Comments for Twilight and Fire

Comment on Carrying On by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:10:44 +0000

Thanks I’m pretty excited about it.

Comment on Carrying On by shawnalenore

shawnalenore — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:02:12 +0000

I don’t think you come across as a “yogavangelist”. I’ve been doing yoga on and off for years and as someone who has a difficult time being in my body it’s been pretty life changing for me. Especially now that I’m dealing with chronic pain. I don’t know what I would do without it. That said, I don’t do it nearly as much as I should. The main thing I’ve always loved about it is that it is, as you said, not meant to be competitive. I’ve never been very flexible, even after years of dance classes, and there is something healing about letting your body do what it does without struggling to imitate everyone else. I wish you luck on your new journey

Comment on Options for Black Friday by Dave Popely

Dave Popely — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:33:11 +0000

Great post…I’ve been aware of and concerned about the consumerist basis on which we are building our societies (and by extension the whole world economy) for a long time. Over here in the UK it seems we’ve learned nothing at all from the events of the last year or so, and there doesn’t even seem to have been much self reflection. In the end we can only change ourselves, and trust that the ‘one person at a time’ method will work before we get taught another Big Lesson about non-sustainability by the laws of economics. Thank you!

Comment on Options for Black Friday by Piper

Piper — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:13:03 +0000

Beautiful post, fantastic ideas. Giving from the heart does NOT mean giving from the wallet.

Comment on Book Review: Books of Hours by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:11:46 +0000

As far as I know, they’re both out of print, and for some reason neither Amazon nor Alibris lists Prayers to the Goddess under its right title — you have to look for “Book of Hours” by Galen Gillotte to even find it. Not sure why. But you can still get them used.

Comment on Book Review: Books of Hours by Makarios

Makarios — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:24 +0000

Thank you for the review. I was not aware of these titles.

It appears that Prayers to the Goddess may be out of print. It is not listed on the Llewellyn website.

Comment on …You Get What You Need by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:34:08 +0000

Hope things start getting better for you soon, hon. I’m glad the post was useful.

Comment on On Monastic Restrictions: Clothing by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:32:56 +0000

It has proven far harder for me to give up eating candy than it has been to wear only certain garments every day

Comment on …You Get What You Need by April

April — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:13:48 +0000

Wow. I’m glad you posted this. I’m stuck in a not-so-great place right now (my own fault) and I really needed to hear/read some of this. I’m glad everything went well with your ceremony. *hugs* Take care.

Comment on On Monastic Restrictions: Clothing by Makarios

Makarios — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:01:22 +0000

One of the benefits of wearing a habit is that, like much in monastic practice, it is designed to free one from enslavement to one’s own preferences. There are people who actually become upset of the store is out of their preferred brand of toothpaste or breakfast cereal, or if they can’t find the particular type of fashionable clothing that they’re looking for.

Wearing a habit, or other type of “uniform” liberates you from this sort of nonsense and frees your mental, emotional, and spiritual energies for more helpful purposes.

And, of course, it is also a public witness to your vocation. Observers see you in your attire and know that, even in our highly secularized society, it is still possible for people to be so devoted to the Divine that they will dedicate themselves to a life of service. Even if they, themselves, are not especially religious, this can still be uplifting.