Feeling the Eclipse

 13th june, 20:08

i didn't see the full moon this month...

the lunar eclipse that was in progress as she arose

was hidden from view by stormy clouds

i soak up the rain

and breathe it in

 13th june, 21:43

but i could feel her...

swathed in earth's shadow

as sun and earth and moon aligned

...

perfect alignment

13th june, 22:17

elsewhere she glowed whilst

 escaping the sun's direct stare

 ...

a pause

time for reflection

going within

to the shadowy places

emerging

renewed

a subtle shift 

moving forward

Gradualness

 

6th june, 21:50

there has been a gradualness

in the way that things 

have been happening of late for me

 8th june, 21:53

i have been gradually adding items

to my etsy shop 

and though the appeal of the moon

has led to many 'hearts' & inclusion in treasuries

actually selling is a very gradual thing

 9th june, 22:16

but more importantly

 i have been gradually understanding

fresh streams of energy 

 filtering into my being

9th june, 22:23

they are as old as the moon herself...

that i have sensed

... sometimes quite hazily

sometimes more clearly than others

 

Shrine To The Moon

I love to see moon-inspired art.... when lady luna takes on the role of muse, she shines her light of inspiration deep into our hearts. Barry has been working with some moon-muse-magic, creating this gorgeous 'Shrine to the Moon' ...

~ Barry Smith (c) ~

 His idea was to add a metal leaf & offering bowl to this personal shrine... his thoughts reminded me of this...
            "a falling leaf touches the moon's reflection.... and my own" ~horiuchi

... and i can envision sitting i silent prayer with this shrine, connecting with moon energy... especially at new moon when she is not visible in our skies... i think of the "meet me at the waters edge" practice that ....began with the gulf oil spill of offering healing energy to the waters of earth at new moon.... perhaps filling the offering bowl with a little water... no doubt everyone can visualize their own way of connecting....

If you clicked that link you will have seen that there was some discussion about the type of bowl to compete the piece. Barry created three palm-sized bowls to choose from, and it looks like this is going to be the finished shrine... you can read all about it here...

 ~ Barry Smith (c) ~

I just adore this....

You might also like to look at Barry's earlier assembly filled with lunar inspiration.... 'Moon Gate'.
Yes, the moon as muse is a very powerful force indeed!

Maybe...

17 april, 21:18

...if i were a silversmith

 14 may, 22:08

 i'd choose a piece of moonstone

18th may, 23:34

and fashion a cradle of branches....

See Through The Trees...

15th april, 22:13

she can shine light into the dark places
of hearts and emotions
illuminate things often hidden, denied
or buried in the shadows
of shame, hurt or despair
...if you let her

16th april, 21:14

she can highlight those things
that can get in the way...
handy excuses such as
aspects of self, actions of others, circumstances
...if you let her

17th april, 21:00

...and if you let her
she will reveal beauty in those 'imperfections'
and show how those obstacles 
add to the amazing landscape of your Self
 and find the strength and purity
of your own inner light

Silent Moon

Slowly, silently, now the moon

Walks the night in her silver shoon

Walter De La Mare

6th april, 20:54

Whenever i hear the moon described as 'silent' i always ask the question, "but is she?" Many times i have written the same description & felt the same query come to mind. 'Silent Moon' sounds beautiful in a mysterious way... elusive somehow, as if i'm missing the point... that something is just beyond my grasp... and as i have looked & wondered she has continued to smile at me indulgently. 

There is no doubt that the moon communicates... we feel her pull on our bodies & the tides. Many times i stand bathing in her light, feeling her energy and begin to move to a rhythm that i feel rather than hear... to a music that infuses my body & soul... and as i dance i feel the pulse of the earth beating an accompaniment, two heavenly bodies in harmony... of course she's not silent, it's just that we need to learn to hear, to focus our 'inner' ear. 

8th april, 21:22

One night as i gazed & wondered, i distinctly heard the reply "No, she bloody isn't!" I laughed, thinking of what some people would say. I know i'm not alone in thinking this way... Aristotle said that the Pythagoreans " saw that the ... ratios of musical scales were expressible in numbers [and that] .. all things seemed to be modeled on numbers, and numbers seemed to be the first things in the whole of nature, they supposed the elements of number to be the elements of all things, and the whole heaven to be a musical scale and a number." I wonder how much further back in time this thought goes?

It seemed clear to the Pythagoreans that the distances between the planets would have the same ratios as produced harmonious sounds in a plucked string. To them, the solar system consisted of ten spheres revolving in circles about a central fire, each sphere giving off a sound the way a projectile makes a sound as it swished through the air; the closer spheres gave lower tones while the farther moved faster and gave higher pitched sounds. All combined into a beautiful harmony, the music of the spheres.

11th april, 21:31

Plato (in Republic) says of the cosmos;

". . . Upon each of its circles stood a siren who was carried round with its movements, uttering the concords of a single scale" 

and describes the circles of heaven subdivided according to musical ratios. (in Timaeus)

Kepler, 20 centuries later, wrote in his Harmonic Munde (1619) that he wishes 

"to erect the magnificent edifice of the harmonic system of the musical scale . . . as God, the Creator Himself, has expressed it in harmonizing the heavenly motions." 

and later said, 

"I grant you that no sounds are given forth, but I affirm . . . that the movements of the planets are modulated according to harmonic proportions."

Now nasa has shown that there is noise in space... we may not hear it as conventional sound but there are recordings of electromagnetic waves & such, converted into sound. I've searched... plenty of earth & other planets, but i've not found any of our moon... here are some sounds of the stars  

The sound of jupiter's moon Io

Super Moon

They are all 'super' in my opinion, but this one is closer to earth than usual, so appears larger.

 march 19th, 18:53

The 20th/21st March is also the Spring Equinox
(23:21 GMT on 20th to be exact)
Full moon & equinox aligned... special...

 19:02

A time of balance, when day & night are equal in length...

 19:06

a time to think about balance in our own lives
to sit quietly & reflect
looking back at what has gone
& pondering what is to come...

 20:15

yes, a special time as we move towards the end of the lunar year
the new moon will be in aries, the beginning of the zodiac, on april 3rd

 20:36


There is a short period when the moon is 'void of course' over 1st/2nd april
 not influenced by other planets
This post at 'moontides' gives a great explanation...

So, my plan is to just take it easy over dark moon
& reflect some more...

Happy moon-dreams x

She Breathes...

... silent whispers to the trees,

18th march, 18:19

~elder~

...of growth & fullness,

18:27

~sycamore~

...of purpose & strength,

18:34

~hawthorn~

...from times past & yet to come,

18:36

~ash~

...from the endless circle of continuity...

Out of the Dark...

17th march, 19:30

from the womb i emerge

from the black & the deep

from the space of sacred knowing

i breathe light from my breath

on the clouds & the night

lifting the veil with my knowing

20:31

to the corners of earth

to the dark & the deep

i breathe the light of sacred knowing

Just Watching Her Grow

7th march, 16:52

9th march, 21:47

14th march, 21:35

17th march, 19:41

18th march, 18:40

Mirrors...

27 february, 06:21

Cloudy skies have been the norm for the last few weeks... This waning moon was the first sight of her since february 8th... almost a mirror image to my last picture when i saw her last... but out of sight has not meant out of mind... as she has risen behind the clouds, so have my ideas... and as she re-appeard i took the step to open a shop to sell my photographs online... bringing myself out into the eyes of a different public... a mirror image of the reclusiveness i had been feeling... 

27 february, 06:33

the moon drawn down to earth... 

practical earth moving machinery & celestial mystery side by side... 

reflections in water... 

of heaven & earth.... 

harmony... 

ideas & ideals... 

merging as night gives way to day...

7th march, 19:50

in the time in between

 in the cauldron of dark moon

i stirred my desires 

 filled the pot with ideas

and breathed in the spark of new moon

7th march, 19:51

the faint outline of the moon lit by earthshine... 

light reflected from our planet out into the heavens...

the bright crescent of sunlight reflected back to earth... 

and the moon shines brightly in our skies... 

a heavenly mirror...

a magical trinity...

earth-shine

sun-shine

moon-shine

My shop is on etsy & is called Lone Crow Photo... 

there is a link in the side bar or click here

& I've written a bit more about it, the name, 

& a few treasuries with some gorgeous moon themed crafts

 over here

Emerging from the Shadows...

winter solstice full moon

21 december, 2010, 18:29

It seems that the eclipse of the moon addled my brain! No posts since then~ i have withdrawn a little... no shortage of thoughts but the desire, or rather the impetus to share has been lacking. I have felt cocooned from the world of late... not engaging so much with others... not feeling any need to. But all is well in my world.

18th january, 2011... 18:43

I have felt different, powerful energies at work... gradually filtering in to my human consciousness, which at times feels pitifully inadequate... sometimes it feels good to kick out & swim against the tide, but this has not been one of those times... and so i have surrendered to the current... drifting... not aimlessly, just enjoying being carried along... allowing the energy of the cosmos to flow through me...

whilst i lay back and assimilated thoughts & ideas... looked back over lessons and looked forward towards the future... 

19th january, 18:53

A time of renewal... like trees with no outward sign of growth preparing for spring, like a chrysalis invisibly transforming within... like the moon emerging from earth's shadow... i feel ready to re-emerge from the shadow in which i have cocooned myself... re-energised...

8th february, 23:28

The forces to act & do have been building since the last new moon and again i am compelled to write & reach out. I know that as we approach this dark moon, I won't let her leave me behind and rise without me.

Solstice Lunar Eclipse

21st december, 07:00

07:47

08:04

08:39

08:50

in the last two, i was fighting a brightening sky & street-lighting...

the moon had dropped behind a building out back, 

so i had to run round the front of the shop where i'm working,

nipping out between customers

(i did come in early to make up for time out moon-dreamin!)

there's some astrological thoughts over at

Gemini Astrology

and this at 

Synchronicity

is interesting

My thoughts are connected to unfurling... emergence...

or is that re-emerging... 

but i need to sit with them a while longer before i write them...

Ghostly Galleon

20th december, 07:10

"the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas"

07:13

"oh, sweet, black waves in the moonlight"

words from The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes