reposted from shokti: Tales of Queer Mystical Emergence As 2016 draws to its end I reflect on the changes in gay life since I came out of the closet in 1986 aged 21. The coming year, 2017, will see a lot of soul-searching and analysis of the journey the lgbtq community has been on sinceContinue reading “30 YEARS GAY”
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SEASON OF THE GODS
Winter Solstice brings the return of the light – the promise of summer is held within the darkest, longest night that opens the Winter season. The Sun arrives in the cardinal earth sign Capricorn, the sign of the Goat, depicted as Pan with the tail of a fish – this imagery is said to comeContinue reading “SEASON OF THE GODS”
The Changing Story of Being Queer
A R-EVOLUTION IS HAPPENING IN QUEER LIFE HUMANITY IS AT AN EXTREME POINT OF POLARISED VIEWS….. on the one hand, we got this: https://76crimes.com/2016/11/15/100s-in-jail-for-being-gay/ “At present, the most egregious violators of LGBTI peoples’ human rights include these countries: Egypt (“one of the world’s biggest jailers of gay men,” where LGBTI community leaders estimate that asContinue reading “The Changing Story of Being Queer”
AIDS SHAMAN
death came to get me, the doctor said: “in seven years you are surely dead” death crept around and brought decay but my life was not about to end that way open wide – open high surrendered to earth, rising to sky death showed me there was more to life and more to me thanContinue reading “AIDS SHAMAN”
Sailing through Scorpio
sailing through the scorpio month deep feelings draw us deep inside into the darkness into the mystery escaping the terrible grip of history humanity squeals and squirms on the line but the shift is happening this is the time deep within the scorpionic waters comes relief and sweet release into the void depart the fearsContinue reading “Sailing through Scorpio”
Starseeds: Earth IS your home
Planet Earth is the cradle of consciousness. Humanity is birthing a union of matter and spirit, of heart and mind, heading towards a new age of higher vibrational living. Many souls who have incarnated to help this shift manifest name themselves STARSEEDS or LIGHTWORKERS which helps them to locate others around the world who areContinue reading “Starseeds: Earth IS your home”
USA ELECTION: Fire Pig versus Fire Dog
The 2016 American Presidential election is a battle between two fire spirits – Hillary Clinton the Scorpio Fire Pig and Donald Trump the Gemini Fire Dog. Primal astrology combines western and chinese zodiac signs to dig deep into the collective consciousness and find an animal that sums up the character of a person Hillary isContinue reading “USA ELECTION: Fire Pig versus Fire Dog”
The Boys in Black and Purple
we’ve lived we’ve died we’ve been in between * we’ve seen where we’ve been where we’re going we’ve heard the Word now we sing it * we’ve tasted Truth and we love it we’ve touched Infinity now we are it ***** 26 senses only present tenses we’re dropping pretences for a liberation game * angelicContinue reading “The Boys in Black and Purple”
The secrets of Kings 14:24
Everybody knows about Leviticus 18:22, yawn yawn, the ridiculous arguments continue to rattle on in some quarters. But there is a much more interesting passage in the Book of Kings that we rarely hear about, and it tells us rather more about homosexuality in the ancient world. Kings Chapter 14: 22Judah did evil in theContinue reading “The secrets of Kings 14:24”
AMMA mother of bliss
Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi) The Mother of Immortal Bliss tells it like it is Is God a Man or a Woman ? The answer to this question is neither—- God is That. But if you must give God a gender, God is more female than male, for he is contained in She. The Divine isContinue reading “AMMA mother of bliss”
SEASON OF THE GODDESS
The Libra New Moon is the point where Nature completes the gear shift from Summer to Autumn that begins at the Equinox in September when the Sun entered the sign of the scales, bringing energy of balance as we move into the darker half of the year. This period of balancing is so crucial, andContinue reading “SEASON OF THE GODDESS”
The Age of Aquarius is being born bit by bit
I remember being fascinated by the idea of telepathy as a young teenager, arranging once an experiment with a friend where we would tune in at a certain time and transmit images or words to each other across a couple of streets. I recall that I did this standing in my parents’ bedroom, perhaps someContinue reading “The Age of Aquarius is being born bit by bit”
Queer is a Spiritual Calling
IN THE ANCIENT TEMPLES OF ISHTAR, that stretched across the lands of Mesopotamia, which we nowadays call Iraq, Kuwait, Syria and the border lands of Turkey and Iran, from at least 10000 BC, the Goddess, often known as Ishtar, was served by transgendered priest/priestesses. They were called ASSINNU, KURGARRU, KULU’U, and the worship of IshtarContinue reading “Queer is a Spiritual Calling”
Written in the Stars
The journey of life is written in the stars As Above So Below The pathway to wisdom is there for all to see The choice to see it or not… is ours. The starting point is Oneness, that’s why astrology works… At the moment humanity’s got life inside out The belief in separation seedsContinue reading “Written in the Stars”
QUEER SPIRIT: the next step
The expansion of LGBTQ life into the spiritual dimensions could be the catalyst for our emergence as a GLOBAL FORCE, a tribe of lovers, radicals, healers, artists… of agents of change bringing about a more accepting, open-minded, heart-centred world. This summer for 5 days in Wiltshire a few hundred queers who are exploring and celebratingContinue reading “QUEER SPIRIT: the next step”
The Beasts that lead Britain
The British nation has been led by Horses, Dragons, Oxen, a Dog, Rabbit and a Goat in the last 70 years. O yes, one of those Horses was a Unicorn. It’s the 2017 surprise general election, which pits PM Theresa May, a Monkey, against the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who is an Ox (asContinue reading “The Beasts that lead Britain”
RAINBOWS UNITE THE WORLD
THE RAINBOW IS THE SYMBOL OF ALL PEOPLE BECOMING ONE, IT UNITES ALL FAITHS AS A BEACON OF UNITY AND PEACE. THE RAINBOW PEOPLE ARE THE PEACE BRINGERS. From ancient symbols of spirit .. the pentagram, the yin-yang, the om… to religious icons of the great faiths.. and modern images of peace and world unity..Continue reading “RAINBOWS UNITE THE WORLD”
ACTUP FOR LOVE 28 June 2016
I AM PROUD to support ACTUP FOR LOVE in Trafalgar Square on the 47th anniversary of the Stonewall Riot in New York. Stonewall marked a vital stage in the emergence of queer identities, community and culture, an outburst of new, self-affirming energy that marked the moment the visions of Walt Whitman and Edward Carpenter, andContinue reading “ACTUP FOR LOVE 28 June 2016”
The Days, the Gods and Us
There is more to the days of the week than meets the eye on a calendar. The days meet us on a soul level too. This is an example of the simple but profound patterns of the cosmos that modern humans have forgotten or ignore, that could bring so much benefit, healing and transformation wereContinue reading “The Days, the Gods and Us”
Pride is a Peace Rally
100 years after the First World War the world has changed in so many ways, and gay liberation is one of the incredible advances of the past century. Yet, despite the horrors of the so-called Great War, peace has not yet arrived on planet Earth. The emergence of an LGBTQ community is a sign ofContinue reading “Pride is a Peace Rally”
Beltane Full Moon 2016
BELTANE SEASON IS IN FULL SWING after a slow start…. May 1st this year came as the Moon was waning in Pisces. Rather than the surging, uplifting, wild, free and connecting energies associated with Beltane the whole world was experiencing a pull inwards. The Moon in Pisces provided a collective spirit in tune with theContinue reading “Beltane Full Moon 2016”
Wham! Bam! Beltane!
Beltane Full Moon 2016 has arrived just a couple of days after the Sun reached Taurus this year. We have barely released the Martian heat and soothed the burns of the Aries fire Sun month and welcomed in the sensual, calmer (unless riled), earthy Taurean vibrations, when immediately we are being called to face andContinue reading “Wham! Bam! Beltane!”
Queer Spirit Festival
A gathering of lgbtqi+ tribes and individuals who celebrate love, nature and the spirituality in our sexuality: Queer Spirit Festival is arriving on the planet this summer at the Aquarius Full Moon in the cosmic county of Wiltshire, home of ancient stones and mysterious crop circles. 5 days, 4 nights of magical happenings, spiritual explorationsContinue reading “Queer Spirit Festival”
Enlightenment and Awakening
“SHAPED INTO A HUMAN BEING…. A COMPLEX PATTERN OF ENERGY OF WHAT I AM ALWAYS AND ALWAYS WILL BE I KNOW THIS CONCEPTUALLY LIKE AN OCEAN AS WATER IN MOTION, NOT AN ILLUSION OF A WAVE BEING SEPERATE FORM THE OCEAN MAYBE WE ARE ALL THE OCEAN THE ENERGY DIRECTLY REALISED? ALL SUFFERING ISContinue reading “Enlightenment and Awakening”
Awakening Shamans
Once up on a time, and for vast eons of it, there were just a few shamans born in each human tribe -they performed the tasks of serving people and spirit for the benefit of all. They lived slightly apart from the rest of the people, their principal relationship being with the spirit world. TheirContinue reading “Awakening Shamans”
The Whirling Rainbow – Prophecy
“There will come a day when people of all races, colors, and creeds will put aside their differences. They will come together in love, joining hands in unification, to heal the Earth and all Her children. They will move over the Earth like a great Whirling Rainbow, bringing peace, understanding and healing everywhere they go.Continue reading “The Whirling Rainbow – Prophecy”
love is the true religion
LOVE IS THE TRUE RELIGION PEACE, COMPASSION, PROSPERITY, GENEROSITY WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, UNION THIS IS THE RECIPE FOR HOLY COMMUNION THE DIVINE PRESENCE LIVES IN US AS LOVE The Calling while Alive is to Wake Up and Know Ourselves Wake Up and Be Ourselves, Avatars of Love. Don’t listen to the preachers, they have been longContinue reading “love is the true religion”
Through the Illusions
We are all everyone and everything, change the perception change the experience. Spirituality is engagement with the potential within us to evolve consciously into mindful, compassionate, passionate and peaceful warriors of the human species. It embraces the possibility that consciousness is not limited to our individual experiences, but is actually a collective experience which weContinue reading “Through the Illusions”
Stepping in to Who We Are
Stepping into Who We Are stepping out of the disco and bar going beyond the powders, pipe and needle becoming one of the Forever People Transcending identities overcoming neuroses finding the core of Who We Are Freeing the mind embracing our wholeness starting life again from the heart Sex as the communion of soulful adventurersContinue reading “Stepping in to Who We Are”
The Next Steps for Gay Life
2016, THE 49TH YEAR SINCE THE PARTIAL DECRIMINALISATION OF SEX BETWEEN MEN, COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A NEW STAGE OF OUR COLLECTIVE JOURNEY, A TIME WHEN THE LGBT+ COMMUNITY, THE QUEER ONES, WILL START TO DEFINE OURSELVES, SHAKE OFF THE LABELS IMPOSED ON US AND DECLARE TO THE WORLD WHO WE ARE, ON OURContinue reading “The Next Steps for Gay Life”
Row, Row, Row Your Boat…..
Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream “Wisdom says I am nothing. Love says I am everything. Between the two my life flows.” Nisagardatta Maharaj “The common expression is ‘I love you.’ But instead of ‘I love you,’ it would be better to say,Continue reading “Row, Row, Row Your Boat…..”
The Divine Mystery: Winter Solstice 2015
We live in a divine mystery. As more people grasp this, grasp for example that our reality is shaped by the deep seated beliefs we hold in our minds and the vibrations we create with our thoughts and emotions, larger numbers gradually shift our consciousness and begin to mould a new life for ourselves, ofContinue reading “The Divine Mystery: Winter Solstice 2015”
Rainbow Children
a rainbow being sits within every soul waiting for a sign that this is the time to open, expand and fly a rainbow age is due to begin when enough make the leap out of mental fog into fresh day light out of monochrome into psychedelic sight rainbow children are born in every race weContinue reading “Rainbow Children”
WORLD AIDS DAY 2015
I was diagnosed HIV+ 25 years ago in September 1990. I had full blown AIDS from 1995-8, my CD4 count dropping to 3 and almost dying from PCP and KS lesions that spread into my lungs and throat. I responded to approaching death by diving deeply into a search for a purpose to life, soonContinue reading “WORLD AIDS DAY 2015”
Female Mystics of Albion
The British Isles have given birth to female mystical voices for at least 1400 years… here are some i have come to love and respect so far… starting with THREE from the seventh century AD through to Doreen Valiente and Kate Bush in the 20th. Their stories and voices deserve to be heard, their messagesContinue reading “Female Mystics of Albion”
rainbow messenger 