CUSP: Climbing Up the Spiral Pathway

I had a particularly odd conversation with a friend several months back, which in and of itself is not particularly odd since most of the conversations I have with this one particular friend tend to drift over into really strange stuff that just does not every come up when I am talking with other people.  It is as though she is the sounding board for all of my weirdshit thoughts and I am hers as well.  It’s a good arrangement, let me tell you.

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To me, today’s moon is one of the most beautiful of the year because of the amazing and gentle psychological understanding it provides.  As humans, we are empowered and strong on one hand, but on another, we are but frail, simple little things completely at the mercy of our emotions.

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It is different in all parts of the world and the country, but where I live, the distinct bite in the air that Fall brings is well underway, even though the days are pleasant and warm.  The smell of woodsmoke is underlying the smell of the Autumn morning and the bees, dragonflies and hummingbirds are seldom seen.  

You can feel the closing of the year textured into the day and for those of us who have been following the CUSP path for a while, the harvests are in and we are sorting through the process of what to let go of in the dark of the year.

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There is a very wonderful book still in print (I think) called Saturn, A New Look At An Old Devil that talks a good bit about the influence of Saturn on our daily life as it trudges around its path, touching on our challenges and lighting up the little pinball bumpers that are going to give us the lessons The Universe feels we need.  This book is especially helpful in dealing with the real bugger of our 2 Saturn return times.

If Saturn is “An Old Devil,” then Mercury is definitely “That Little Shit.”  Read the rest of this entry »

We had our Autumn Equinox/Mabon on Sunday and it was absolutely lovely.  I am so touched that after all these years, our Jennifer is still with us.  She is the last remaining little chickie from our nest of The Whiches…clearly the most perfect spiritual group ever to exist in the whole big wide world.

We were so blessed to work with these amazing people for so long and even more honored to watch them grow into their own paths and find their own ways using the CUSP framework on which to build their own spiritual lives.  The Goddess took them in different directions and away they went with our love and blessings.  They are all doing exceptionally well and there are very few of our beloved bunch with whom we have lost contact.

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I swanee, getting to the second harvest this year was like running a race or something!  I have to tell you too, kiddos, Mama’s getting a little too long in the dentures to be running races!

This seemed to be a very, very hard year for everyone, and I don’t just mean this stinkin’ economy, although that’s quite a kick in the pants as well, but just in general it seems that a great deal has been demanded from everyone since that first spark hit our hearts back in December.  Read the rest of this entry »

This is definitely the time of the year for changes to be happening.  As humans, we still tend to internalize and act on the patterns and paths that were woven into time by our ancestors.  As agricultural people, humans farmed according to the sun and moon cycles and yesterday/today (depending on what calendar you use) was Autumnal Equinox, also called “Mabon.”  That was the time that the second harvest would begin in most geographical areas, particularly in European countries.  The first harvest began August 1st and continues on until the fields are barren in late October/early November and is the result of the efforts of our own hands:  the garden and fields.  The first of the corn and grains and legumes would be ready for harvest around that time and would continue for weeks to come as the plants produced in their own cycles of growth until the annual yield was reached. 

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