ARE YOU WISE OR DO YOU JUST KNOW STUFF? What is wisdom? As humans we are bound by an innate need to constantly move forward in our soul’s growth. Just as the salmon are urged to move upstream to create new life, so we are compelled by forces beyond our selves. For some this is a conscious need, for others it lingers deep in their subconscious. Even so, it is just as moving and compelling and draws to us experience after experience. Do we learn from our experiences or do we doom ourselves to repeat the same lessons over and over? This compelling may lead some to attend course after course or read book after book in their quest to awaken and to figure out the great cosmos within and outside their selves. Accumulated knowledge does not make you wise. Wisdom comes from practicing the knowledge that you know to be true. Not because someone has told you so, but because it resonates in the deepest part of your being. Wisdom is revealed in embracing and expressing the knowledge that you have gathered, and in your actions toward others and yourself. Wisdom comes in making time each day to practice the art of sacred space. In truth, Wisdom is the sacred expression of knowledge. Blessings, Kate

RESONANCE I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned I'm from the South. I’ve been away for 5 years traveling the west coast and headed back to the east coast at the end of 2012. As I crossed the Mississippi River, I felt like I had come home. It’s amazing how the body remembers the vibrations of a place and either harmonizes with it or doesn’t. Colors of regions are different too. Keeping in mind that color is vibration, the green of the South is different from the green of the Pacific Northwest. Here in the south, it is rolling hills covered with conifer and deciduous trees and curtains of Spanish moss. All manner of slithering things reside within and there is a mix of light and dark energies which speak to its powerful magic. On the other hand the Pacific Northwest is filled with primal forest and a lingering resonance of things ancient and a power no less than the South. This area really spoke to my being, as every cell resonated to its ancient song. How does the area you reside resonate with you? You say, “What an odd question”. However, it is an important one. Most humans have lost their ability to connect with their environment and are so disconnected that they are missing out on an unending source of renewal to their being, as well as Mother Earth’s subtle communications with us. Yes, she is talking to us all the time. So as we move forward, take the time to reconnect. You will be pleasantly surprised. Happy June! Blessings, Kate