meditation

Florist – Shadow Bloom

January 19, 2025

So the rain comes back now After I asked it to You could not come back now Even if I asked you to

So light comes from a time already gone If I could see the future I would lay down Eat a tangerine and make a cup of tea Watch it all happen the same way Watch it all happen slowly

I could have the reasons why But it wouldn’t make anything right Do you really want to know the thing You spend your life trying to find

Go back to what you love the most There’s dark inside the stars, that’s where I go And the spirit realm that calls me in Whisper water from the shadow bloom I don’t have the reasons why But it wouldn’t make anything right Do you even want to know the thing You spend your life trying to find Secrets from the last time you felt alright Loneliness is only the last flower to be picked

It’s the dark part of me now The part that knows what can be felt It’s what our eyes see when we dream Beautiful things where the light comes from

Oh, what a special time I can’t believe it happened at all The spirit days to make hell of Your words inside my head Oh, today is the only day

How to feel all the earthy things

Practicing Presence: Internal Models

January 18, 2023

Meditation helps us access and internalize the good in the universe, letting it expand within us and become a resource we carry around all the time. The way we first learn to do this internalizing of any kind of presence is through our relationships with others. The people around us when we are growing up help us form some initial internal framework of what people and reality are like. We learn others are harsh and scary or that there is great good in the world – maybe both. We then carry around ... Keep reading

What You Will Find in Meditation

December 13, 2022

You can meditate if you believe in God or if you don’t. Either way, meditation/contemplation is a hopeful practice. We meditate because we believe there is something “out there,” or “in here” (inside us), or “way down at the bottom of everything.” You are attempting to connect with that thing. If you practice meditation on a regular basis, you will find something. For some of us, it helps to imagine that the universe has consciousness and personality. We ... Keep reading

Meditation – A State of Resonance

November 21, 2022

We spend our lives trying to get into a state of resonance. You might say that everything we do is aimed at getting ourselves into rhythm with the universe. We eat and drink and sleep and do drugs to feel right. We endeavor to control our environment, establish routines, indulge our habits, seek stimulation and connection. That is all meant to regulate and feel in step with existence itself.

There are plenty of things that make us feel out of step – physical pain, broken relationships, interruptions ... Keep reading

Getting Started With Contemplation – Taking Stock Of What Is There

November 13, 2022

The first thing to do if you are wanting to start practicing meditation/contemplation is to start by paying attention to and “tracking” everything going on inside yourself. Your inner experience is complex. It is made up of your thoughts and feelings, but there are other things, too – physical sensations, imaginings, intentions, a million little impulses. Before practicing meditation/contemplation, your inner experience can feel out of control. The goal is not to completely control your ... Keep reading

The Purposes of Meditation/Contemplation

November 6, 2022

From time to time, I get out of the habit of practicing meditation/contemplation. And it becomes important to re-engage with these practices that help me sink deeper into myself and reconnect with contemplative thought. These meditative practices are what I need to live a serious, creative life, which I was born to do. From time to time, people also ask me to help support them in their own meditative practices. Basically, the questions center around how to start, what to do, and what is supposed ... Keep reading