"In their desperate desire to have this so-called pandemic end, they are not noticing that it is NOT ending, I dare say intentionally. It is mind boggling how people are not one iota curious about how 15 days to flatten the curve has turned into mandated forced injections yearly for anyone who wants to be part of “us”. And anyone who doesn’t, well, clearly ... Continue Reading >>
Inspirational
This is not a drill.
"Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” (Frank Herbert, 'Dune') I retired in 2015 from the full-time engagement of my life’s work of the previous 25 years. I turned my attention to other things… things that I had too often overlooked or ignored, or ... Continue Reading >>
Stela Shakti: The Silent Pain of Toxic Masculinity
"I’ve now long known something not everyone seems to pick up on: that external referencing is not our friend. Capitalist/industrialist/individualist culture is not our friend. Patriarchy is not our friend. Our own mind, when shaped by these influences, is not our friend. When our mind is not our friend, we aim to escape, to forget in whatever way ... Continue Reading >>
Melissa Allison: What is Real?
"We each know our own sliver of what’s happening based on what we experience directly or through media (deep faked or otherwise). That knowledge forms our truth, and while it is necessarily subjective, it is far from impotent. What we believe about ourselves and the world greatly shapes how we feel inside and what comes next. This happens whether we realize ... Continue Reading >>
Breathing is good…..
The intentions and efforts to separate a person from their internal cues are vast, intense and relentless. The constant barrage of image and sound pulling us away from our own inner landscape is making it increasingly difficult for us to trust any and all things that move inside us... where we live... including what we come to know as 'truth'. It does ... Continue Reading >>
Mandy Sandbach: Conversation with Poetry of Predicament
Another compelling and authentic conversation with Dean Walker (Poetry of Predicament podcast) and Mandy Sandbach. With evident deep respect for Self, Self of other and the living Planet, this exploration takes many twists and turns - with every one a gateway to a new insight. Enjoy! ... Continue Reading >>
Melissa Allison: Trusting Myself Beyond Stories
New Post: from Stela Shakti
Choosing what shapes us
For some time, I have held the belief that if we are to survive as a species, we must emerge to express beyond the limitations held in place by our stories about what we are. Stories that tell us that we are not that which we seek; that we are creatures that must be guided by some greater intelligence that lives outside of us; that without some 'other' to ... Continue Reading >>