new moon intentions

just a note a few days short of the next new moon. my life has changed dramatically this lunar cycle and in accordance with my new moon intentions.... at the beginning of the last lunar cycle in the new moon energy, i set some intentions and focal points for the upcoming lunar month. i sat quietly and listened with pen in hand. the main words that came out were energy, healing, and transformation. i circled healing and underlined energy and transformation then circled all three. the last thing i wrote was birth/death shoji.... shoji is the japanese word for birth/death. it is the title of one of the fasciles in 'Moon in a Dewdrop' a translation of the work of a 13th century japanese zen master named Eihei Dogen, who has been one of my deepest teachers over the last decade.

the new moon was october 21st. i went raw on october 24th. started my raw journal on the first quarter, october 29th, started the 30 day blogging marathon on november 1st, had my most profound death and life experience on the last quarter of the moon on november 12th and survived because of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual transformations that have occured during this lunar cycle. and now we are approaching the close of this cycle and the beginning of the next one.

as this cycle comes to a close, seek out some quiet time and rest and breathe and put pen to paper with whatever words find their way to expression and return your attention to the sheet from time to time during this next lunar cycle.

it is good to slow down sometimes and get into rhythm with the changes that are a part of everyday and the seasonal changes.

Winter Solstice is approaching, which is the new moon energy for the year and a good time to seek some solitude and set some intentions for the upcoming year.

thank-you everyone for your selves.

: )