Flashes of Insight

Tree Magic at Moonhaven
Here at Moonhaven the trees have surely been teaching me. Some 10 years ago or so while in meditation my guides or perhaps the devas of this place spoke to me of what they wanted me to do for them and they were quite specific. They wanted me to arrange stumps bowls and stones around 4 particular trees. As I began to fulfill my task, I noticed that the 4 trees chosen actually made a cross in my yard. (read on…)

SPIRIT’S STORY SPIRIT SPIR BEAR, BEAR and Tonka Too 
Date: 5/12/2008 1:01:23 AM Eastern DaylightTime

  I have been waiting for quite some time to tell the story of my beloved dog Spirit. Interesting too that at this time I am dogless for the first time since I found Luna in 1973.  Actually there was a span of 2 years after Luna passed that I was dogless but for most of my adult life, I have been graced with wonderful canine company. Tonight is also the eve of Spirit/Bear’s passing on Mother’s Day some 7 years ago.
I am now feeling ready for another dog in my life and am hoping that Spirit/Bear will feel that it is a good time to return to me on this side of the veil. (read on…)

SACRED RIVER SACRED SPRING
I have never been to a man made grotto or any of the well known ones however there is a particular spring head in the Itchetuknee River which is a crystal clear turquoise blue spring fed river and this one in particular, known as the Blue Hole, is a grotto for sure. I have had the same feeling diving into other spring heads in the many springs and rivers of this kind in Florida but the Blue Hole to me is like diving into the Yoni of Oshun. (read on…)

Sacred Water Ritual from Moonhaven and the Grandmother TreeI have made a wonderful cleansing ritual with water
and the nature spirits and plants from my yard. Like
my own watery nature the work is fluid and not fixed
in formula.
I carry a large pot as I walk around the yard at
Moonhaven, which is a cross between a park and a
jungle full of amazing plants, trees and energies. (read on…)

Healing Duke the Tiger*************
Date: 6/6/2005 Excerpt from my forthcoming book
LIFETIME COMPANIONS: LOVE NEVER DIES
This book is devoted to the marvelous and amazing animals that I have had the honor to share my life, many of which return again and again to teach and share their love.
One never expects to suddenly wind up in a tiger’s cage pulling this awesome animal from the jaws of death but sometimes, the Goddess has other plans for you and you had best be up to the task at hand!
May 16 was just such a day in my life.
The Full Moon in Sagittarius pushed me back to The Endangered Animal Rescue Sanctuary[EARS], to work on healing Duke, one of the biggest and most splendid tigers you will ever see. I had visited him on Saturday when I heard that he was not doing well and joined the “Duke team” of supporters many of whom have alternated sleeping near his cage for many nights as this case has evolved. As a matter of fact, between Jaye,Gail, Cristina,Morgan,Susan,Amy,Kelly, Craig, and me,Duke has not spent a minute without human company in at least two and a half weeks and believe me he is loving it!. (read on…)

This past Saturday I had to help my dear devoted dog Appaloosa[Apple] rejoin his beloved Bear[Spirit] both shown here. He was the last of a grooup of 4 of my dogs. Originally he had been Bear’s dog and nearly died of grief when Bear passed and slowly Apple began to totally bond with me becoming more of a people’s dog. (read on…)

Questions by Ayedo

1. How do you get by spiritually when the world turns cold, icy,
dark, rainy or foggy?

2. Who are your spirit friends?

3. How do you connect with community for spiritual survival?

4. What spirit, deity or animal helps you get by during winter,
helping you find daily pleasure instead of angst as you maneuver
the dimly lit, slippery path in winter’s wake

Thanks so much for posing these provocative questions as I am very much struggling with them myself. I have been quietly acknowledging to myself that I am feeling blue and missing my core of friends all of whom died within a year of each other. I have made other friends but the deep kind don’t come easy.
Being the community Priestess and Shaman doesn’t always help either as all assume that you are fine always.
I rarely if ever get really depressed but I can feel it poking around my edges like a little frost in this cooler time.
So after contemplating these questions, I said to myself, Enough of This and lit my favorite incense in every room and proceeded to go out to feed my beautiful Appaloosa Mare.
I know that I find my deepest peace and sustenance in this Shamanic realm that I co - create under the loving arms of the Grandmother Tree in my White Room (read on…)

Aphrodite and Oshun/Imbolc and Beyond
 

I like to celebrate the coming of the Sacred Love Goddesses starting on Feb 2 with Imbolc,Candlemas,Brigid’s Day and so on.
Mainstream culture likes to deify St. Valentine and give this bloodthirsty slayer of women the one day of the year that Love is supposed to Rule. How totally bizarre  and how the hell did he manage to grab that gig? I could research but let’s just chalk that up to the  badass patriarchy.
This just does not work for me at all so for years, I have celebrated  the time between Imbolc and Feb 14 or so as the Feast of Aphrodite. During this time one can delight in all manner of love rituals [as long as they are non-manipulative] and generally pump up your love groove. (read on…)

Creating Grids, a Fifth Dimensional Tool for Healing Yourself, Your Animals and the Planet.
by Flash Silvermoon

Are you willing to approach the possibility of creating a miniature temple for you and yours that cannot only offer you elevation of the body, mind and spirit but can actually facilitate healing? Are you willing to walk that Rainbow Bridge into the magical, mystical world of the Fifth Dimension, the place where the miraculous can unfold..if you believe?
To do this, we are required to entertain a “beginner’s mind,” that is, to approach these concepts as a willing, curious child open to wonder and magic!
Spirit is clearly telling me in every way that if I am to write about the Fifth Dimension, then I must also live it. As I write, I am daily given opportunities of how to live more attuned to this space and it is one of profound peace.
WHAT IS THE FIFTH DIMENSION? (read on…)

The Wise Woman’s Tarot by Flash Silvermoon

I will be offering a new feature for Pagan Ways. Grannymoon has asked me to do a 3 month reading for all the signs of the zodiac so that each of you can keep up with your shifts and changes during these ‘interesting times’.
I will be using my Wise Woman’s Tarot so I thought that it would be best to give you a little taste of the Divinatory Tool itself;
Meet The Wise Woman’s Tarot…….

The Wise Woman’s Tarot is a multicultural, matriarchal book with colorful companion deck. It celebrates the global female lineage in 78 powerful images. (read on…)

Modeling New Ways of Being-The Annual Wise Woman’s Festival Preparing for the 5thYear April 4-6!
by Flash Silvermoon

These are very exciting times and it has never been more important for us to start living into a higher consciousness.
The Annual Wise Woman’s Festival is one of those experiences of living into a such a consciousness and space that grows year after year in empowerment,safety,and deep sharing by all.
Its hard to find words to describe the intensity and subtlety of the uplifting feelings we enjoy at the WWFest.It is always a heartwarming empowering experience of soul connection for many with their sisters, lovers and friends. (read on…)

Luna the Amazing Amazon Shepherd by Flash Silvermoon

My mare,Chinamoon has her head through the window of the computer room hoping that she can score a few more pears since its almost her 10th birthday.
My new kitten Star is fast asleep and cuddled up against the small of my back on the chair behind me while brother Red is on the floor curled in a ball. All in all,a most happy moment here with the Moonhaven Menagerie.
When I was at the Coffeeshoppe today, I ran into an old friend Steve, the Chiropractor who had once adjusted my dog Astarte.
He actually asked about China’s earlier incarnation,Luna, who is the Star of this chapter. Steve didn’t know anything about China but remembered how my ex and I would drive Luna around on a bean bag chair in the back of the car during her declining years with degenerative myolopathy. I had forgotten that he had known Luna because very few of my friends now remember her so the serendipity and timing of this walk down memory lane was quite amazing (read on…)

LIFETIME COMPANIONS INTRODUCTION

This book has been patiently simmering on the back burner of my psyche for at least 9 years and I can feel it demanding space and time for its birth.
What was once a gentle nudge, has become a tidal wave of energy and emotion desiring expression?
My animal family has both blessed me with the most profound love and inspiration and some of the deepest pain. I cannot begin to imagine what my life would be without the animals.
Some people hear the word “animal” and see them as subhuman, less than, while some religious groups categorize animals as “soulless.” This could not be further from the truth as anyone who has ever loved an animal can tell you!
Animals are enlightened beings, angels in fur- coats.[or winged and scaled] They are truly “Soul-Full.” Like humans, I find that some are more and less evolved spiritually,intellectually,and emotionally and all of them rise to the level that we allow by being open and expecting that level of spirit and wisdom. (read on…)

CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE
Yeah I am finally giving this workshop/playshop

COME RELEASE YOUR INNER DRUMMER

PLAYSHOP
FRIDAY DEC 7 7-9PM @WILD IRIS BOOKS
WITH FLASH SILVERMOON
There’s always something magical when women put their hands on a drum and this night will open that road for you.For the beginner and advanced levels

bring your drums and other percussive noisy toys and join in a circle of drum jams and drum talk.If you don’t have a drum, some may be available for sale and some will be available just to play.
Cost $15
WILD IRIS BOOKS 802 WEST UNIVERSITY AVE
GAINESVILLE FL FOR INFO CALL 375-7477
OR FLASH- 352 4752432
to hear some of Flashes Music and drumming go to this site below and download some free music from her CD’s
* The Wise Woman’s Tarot - http://www.flashsilvermoon.com *

Binding Rituals

One of the best and most effective spells that I know is a binding. When the Gainesville murders held this area in a state of panic and fear in 1990, and 5 of the most grisly murders all took place in a series of a week. I organized women into the streets with our drums and chants for the national media because I did not want the whole world watching, which they were, and for my town to be a place where women hide and do not call out their abusers.
I turned the rest of the Rally over to more above ground NOW type groups that like to deal with the media .and then gathered the witches I knew who were strong and fearless. We did a very simple ritual binding. on the banks of the lake nearest the University of Florida Campus (read on…)