Between Being Useful and Being Productive

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

My own voice I am to find By giving it expression; Until now I was focused on my ancestors And what they from me wanted: To heal my relationship with my father And with The Father; To heal my spiritual lineages: Roman Catholic, African Shamanic, Hindu Jewish The work of initial, Intense listening is done […]

Earth: 5G and the Mars Economy

Comfrey in unglazed terracotta pot

In this Jewish month of Redemption, Nissan, I dreamt of a Mars economy in the Kalahari Desert Powered by 5G; All I have to offer it are palms grown close by And perhaps some olive trees With desalinated water For green houses To grow other food as on Mars they would I am not sure […]

Transmuting Hatred-For-No-Reason

At Rachel's Well

Source of all being You have woken me up; I am a daughter of Rachel Calling on the daughters of Rachel Wherever they may be Come Wake up Beloved sisters Beloved daughters of Zion In exile In lands far away from our ancestral home In churches far away from the Sinai Covenant In homes from […]

Doing to Resistance Overcome

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

Fake it till you make it is the way to go Suggests that it is by doing That resistance is overcome Suggests that thoughts can be reversed Or replaced by new thoughts That, through doing, new thoughts arise; New neuronal pathways are tracked… Doing The bridge that habits, patterns, to the surface brings? And purpose […]

The Saviour

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

A day of confusion yesterday was As I dealt with people reflecting back to me that I was out of alignment Had fallen into chaos Easy to look around and to see Who or what outside of me was to blame, When all along the chaos was within me… A question of identity once again: […]

Tzedakah: Charity and Justice

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

Distributive justice is the handle I have been longing for To assist me resolve the housing challenge in Orange Grove At least, to my own satisfaction. Knowing that there must be a key to tackle this topic, Without drowning in contestations, Is enormously satisfying. I picked it up in Rabbi Sacks’ reflections, Covenant and Conversation […]

Leaving Eskom?

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

Another power cut as part of load shedding is a wake-up call to get the photovoltaic cells installed – I have been procrastinating Wanting to purchase these from a South African manufacturer At an affordable price And am having no luck I may have to look elsewhere At smaller systems Perhaps European, if it comes […]

Noachide Dreams

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

Rain arrived And stayed Is gently coming down for a few more days still. Wonderful to experience from the comfort of my home; Water pooling in the water garden Filtering down Water table raising Plants thriving in the wetland; Seeds sprouted in the vegetable box beds Growing, growing, growing Every day I see more green […]

Is Judaism the Ultimate Shamanism?

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

Judaism is the ultimate shamanism One that has stood the test of time of persecutions down the ages that should have decimated us Yet didn’t From this I note that instead of trying to fit in It may be best to opt out of all forms of religion Hold onto only that which has my […]

Transitions

The Ganges River viewed from boulders on its bank.

Transitions around me Make me aware that life as I know it is changing; My sense that the new virtual banking system, is not for me has been confirmed For I have learnt that private banks now make money, Deposit money it is called, Which is not linked to anything substantial; Virtual money transactions divorced […]