Full Moon November 17 2013

photo from www.updays.com

The moon becomes full at 10:16am on Nov. 17. 

Here in Louisville CO. the wind is whipping clouds over the face of the moon and leaves are swirling in the darkness. It feels very alive!

During meditation tonight I got in touch with the crone or powerful old woman. In my vision she carried a big stick and walked through the frozen woods vital and alive!

This painting is by Atanur Dogan)

The American Indian names for this moon are: 

Moon When the Rivers begin to Freeze-Lakota 
Moon of the Brown Leaves-Cheyenne

The Farmers Almanac calls this moon the Beaver Moon. One explanation is that the this is the time the trappers wanted to set their traps for the winter. Also, the beavers build their winters dams now.

Go out into the night and embrace  the aliveness of the moon, darkness and stars! 

Warmly,
Sue Schmidt C.Ht, CMT 
www.healingmeditations.net
 healingmeditations1@gmail.com

Floating on The River

Hi All,
Sorry for the silence. I've been busy creating a new mp3 White Light Meditation

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and also was out of town on a river trip on a portion of the Colorado River.

My husband and I were married on the Colorado River in 2009 and now every year do the same float trip to celebrate. It is time of renewed connection, love and deep appreciation of nature.

Rattle Snake Camp

The world of nature is imbued with energy. When we are living closing to nature,  we feel  this energy more clearly. Our emotional bodies are soothed by the rhythms of sun, moon, wind, water and earth. Our minds are quieted by the empty expanses of luminous skies.

Paddling on the river there are times where the current takes me effortlessly exactly in the direction I want to go. At times, I have to make a few strokes to catch just the right stream. And sometime I have to really hustle and work to paddle against the wind or avoid that rock that suddenly appeared. It is a metaphor for life. This is a time to float, to work with the flow and sometimes work like hell when we have to.

More coming soon. I am teaching  a course the Art and Science of Happiness and will be blogging about related topics.

Be well and enjoy your life. It is yours and the only one you have.

Row row row your boat 
merrily down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily
Life is but a dream

Sue Schmidt C.Ht, CMT
healingmeditations1@gmail.com
www.healingmeditations.net