Sophia Bonnie Wodin

In one of the traditions I follow there is a saying, “Intention is everything!”   I have long felt that intention is a great start, but when it comes to manifestation, following through on a realistic intention is what gets the work done. However, an intention well-formed is the first step to successfully stepping into change. This week’s combination of Spring Equinox and the new moon brings with it an eclipse as well as a strong astrological configuration.   While I am no astrologer, I do like to pay attention to what others who are in ‘the know’ think about what the planets are doing. And yes, I do believe that how the planets are lined up and how they relate to each other have a strong impact on what happens on our plane of existence. So let’s take it piece by piece…… First, Friday (March 20 th ) is a New Moon.   That it happens to fall on the Vernal (Spring) Equinox is pretty powerful all by itself.   These events are potent support for new beg...

I have written in these pages before about how the landscape that surrounds us holds us, or not, and mirrors our minds and our hearts.   There is a very deep way in which the physical landscape wriggles its way into the landscape of our soul and opens some doors while it shuts others.   Such is the experience I had over the past short time….. I’ve been traveling to places I hadn’t imagined going, Vancouver Island and its neighbours.   What a joy to be in a new place for the first time in so many years, and a place that was as utterly foreign as it now feels familiar.   Towering snow-covered mountains and crashing seas under uncharacteristically (I am told) clear blue skies greeted us when we had prepared for raging storms the majesty of which was not to be missed.   What has made it feel so like a cloak that was easily donned?   I think it has been the diversity of the landscape.   The outer landscape, that is.   Not just the physical lan...

This is the work of walking a spiritual path.   Coming to personal or spiritual maturity is neither easy nor is it necessarily pretty.   It calls upon us to leave the comfort of dearly held beliefs and step into the unknown.   Opening to and working with subtle energies is one of those openings, one that turns our versions of reality inside out and offers us the potential of seeing our world and our lives through new eyes.   Rather than staying within the comfort of thinking about and learning about how energy works, we step further into our experience of these energies, no longer mere concepts, deeply into our bodies. This is hard work and takes commitment and practice. It takes perseverance.   And perhaps a willingness to laugh at ourselves and most especially at our attachments to the old ways of be-ing. Recently a student made a wonderful statement on the heels of my suggestion that they ‘act as if’ they could ‘feel’ the energy running thr...

Walking through a winter's night drawn by drumbeat. Insistent comes the call echoed in the heart. hurrying footfalls through freshly fallen snow. The snow is lighter here, the air feels warmer. Ahead the call from Soul to Soul. Step through the doorway. Bring dreams and wishes Heart's desire. The flame of wisdom whispers your name. A hand reaches out offering flame. a light that warms but does not burn. Lit by pulsing fire. Cooled by soothing waters. This is the promise of the growing light. A single question: And how will YOU welcome the growing light?

On the occasion of planting 3 matching amaryllis bulbs in a single pot when they each turn out to be unique Oh, what to do when reality departs from expectation? When dearly held hopes shatter in mysterious wonder that eyes clouded with left over wishes just can’t See? When the beauty before us differs from the beauty we thought we wanted? How to remember to return to the wonder of Life unfolding….. Choose the breath always present as an anchor. Invite surprise, big hearted guest, to open our eyes our ears our hearts to the possibility of Now.