Dear Party-goer,

Two friends and I were gathering for ceremony in the evening around my fire pit. Just for fun. Just to amaze ourselves and get goosebumps. It’s the spiritual grownup’s version of tingling tales around the campfire. AHA’s and ancestors, chant and song and prayer instead of spooky stories.

Thinking of this with a smile, I walked the park that afternoon before getting together. I paused on the bridge over the river that runs through Will Roger’s park In Oklahoma City. Watching the black swans gracefully circling below, I was lost in the moment.

Semi-entranced, a dear little poem began swimming around in my mind along with the swans. I captured it on my iPhone because I could tell it wanted to come to ceremony with me that evening. (more…)

Dear Pioneer of Inner Realms,

In my meditation one morning, just as I was dropping down, down into the silence, just before that moment when the mind gets left behind, this message came. I surfaced enough to write it down before going back into the depths. It was a wonderful contemplation for me, perfect for its moment. I thought it might be perfect for yours right now. Enjoy,

With love,
Mayet MaHulili Leilani

A Message From the Heart of Love

Your Own Personal StillPoint

Of course you already know, sweet friend, that meditation, nature, music and retreat are things that help access the stillness that is the doorway to StillPoint with its greater peace, knowing, illumination and intuition. These things aid one to step out of the stir and pause to listen. They are equivalent to your vacation with its relaxation and ease. However, what to do when you can’t take that break to step away from the fray? (more…)

Article Highlights:

• The mind lacks wisdom
• Sadness: Midwife of the new
• Let it go at the right time

Dear ,

So many people, including myself, are reporting feeling deeply and almost inexplicably sad at times. For me, it seems to come and go like a vapor or scent that engulfs me for a while, sometimes quite intensely, before dispersing. Perhaps you are also experiencing this? It’s about rebirth and what we are leaving behind.

I’ve noticed that when it comes upon me, my mind tries to attach to something that explains it. “I am sad about this thing,” my mind will say, “or that.” Often my mind suggests causes I think are long resolved, and this surprises me, causing me to think beyond the simple and easy suggestions of my mind. I’ve learned that in this, the mind is often completely wrong.

Knowing that the mind will always explain the what and why of things – that’s its job after all – we must also be smart enough to question the mind. Because the mind has experience but not necessarily real wisdom.

“No,” I often think, “it is not always as my mind says, that I am sad about this or that familiar thing, frequently not.” Over time I’ve come to understand that sadness is frequently part of something far more wonderful and mysterious happening.

As my understanding grew I began to recognize sadness as a treasure and to wonder how to clarify it, wanting to write down this insight for my myself and to share with others. Then, one happy morning I picked up my copy of a favorite book, one I often return to. Reading, I discovered to my delight that I no longer needed to write about my new view of sadness. Someone else already had done so, masterfully and beautifully and with great illumination. (more…)