The Spirit Guide

MORNING Every day, I ask for an intention, and today, I got "stillness."  That's a hard word for someone with ants in her pants.  It's pouring here, so it's not like I was going to run around, but, ugh, stillness???  What does that even mean?! The dictionary definition of stillness is "the absence of movement or sound."  I didn't know the sound part, but I definitely remember the "sit still" part from years of being told to do that...usually in places like Church or Grandma Ritter's apartment. But, I am going to try it.  I have a presentation for work today and some meetings, but other than that, I am not going to listen to music, and I am not going to run any marathons.  I am pretty sure I wasn't going to do THAT anyway.   Stillness, in the way I am interpreting it, is more than just physical movement, I think.   I think it's more a stillness of mind.  My mind goes a million miles an hour, and I think the challenge is to focus

There is a concept called "raising vibration."  Basically, it takes Einstein's idea that "everything in life is vibration" and applies it to humanity.  The higher your vibration is, the more content, satisfied, and at peace you will be in your physical life. When I first heard about this, I am not gonna lie.  I thought it was baloney.  It seemed to be yet another fad catch phrase meant to make us pay more money for crystals or tea leaves or yoga mats.  But then I started reading about it, researching it, and, ya know?  It really isn't baloney, and we all secretly know these principles to be true. Negativity, worry, fear, anger, and angst all lower our vibration levels.  They literally pull us down.  So, we have to work diligently to raise our vibrations to overcome those negativity draws. How do we do that? There are some really great articles by Scientific American  and Chopra  if you want to learn more, and here is my personal list of 5.   Let it Go  Fortu

I truly believe that all things that bring us closer to God and help us be vessels of Divine Love are good.  This is something that is often in opposition to organized religion who have, for centuries, categorized these tools as "Occult" or "Witchcraft" or "Paganism."   I don't use words this way.  On their own, these tools are just tools and they mean nothing without intention.  You can have a mean heart and still pray the Rosary.  You can have a pure heart and read Tarot. Intention is 100% at play. I embrace Celtic spirituality, and my non-religious divination tools stem from that culture.  I celebrate the eightfold wheel which honors the changing of seasons (equinox/solstices) with traditions aligned with Scottish Druidry.  While there are religious Druids I am not one.  It's a philosophy I embrace, but I don't belong to any of the big Druid organizations, and I don't belong to a Grove.  I hold no judgment to those who do, but it's n