If Peace is Lunacy, Hear, Hear!

We read the newspapers and it’s enough to discourage one from trying. But I hope that we will read the newspapers and find ourselves renewed in purpose.

Things are not as they should be, could be. We have only a couple ways to go with that. And if it is ridiculous to keep moving toward wholeness, I say let’s move in the direction of both ridiculousness and wholeness… er… “walk this way!”

Whether you call the vision that leads you Hope or the Divine, right relationship is a goal worth working towards.

I don’t know who’s on your team, but I hope that you know. I don’t know what bit of insanity you feel best prepared to work on, but I hope that you know where your passion is.

And if that passion is inspired by ridiculous notions of what is right, I say dance by the light of the Moon and find yourself more inspiration and continued encouragement. Peace, a lunatic and so wise a goal. (And what the heck, laugh with your teammates as you go).

A Pearl of Peace Lunacy

It seems ludicrous to believe in Peace. But what choice to we have? If, touched by the majesty of the World and the serenity of the Moon, if, knowing that the Moon’s calm Beauty spills across the world on desert and mountain alike, I can believe the possibility of Peace, then I must work to make it so.

There is such grandeur in this world. To diminish it is to diminish ourselves. I wanted to say let us hope… but realized unless we take Hope as an active verb with power and purpose attached to it, we’re doing little to change the world.

Yesterday, three men killed twelve others because they found their cartoons demeaned their religion. Today, the world wants all of Islam to make restitution, even though they never ask that of their own religion when one of theirs goes bad. Today we should mourn with the whole world that such violence is what we’ve found as a useful response to a world not to our liking.

We can do better and indeed, we must. Let us put on pearls of Peace and not take them off. Let us look at the Moon and let her remind us to help the ebb and flow of Peace in this world. Let us stand with our neighbors in the moonlight and be of one heart, one world. A lunatic idea? Perhaps… it’s certainly the Moon that makes me consider such a thing.

Peace, it’s what we need. And Peace needs us, desperately.

Shrinking Moon Peace Lunacy

Following the Moon’s changes makes me realize how often I think the way the Moon works. It grows wild and expansive and I think, oh, we could do this and we could do that. and then the Moon is bright and full of hope, and it turns, and I realize, maybe we should get some foundation under us before moving forward.

And so I do a little research. Retrench a little. Figure out what I need to build a better idea or project. Using the waxing and the waning of the moon to help me move along. I don’t know why I don’t immediately check out the basis for myth… Logic certainly told me the wolves had their own reasons for singing at night. As they said in the video… the wolves have been howling at the moon for thousands of years, and it’s still there…

Peace. It’s not an easy process. But, if the Moon wants to help, I’ll take it!

Short today. I’m off to drive a friend to Philly to a doc’s appointment. We’ll get a couple hours in before the moon sets for the day. Stay warm out there… Think good thoughts and dream of Peace.

Moon-howling for Peace

Truth to tell, I’m not much of a howler. It’s one of those weird times I get all straight-laced and my family-ish. It certainly won’t surprise you that Steve is a howler!

But on nights like last one, when the moon rises huge and gorgeous over the trees, something primal stirs. What? OK, late to do her homework… Ann discovers… wolves don’t howl at the moon. They’re nocturnal. They just howl. Only we howl at the moon.

It seems even our fears are primal. We fear the wolf although she’s not all that interested in us. We build on her land and graze our animals and then are surprised when she’s happy to dine at the buffet — even though wolves only kill to eat and they don’t do it that frequently.

Who the wolves are in our lives is, I think, fairly indicative of how far we have come from really living on this land. Our world becomes more and more artificial. We cut down forests and move in. We immediately “forget” that animals once lived there and do not easily dismiss their habits. If you build in bear territory, the likelihood is they’ll be dining on your beans come summer — and being outraged about that is pretty silly… Because bears do all sorts of things in the woods and eat is one of them! We live on Mother Earth. It behooves us to consider living in tandem rather than in opposition to nature.

But oh, that big and beautiful moon and her deep, mysterious magic. all and all pretty wonderful. Last night’s moon drew many of us outside despite the cold. We want the Peace dance… we just have to do it.

Peace Lunacy

The full Moon is said to induce extreme folly. The Folly I’ve been caught by all these years is Peace. Or rather the process of living now as if Peace were perfectly possible.

The world needs us to be more daring than we’ve ever been — not about extreme sports and risks in the wild, but about exploring Peace and Justice. Those should be sacred words in our mouths and on our hearts.

Peace is a ridiculous idea — a ridiculous idea whose time has come.

The Full Moon shows us the way of serenity… Cold or not, she is present to us. Dangerous or not, she is also there. The wolves are outside our door… but they’re just wolves trying to survive too. Let’s find some balance… and the courage to be full Moon crazy about Peace.

Sabbath Full Moon Peace Lunacy

The tradition that introduced me to a life regulated by the turnings of the moon always held that the Dark, First and Last Quarters and the Full Moon were always celebrated for three days.

Particularly the Dark and the Full Moons exert the deepest pull on the tides — but it’s a gradual thing. So for three days apiece every month we will celebrate on those energies.

This is the first of those celebrations… the Full Wolf Moon. We may not see much of her, but she’s bringing the cold.

The Moon is celebrated for many things and one of them is for its draw on the littles of the world. I love this story of a little boy out to demand snow of the moon. May he be as daring as he ages in dancing for Peace. There is no greater (or more wonderful) Lunacy.

Enjoy the day, my dears. We’re having a rainy Sunday, a last chance to get the house in order before school starts again. So I wish you a joyous and beautiful Full Moon that includes dances for both snow and Peace.

Whom Does the Moon Call to Peace?

Whew. Thank Goodness I corrected the title before people had a chance to think I didn’t know what a direct object was. I spent a lot of time trying to teach teenagers the difference in English so they could learn it in French!

One of the sweet realizations of this year’s moon project is that everyone loves the Moon. The stories are piling in… I saw the Moon… I remember when I saw the Moon… I danced by the light of the Moon… We love the Moon at home. We love the Moon over water, forest, desert, and plain… We’ve told stories in the Moonlight that were magical and stories that revealed hopes and dreams and broken hearts… From what I hear, in just these three short days, the Moon seems to call a lot of us to attention…

Send those stories. (I’m wallowing in them. I know idea what I’ll do with them besides take pleasure in them…) Remember them… The Moon shines her silver balm down on us… let’s let that gentle Peace spread — because we need to find some Balance and some Peace, for Love is needed in all the cracks and crevices of the world…

Lunacy’s Wild Peace

I started writing about the Moon for a few reasons. The list grew as I was writing about it…

One. I’ve always loved the Moon. I love that she is calm and reflective. I love that she is beautiful. I love that she changes yet remains the same. I love that she calls to me.

Two. She rules our lives in ways we don’t often acknowledge… she particularly plays with the tides of women’s bodies. (I almost remember).

Three. She rules the Night. As a culture, we aren’t out in the night anymore. Bad things happen we’re told. Women get rapped, be afraid. And we do. More often we’re raped at home, so better we should get outside for a breath of fresh Air once in a while. Because the Dark is Beautiful and so is the moon. And we give up half our lives… a very important part if we don’t honor the Night. The everflowing balance of Dark and Light is what makes the world beautiful.

Four. Wild things happen in the light of the Moon. We’re no longer the allies of the Wild. We’re so mixed up about the Wild that we think we can take selfies with bears. And we can. We just die when we do, because, it’s a bear — those cute little things with the big paws and claws… But it’s only when the domestic and the wild, the prey and the preditor walk side by side, honoring the others’ existence that life is full and balanced.

Five. Magic happens by the light of the moon. We fall in love. We find ourselves and one another beautiful.

More? As I find ’em, I’ll list ’em…

But for now, Let’s gather in the moonlight and dance for Peace. Lunacy. Let it happen to us.

Lunacy: The 2015 Peace Year Begins

I’ve been planning this year’s theme since this summer. It’s exciting because I love the Moon and I get to spend the year with my friend Lorraine.

So it’s disconcerting to have been sick (and to continue sick) right as we’re changing from la vida local to the Moon. I haven’t been able to lavish as much attention as I would like on this at the beginning. So, like the Moon, we’ll grow into it… we’ll wax and wane all year, what do you say?

I love the Moon because she silvers ever little vida local. Yes I know the Sun does as well, but maybe it’s the intimacy of the night that makes the Moon feel so present. She’s reflective and serene. I could be both of those things more often…

I don’t spend enough time celebrating the Night, the Dark, the Sacred. This year I’m reclaiming it and sharing it with you.

Maybe when it’s Dark, we can examine our souls, without as much heavy judgement, and then, perhaps, make some changes… Because there’s no question that we need to make changes. The world needs our Loving participation. It needs our insistence that all people are worthy and fine. It needs our refusal to allow the status quo of evil and fear and greed to continue. May we be Moon blessed and blessers, may we be moon dancers, may we be those who tip back our heads to let the Moon’s silver slide down our bodies.

Looking forward to the ways our own particular lunacies will unfold this year. But I tell you this, if Peace is going to come, it’s going to be because we decide it’s important… Let’s Dance!

A Year of LLVL Peace Comes to an End

Deb and I had the best of times. I hope you did as well. Here’s one last picture for a day that didn’t fall into the 52 weeks…

It’s been a delight to focus on the place I live and people I live with. A delight to spend the year with you.

And next year, although I’m not really prepared and feeling poorly, I get to spend the year working with my sweet friend Lorriane… and on the moon… big introductions may come next week… I’m not really up to it yet… but oh, boy! She has some beautiful shots for us.

Thank you. I hope 2014 was a good year for you. I hope 2015 will be even more fun and I hope that exploring the dark and the beautiful moon is exciting… Let’s get out there and look at the beauty of the night sky… maybe that’s another place to pay attention to our community… or maybe ourselves!

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