have finally succeeded in passing the message. Mercury has claimed my mobile yesterday evening. Strangely enough I was sort of prepared. I had nearly everything backed up except my latest photos.
Why all this fear of change? I am not new to change. I had ample change in life and at the end of the day, looking backwards, it has always happened for my best. Why am I so resentful to embrace the change that is knocking at the door?
Most probably because as I've learnt from the other changes in my life, change comes with a price, of loosing a situation, of loosing someone, of changing work, of changing house, of changing country. Because once I open my heart to change there is no way of stopping what is the eventual natural dynamics of the Universe.
Spring summons change. Ostara is here with all of her Renewal Magic. Am I ready to humbly embrace it?

Imbolc 2012

As I was preparing to start my spinning session in my living-room I felt like a voice telling me to light the candle for Imbolc. I said “Now? Isn't it a bit early?”. 

And the voice answered “Yes now!”

Forty minutes afterwards as I was cooling off doing some stretching I glanced at the candle and my thoughts obviously went again to Imbolc and how ironically enough I am finding it difficult to keep that inner light alight.

As if on cue, this picture a friend of mine shared on Facebook some time ago, came to my mind.

While I reread it with my mind's eye, I felt the Voice, chuckling, saying:

"Thank goodness the Universe knows no recession dear!"

I smiled.

The Universe has really strange ways to communicate and quite a good sense of humour.

Blessed Imbolc to all!

Review of The Reluctant Tarot Reader: Adventures in the Gypsy Trade

It all started that I dreamt of Raven, of her giving a lecture on GLBT and religion. I tweeted this to her, several exchanges of tweets and all I know the next morning I found a copy of The Reluctant Tarot Reader ebook in my email.

I had just arrived in Malta. And obviously the Universe just though it was absolutely the right time to read such a book.

There is something that connects me to Raven but haven't defined it yet, not even after reading her book, nor after remembering that once I used to hear her podcast (before my 1^st iPod touch died).

We have many things in common and reading her book was like touching white fire, raw sensations, memories which were preferably lost but just kept nagging in the twilight zone.

I found the words burning into the electronic display. Somehow I could feel the pain it takes to write all that.

The pain it took to live all that.

The great courage it takes to make it heal.

Words are written with a purpose.

Paragraphs are used as vessels; Chapters as fullstops and fresh beginnings.

It is not about academical Tarot. It is Tarot in motion.
It is a book that spares nothing.
All is torn to pieces, to be burnt in rage and left to simmer until Love will have Its way, transforming this book in such an intimate gift for us all.

Thank you Raven for not being so reluctant!