Creative Rhythms
The moon will be full this Thursday, February 21st. There are no children in our home (by choice, I might add), and so I gather “the sleeping infant of (my)self” to go out into the dark night and drink in the inky beauty of white rock in a sea of blackness. My sun sign is Cancer […]
Visual Meditation: Birds Being Set Free
Into the Wild The cancer began so small, just a hummingbird caught in the house. It could be gently removed without much fuss, flying from the window, opened. But, a whole other nest was found. Hiding in the corner, this cancer was not so innocent. As the eggs cracked and babies grew, they brought a […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Tim Mooney
This week’s interview is with artist Tim Mooney. I first met Tim five years ago when he audited a class I co-taught through the San Francisco Theological Seminary on “Freeing the Imagination: Creativity as Christian Spiritual Practice.” The course was funded by the Practicing Our Faith project and was an exciting opportunity to journey with […]
Abbey Bookshelf: Creative Inspiration Edition
How refreshing a Sabbath day can be. I feel a little more spaciousness in my soul, more light-heartedness about the work I still have to do. I spent much of the day lounging in pajamas and reading through some books I have had sitting on my shelf calling to me. (Does it count as work if […]
Serving the Mysteries
A couple of weeks ago, in my interview with Heather Williams Durka, she used a phrase to describe her work as an artist that has stayed with me: “Serving the Mysteries.” I was really entranced by that image, because for me the spiritual journey is not so much about growing in certainty as it is about learning […]
Sacred Artist Interview: Miska
I wrote about meeting Miska for the first time a couple of weeks ago. She extended a very warm hospitality to me. I really enjoyed talking with her and getting to know the artist behind the beautiful artwork I have admired for so long now. When she told me she was teaching a painting class, I […]
Abbey Bookshelf: Ash Wednesday Edition
I love Ash Wednesday. We have so few rituals that are quite so earthy. Everyone is welcome to come and receive those ashes on the forehead, that reminder that we are from dust and to dust we shall return. It doesn’t strike me as morbid in the least, but a compelling reminder of the preciousness […]