What You Make of It
2012 is here. Finally. After many years of anticipation, sensationalism, foreboding, titillation and wild prophecies, we've reached the end of the Mayan calendar. The era of momentous astrological configurations. World upheaval. Apocalyptic destruction. Dissolution...
The Tree of Life: A Review
Joseph Campbell once said that people aren't so much interested in the meaning of life as they are in having an experience of life. Terrence Malik's latest movie, The Tree of Life, seeks to...
Recipe: Cranberry Relish
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
Cranberry season is a favorite of mine, because I get excited to make this dish. It is bursting with flavor and full of antioxidants.
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 cored apple
1...
Leave Your Nets
December marks the beginning of whale season in Hawaii. Around this time majestic humpback whales appear in Hawaiian waters, having traversed 3,000 miles of deep blue sea from offshore Alaska. The whales stay through...
Star Wisdom | December 2011
With Mercury retrograde through the middle of the month and a Gemini lunar eclipse on the 10th, December urges us to learn from the past and clear away the stale mental patterns that keep...
Recipe: Savory Rice Stuffed Squash
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
This recipe is great for holiday gatherings or as a warm autumn meal.
3 small acorn squash, cut in half crosswise
1 cup organic brown rice
2 cups water
Pinch of...
The path of least resistance
The first time it happened was in the early 1990s. I had been a daily newspaper writer in Missouri for about ten years, and I was toying with the idea of making a career...
I Wish I Could Give You the Moon
A Zen story tells of a man who came home one evening and found a thief tossing his possessions into a sack. In Zen fashion, the homeowner decided to just sit outside the door...
Intensity: Just Wait for Thanksgiving
Star Wisdom
Enthusiasm builds and inspiration abounds. We seek the truth and suspect it just might set us free. The mood intensifies at Thanksgiving, when a solar eclipse and the last Mercury Retrograde of 2011...
Recipe: Apple Crisp
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
In the autumn weather, I find this recipe delightful served in a bowl with some unsweetened almond milk poured in the bottom. Be aware that some people with...
Thank you so much!
Every week, talk show host Jimmy Fallon does a regular segment on his “Late Night†program in which he scribbles brief thank you notes to random things and people. When I first saw the...
Star Wisdom | October 2011
Despite the prophecies of Mayan calendar theorists who predict the world will end this month, the rumors of our collective demise appear rather exaggerated. In fact, cultivating win-win relationships gives us plenty of opportunity...
Kitty Hawk Moments
When the Wright brothers achieved the first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, NC, on Dec. 17, 1903, they likely had no idea how much the world would change as a result of that single...
Star Wisdom | September 2011
We're still operating under our now-familiar backdrop of transformation and "danger opportunities," but with Mercury back to direct motion, at least life is moving forward again.
Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19)...You start the month with the...
Bring it Forth
Do you have any doubt that you can be everything you want to be? Do you believe you are limited by your history, genetics, karma, or any other factor? If so, take heart. Your...
Recipe: Asian 3-Bean Salad
A Gluten-free, Dairy-free Whole Food Recipe
This is a delicious way to use your fresh green beans from your garden. This makes a perfect side dish to go with your favorite grilled fish.
Ingredients:
1 lb. fresh...
It’s time to come out as the loving souls that we are
One can only admire Lake Harriet Spiritual Community's effort to rebrand itself as the "Center for Conscious Living" for the Twin Cities. Of course, it always was so, but who really knew? This move...
