In These Mountains As dreams begin to dance themselves awake After a day of full flushing rains in these mountains The bronze hands of women reach from beneath the earth Their bones glowing like neon fishes in cave waters. Droplets pelt the under fur of delicate wild flowers Steam rises to kiss moistened lips of falling leaves While I wander around inside the past Hearing the bronze women calling my name. Memories unfold from around these glorious ancestral mountains Positioning themselves into low hanging fog Touching the soft breasts of those who pay attention As the rains fall down into running waters Stopping only when instructed so by the Thunder Being. Sweet tobacco smells rise from the white water falling And I taste the aroma as it floats into my being. This is when the memories come close enough to smell But not close enough to touch Just close enough to taste But never close enough to touch. And sometimes late in the afternoon After it rains all day in these mountains If I know in just which direction to tilt my head And if I listen intently through the raindrops I can hear gentle, sleepy, rhythmic sounds Of small rounded pebbles clicking inside tortoise shell rattles Strapped to the ankles of the bronze women As they dance the Green Corn Dance reminding me I am never alone in these mountains. MariJo Moore ©

It's Been A While

But here I am! Blogging away for all of you!

I am happy to announce the following:

Gathering on March 24th was phenomenal. You can see the comments from participants on my website.
Another Gathering is planned for June 9, 2012. Register soon if you plan on attending!

A new edition of Tree Quotes is now available (on the books page of my website)

I am working on a new book of poetry - right now I am calling it Forgotten Wings, but who knows how long this will last.

I have my indie publishing Silver Rings Press up and running again! Check out Byron Ballard's website to see the latest publication: Staubs and Ditchwater:A Friendly and Useful Introduction to Hillfolks' Hoodoo. You can find the blog here: http://staubsandditchwater.blogspot.com/
and the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/staubsandditchwater

Please email me if you want info on this press.

I have planted flowers so those who come to my little house will see them as they walk down the short bricked slanting walkway!

Another note: Now is a great time to do your Spring Ceremony (from my new book) with all the thunderstorms and rain.

Stay strong!

Big Bang Results

Thoughts: If our origins really began with a big bang - no wonder we are all crazy....

maybe this life is all just a bad resounding boom...

Maybe I just need another cup of coffee...

Old Poem revisited

Underneath The Hawk’s Scream

I stood underneath the hawk's scream
long enough to know I didn't understand
long enough to know I needed to go deeper

long enough to know that the crows crowding her,
distressing her, tearing at her with their indifference
were there for a reason as were the blue jays quietly listening.

How badly did she want her nest in that tree?
What would she endure to make sure her cries were respected?
Her creations were born?

I stood underneath the hawk's scream long enough to realize
she was not screaming from frustration
she was screaming to be heard

long enough to know she was teaching me how to persevere.
"Carry on!” she shrieked at me.
"You have a right. It came with birth."

MariJo Moore © from Confessions of a Madwoman

poem

A white owl

I have become

Mediumistic

Eyes circled in red
Hair snowy with splotches of
Dark earth

Flying through dusks
remembering their dawns
knowing this is not all there is


no Whoosh
no Swoosh
gliding, guided by innate remarks

lighting on the edge of a golden brown field
atop a hemlock tree
only to swoop

into the earth’s boundless dreaming







MariJo Moore
©

Fear

While conducting one of my teaching sessions this afternoon (on my A Book of Spiritual Wisdom for all days) I had a realization I want to share with everyone.
I have mentioned before that now is a time of deepening change. We are going from a materialistic existence to a more spiritual existence. This is bringing up much fear.
It has been my assumption for several years that the masculine energies (seeking control to keep things running, trying to protect, etc.) have been on top of us all for quite a long time now, and that time is ending. Feminine energies (healing, creativity, mothering, etc.) are now rising. We need both, of course, but we need both of these energies to be BALANCED. Not only within the world but within ourselves as well. The only way for these energies to balance now is for the masculine energies to fall downward and the feminine energies to rise upward - so that there can be a meeting and blending and balancing.
This is what is happening.

Not only is there fear coming from the falling of the masculine energies, there is also fear rising as the feminine energies rise: fear is what has kept the masculine energies in control and fear is what has kept the feminine energies held down.

Think about this....

Fear manifests its energy in many ways: physical sickness, emotional problems, abandonment issues, loss of material properties, and on and on. We have to REMIND ourselves on a daily basis that during this time, fear is all around and we have to DEAL WITH OUR OWN in ways that will make us stronger.
Seek the source of your fear- talk about it - write about it - replace it with spiritual faith that all is as it should be - and all is changing. Do not fear change - it is one of the certainities of our human lives.
Pray daily that all is working toward the good of the WHOLE. Never forget we are all interconnected.

A Gathering for Teachings on the Spiritual Energies of Ceremony

I am planning to do a series of these in different cities this year. The first will be in Asheville, NC on Saturday, March 24th from 8:30 to 5:00 pm at The Biltmore Room at the Comfort Suites at Biltmore Mall. Cost is 155.00 which includes all materials and a copy of my new book A Book of Ceremonies and Spiritual Energies Thereof.

We are all in need of personal ceremonies these days. Many are searching for a closer connection to Spirit to help better themselves and to deepen their creativity. The world is in a state of change now - and anytime change happens, everything that needs consideration comes to the surface.


Please go to my homepage on this website for more info on the gathering here in Asheville.
Also, please let me know if you might be interested in hosting a gathering in your city.

Best and blessings to all!
Stay Strong!!!!!!