THERESA WILKES (nee Smith) @Heaven Sense 55

The Circle of Life

The Heart’s Journey Through the Seasons

Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr

art by Mary Southard

ISBN: 1-893732-82-7

This is a fantastic book you can access the site through the link.

This book was given to me by Olwyn Griffiths, and as we remember

her spiritual work and the wonderful energy she worked with, she also

kept many books as she was an avid reader, for seeking more and more

knowledge within the realms of spirit.

Here is a reading from the book

Carrying Autumn in my Heart

East

Great spirit of the east,

I stand before the place of rising sun,

knowing the time to let go has arrived.

The chill of this seasonal change

challenges my hopeful dreams.

A persistent  voice in me nudges

my tough hold on inner security.

Bless me with the rays of your love

as I struggle with my desires and needs.

May Autumn's brilliant colours give

hope for the days ahead.

This is just the first of four, covering every direction.

Earth Medicine by Jamie Sams

This is a fantastic book for those that are fascinated by Native American philosophy.

It has many readings in this book, which each are very powerful in their own right, once you read one of the readings you really think about it, and try to reflect on the message that is held within.

Lessons of the flowering plants

Every kind of flower carries a different shape and a different colour. Every flower knows it is unique as well as beautiful. The lesson that the flower shows their humans Sisters and Brothers is one of love without comparison.

The flower teaches us that every colour and shape is individual and beautiful. Without fear or shame, the flowers turn their tiny faces up to catch the love and light of Grandfather Sun. They teach their human counterparts to love the differences in shape and form without comparing the beauty of one over the other. The earth Mother nurtures every plant, for they are all her children. The Thunder-beings send life-giving rains to water their growth, and all are fed by the light of Grandfather Sun.

It is only human beings who fear that they are less than perfect. They base their unloving judgments upon the authority of other people who are confused, having forgotten that uniqueness and beauty are found in all parts of creation.

First Moon 8

Jamie Sams