Spirituality
Volunteers at Easton Mountain
Marshall Roseberg, in his writings on Nonviolent Communication, lists seven categories of needs we all have: autonomy, celebration, integrity, interdependence, physical nurturance, play, and spiritual communion. Under these come a number of needs. One of them is “contribution to the enrichment of life.”
I have been volunteering at Easton Mountain since 2003 and [...]
Circles
Humans have probably been sitting in circles to discuss both trivial and important matters since spoken language was first developed. Native Americans developed a technique for insuring that everyone in the circle had a voice – using a stick that was passed around the circle or left in the center for one person to pick [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )2012 – Doomsday or Enlightenment?
I have recently been reading The Mystery of 2012, a collection of essays published by Sounds True, Inc. (a corporation noted for New Age audio recordings). The collection is a mixed bag, starting with three authors who base their writings on scholarly interpretations of Mayan artifacts – followed by one author who points out that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Some Video I Recently Shot
One of my recent adventures has been shooting some video footage for a documentary on the work of choreographer John Ollom. Some of that footage and some of my editing has been incorporated into a trailer for the performance that the company will do November 15 at the Cinema Arts Center in Huntington, NY. Even [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Metta in a Group Ritual of Touch
This touch ritual is based on the Buddhist idea of metta, which means lovingkindness. In the standard metta meditation, one uses phrases to focus loving thoughts toward first one’s self, then toward a friend, then toward a neutral person, and then toward a person for whom one feels antagonism. In this ritual one uses touch [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A New Focus for This Blog
This is my first posting in over two months. During that time I’ve been traveling: Pennsylvania for an S/M run, England and Scotland to help facilitate a gay men’s week, and finally Las Vegas for the second class of the 2012 Mystery School for Diving Mastery.
I’ve written about the Mystery School. I’ve mentioned the men’s [...]
An Experience in the Erotic Temple
On Sunday I completed a Body Electric intensive called “Erotic Temple.” The facilitators set a high standard for me to follow during the Edward Carpenter Gay Men’s Week that I’ll facilitating in September.
On the first day I gave and received the erotic massage that is the key-stone of Body Electric work. This session included [...]
“Creation” – a Work in Progress
Does this make sense? I study dance when I’m in my twenties and then perform when I’m in my seventies.
The performance was just for friends at Easton Mountain. I’ve been working on a musical composition with the idea that it would be used with a number of dancers interpreting the creation story. In order to [...]
Why I Garden Naked
On sunny spring and summer days at Easton Mountain, I usualy spend a few hours in the garden working naked.
I have three reasons for being naked. The primary reason is that I enjoy it. If being naked encourages me to do something that is healthful and useful, why not continue?
The second reason is that if I [...]
Who Says Faeries Don’t Have Wisdom!
I’ve just returned from Las Vegas, where I attended my first five-day class in the 2012 Mystery School for Divine Mastery. On Thursday, June 18, we visited Red Rock Canyon.
We brought with us some stones called “faerie stones” (or maybe “fairy stones”), rocks that float up from a lake in Canada.
These stones have an infinte [...]
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