Happy Litha,  At Litha, we stand in the height of the sun — a moment of radiance, courage, and expansion. Here is an affirmation for the season: “My body, mind, and spirit are energized by the sun’s vibrant power.” If you’d like to go deeper into the energy of Litha, I’ve created a Litha Blessing […]

Litha

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It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” — Norman Schwarzkopf

Memorial Day 2026

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Learn to go with the flow without resisting ups and downs. This is a safe place for you to be. You are watched over and protected as you go round and round the wheel. You will learn a lot. You will also learn it quickly, and what you absorb will benefit you for a long time to come.

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“Think for a moment about the meanings of the words, “encouraging,” and “discouraging.” Courage is carrying on, despite the presence of fear. To en-courage someone is to enable them to have courage to continue in the direction they are going. To dis-courage someone is to disable them from having courage. One kind word, or one […]

Thought for the Week

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The faery gift to light the dark spaces. To bring spring to the heart’s winter.

She chooses to bring you her gift, now, a faery blessing to light the darkness and bring warmth to you once again. Her heart is aflame, her eyes like two green lakes, and her hair a field of gold, she is the Goddess Brigid. She who unites us, she who protects us, she who inspires us, has claimed you, as under her watch and protection. Brigid is a faery goddess of flame- flame from the cleanest, most primal source. Her name means “bright arrow”- almost as if she is a ray of light directly from the sun. And this fiery ignition is key to the birthing of ideas and ideals, and thus, in this way, she brings her fire to your blessing, and ensures you will be warmed, that sacred hospitality will reign, that all will be welcomed, that solar light will burn brightly for you. Brigid’s faery light is a brightness that brings warmth, new life, even rebirth of our souls to us all.

Brigid is able, with her faery flame, to burn away within us whatever is harming us, and she is able to illuminate our very best traits with it, too. She will help you, who receives this blessing of her holy fires, move further into your own creative power in healthy, beneficial ways that help people contribute from their very best selves. She overseas creative endeavors: poetry, so the words that are spoken will touch our souls; she is a smith, so she helps us create alchemy, the bringing together of differences in order to create something greater, something united. And she is transcendent of labels. Call her what you will- goddess, Saint, pagan, faerie, women- she will bring wealth and healing and great good to all who receive this blessing. Where her sacred flame is, peace is found, inspiration is birthed, goodness abounds, abundance flows, creativity is celebrated, and a sense of united purpose completes us and brings us home.

She is the Faery Goddess, and she has walked forward with a candle lit from a flame within her heart, and her fire shall unite and delight you who receives its gift this day. Blessings, soul child, and may Brigid, the swan, the nurturer, the sword- maiden, the mother, the Faerie Goddess of the Old Lands be with you.

• From the Faery Blessing Cards

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Being present sounds simple. And yet for most of us, it doesn’t come naturally.

Even when life slows down, our minds don’t always follow suit. We sit still, but our thoughts run ahead or loop backwards. We watch TV and scroll on our phones at the same time. We exercise while listening to our favourite podcast or song. Sound familiar?

In her course The Art of Being Present, Marina Abramović explores why presence is so difficult – and why learning to stay here, in the moment, requires far more than good intentions.

• Why are we not in the present?
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Why are we not in the present?

According to Marina, the mind almost never stays where the body is.

We are trained to live in past and future – replaying what has already happened or rehearsing what’s yet to come. The present moment, she teaches, is the only place where reality actually exists, yet it’s the place we spend the least time.

Modern life reinforces this disconnection. We rarely do just one thing at a time. And when we do slow down, impatience quickly appears. The mind looks for distraction the moment an action feels boring or uncomfortable.

Rather than signs of failure, Marina Abramović treats boredom, irritation, and restlessness as evidence that presence is beginning.

Presence is hard because it asks us to stay – without distraction, without outcome, without escape.

How to be more present

Abramović does not teach presence as a concept. She teaches it as a practice, grounded in the body.

One of the first principles is surrendering control. Presence cannot be forced. The moment we judge whether an exercise is “working,” or expect a particular feeling, the mind takes over again. Her approach begins by letting go of expectation and committing fully to the action itself.

Breathing plays a central role. Thinking is almost constant, but when we slow down our breath, the thoughts in our mind begin to slow too. In the brief gap between these thoughts, you can start to feel presence appear.

She also emphasises doing one task at a time. And committing to just that. Some exercises in her course explore drinking water consciously, walking slowly with full attention, or writing your name without lifting the pencil for a long time.

These acts are intentionally simple, yet challenging, because they leave no room for mental escape.

How to live in the present moment

So how do you practise this in daily life?

In The Art of Being Present, Marina emphasises that presence is not a mindset you adopt, but a state you enter through action. Her exercises are deliberately simple, designed to remove distraction rather than add stimulation.

Here are a few ways to practise presence – some drawn directly from her work, others more commonly recognised – that all share the same principle: doing one thing, fully.

1. Commit to duration

Many of Marina’s exercises work because they last long enough for resistance to surface – and then pass. Some start at 15 minutes and other around an hour long. Some practices are encouraged to try for a few days. The idea is that you push past those uncomfortable feelings.

“When you sit still for ten, fifteen, twenty minutes, your body itches, and you desperately want to move. But if you actively exert willpower, generate willpower, and refuse to move no matter what, then you will open the door to the human soul.”

2. Do one everyday action slowly

Drink a glass of water, walk, or sit in a chair without multitasking. Stay with the sensations of the action itself, rather than thinking about time or outcome.

3. Slow your breathing

When breathing becomes conscious and deliberate, thinking naturally begins to slow down. If you’ve ever meditated or tried practices like Yoga, that ask you to tune inwards, you may have already experienced this feeling.

4. Commit to duration

Many of Marina’s exercises only work because they last long enough for resistance to surface – and then pass. So, it’s important to carve out enough time in your day to day lives to try some of these exercises. Aim for 1 hour, and if not, try 30 minutes.

5. Ground yourself physically

If you can, find grass to stand on. Standing firmly on the earth, feeling weight through the feet, or connecting with natural elements brings attention out of the mind and back into the body. Some people practice this barefoot; others prefer to do so with shoes on.

6. Reduce sensory input

Silence notifications, remove background noise, or step outside. Fewer stimuli make it easier to stay with what’s happening now.

“Deprivation of technology is so important,” says Marina.”The first thing that you’ll do is take your phone, switch it off. No computer (and) no watch.”

7. Let go of productivity goals

If you focus too much on the feeling you’re aiming to get to, you might not achieve the result you’re hoping for.

Presence deepens when actions are done for their own sake, not to achieve a result. So go easy on yourself. You might need to practise exercises more than once to feel benefit.

The present moment isn’t something we reach once and keep forever. It’s something we return to again and again – through the body, through attention, through letting go of expectations.

Some of these practices echo ideas explored more fully in our guide to feeling calm, where slowing down and staying with sensation plays a key role in regulating the nervous system.

Marina’s work reminds us that presence is not passive. It requires endurance, commitment, and honesty. But within that commitment, time softens, thinking loosens, and something real finally comes into focus.

Want to explore this practice more deeply? Marina Abramović’s course The Art of Being Present guides you through the exercises behind these ideas, showing how presence can be trained, slowly and deliberately, through everyday actions.

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GODDESS SEKHMET & FIRE AGATE – PASSION OF THE LION HEART

The passionate heart needs reassurance. It needs permission to love dreams that don’t make sense. It must be allowed to take risks and to put faith in what can be. The passion of the lion heart can inspire the soul to find the boldness needed to create something truly magical.

If your heart is broken, doubting or tired, then rest dear one. Allow your passion to motivate you, not burn you out. The fierce face of the Divine Mother is upon your precious heart and she will intervene on your behalf. Do not doubt the extent and power of her love for you. Nothing can overcome it. She always wins.
Believe in what moves you most. The desires in your heart are there by divine design. Your passion reveals the promise of your divine destiny.

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