Autumn Equinox 2018 The Sun moves into Libra, sign of Balance, the cardinal air sign ruled by the Goddess Venus, its cardinality launching us into Autumn, the season of harvesting what we have sown in the year, shedding our leaves and remembering our connection to the Ancestors and other worlds. The festival of the AutumnContinue reading “A QUEER HOMAGE TO THE GREAT MOTHER”
Author Archives: shokti
Calling all Queers!
“We look forward to creating a genuine Gay culture, one that is free from exploitation by bars, baths, and gay business owners. We look forward to re-establishing women’s mysteries and men’s mysteries as the highest expression of collective Gay culture and sexuality. We look forward to regaining our ancient historical roles as medicine people, healers,Continue reading “Calling all Queers!”
EUROPE IS AN ANCIENT FAERIELAND
We tend to think of the ancient Greek and Roman civilisations as being relatively accepting of homosexual acts and relationships in comparison to the Christian culture that superceded them in Europe. But we have been misled. The Greeks and Romans tolerated same sex activities only in certain circumstances, most famously that between adult and youngerContinue reading “EUROPE IS AN ANCIENT FAERIELAND”
Passing
The Soul decides when it’s time to go the Body knows and it lets it show We can resist, we can assist Dying is inevitable but it’s not the end As the portals open We can see, we can listen Between the Worlds To the Ancestors’ songs We might speak of what we see andContinue reading “Passing”
Challenges of Spiritual Manifestation
An excerpt from Two Flutes Playing by Andrew Ramer…… Very early in its history an asteroid came crashing into the planet Earth, knocking it off its course, causing physical damage, and tilting it on it axis. This event disrupted the inner and outer layers of the planet, creating an instability that in order to balanceContinue reading “Challenges of Spiritual Manifestation”
Gatekeepers: Gays in The Dagara Tribe
I feel very fortunate to have met Sobonfu Some in 2016 at the Summer Solstice. I asked her a question about the Dagara tribal attitude to gay people and the room was suddenly engulfed in a huge smile and laugh from the lovely Sobonfu. “We don’t call them gay” she said, “they are the specialContinue reading “Gatekeepers: Gays in The Dagara Tribe”
URANUS: Queer Planet
URANUS has shifted sign from fire Aries to earth Taurus. Astrologers are excited, for Uranus is the planet of inspiration, awakening, revolution and liberation. Beginning a new traversal of the zodiac from the first sign Aries since 2010, Uranus has spent 7 years subtly changing our very understanding of who we are. This shift canContinue reading “URANUS: Queer Planet”
THE ECSTATIC RITES OF SPRING
Equinox is the turning point – the inward pull of the Winter energies gives way to the growing, vital, impulse of the rising Spring. We can see in nature just how dramatic this shift is, and as humans we can learn from nature – to bring human minds, hearts and bodies in tune with theContinue reading “THE ECSTATIC RITES OF SPRING”
TRANS EMERGENCE
TRANS EMERGENCE IS SOUL EMERGENCE In recent times…. Technologically humanity has advanced, but Spiritually we are still in the backwaters… Mistranslated ancient texts are used to dominate and abuse Opinionated bigots hinder the advance of human understanding Yet a new light, that is also an ancient light is dawning The emergence of Trans identity isContinue reading “TRANS EMERGENCE”
The So(u)lar System
Life becomes a flow of creativity and discovery when we dance in time with the so(u)lar system 21st century planet earth Life’s got intense We’re trying to give birth To a new paradigm A new way of seeing Our place in the Cosmos. We need an anchor to hold us steady We need the wisdomContinue reading “The So(u)lar System”
Across the Aeons the Ancients Call
across the aeons the ancients call out with their messages planted long ago remember remember the mystery the Self they call us to know we live in the age of action humanity so much busier than before we’re doers not be-ers doubters not believers the ancestors call, “there’s much more…” we come to earth toContinue reading “Across the Aeons the Ancients Call”
A TRIBE OF HEARTS
Radical Faeries gather around the world, creating zones of heart based communication, where we can retune our bodies, minds and spirits to the rhythms of nature, where we support, nourish and love each other, and find healing, purpose and inspiration. We are groups of Queers discovering the spiritual power hidden in sexuality, and learning toContinue reading “A TRIBE OF HEARTS”
Twelfth Night
The Time outside of Time is ending Magic gets forgotten and the Sparkle put away Since Winter Solstice we’ve been in new Halcyon days but now this rare mystical bird flies off perhaps leaving us changed and amazed. So much sanctity in a short fortnight Solstice, Christmas, Saturnalia, New Year the time of forgiveness, serenityContinue reading “Twelfth Night”
AIDS SHAMAN
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/shokti Presenting my first book to the world… available now as ebook, print version coming… my awakening to the spiritual realms began while sick with AIDS in the 1990s… Here is a collection of my poetry and prose to make you think about the role gay/queer people play in the human story, plus inspiration from queerContinue reading “AIDS SHAMAN”
The Scorpio Effect
Scorpio Month 2017 has extra added transformation power due to the presence of Jupiter in the sign of mysteries and passions since October 10th and the arrival of Venus there on November 7th. Mercury was also travelling through Scorpio from October 17th to November 5th and has now arrived for a long stay in fireContinue reading “The Scorpio Effect”
Autumnal Attunement
GROWTH IS A MANY LEVELLED THING When we remember and honour the sacred seasonal turning points of the Wheel of the Year we attune ourselves to the rhythms of Eternity. As the number of people attuning grows, the Collective Consciousness is changed. Each turn of the Wheel we become more of OurSelves, we see thatContinue reading “Autumnal Attunement”
The Goddess and the Gay Tribes
God is an antagonistic concept for many Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans people, but at the same time many of us have a deep spiritual sensibility that deserves exploration. We do not have to go knocking at the doors of the religious Father God figures to do this however, for closer to our souls is the unconditionally loving presenceContinue reading “The Goddess and the Gay Tribes”
Hanging with Harry Hay
Harry Hay (1912-2002) Here are some quotations and photos to assist communion with the spirit of Harry, gay activist and founder of the 1950s Mattachine Society and one of the three founding motherfathers of the Radical Faeries…. Harry was born in Worthing, UK, and lived his life in the USA. Give yourself permission to enjoyContinue reading “Hanging with Harry Hay”
The Queer Spiritual Frontier
Queer Spirituality is the movement of lgbt+ people taking matters of faith into our own hands, making way for the discovery of the innate, magical flow of the divine gifts of the Soul. It is queer people finding our own ways to commune with and celebrate the Mystery behind all Creation, however we perceive that.Continue reading “The Queer Spiritual Frontier”
The Flaming Year of the Fire Rooster
Cacophony Calamity Cauldron of Changes Planet Earth is going through the Shift of the Ages Paradigms collide compete and cause the precipitous edge of economic woe and more World Wars . It’s Fire Rooster year and the Big Cocks are crowing Brexit. Trump. Russia. North Korea. Turkey. Theresa Mayhem and Jeremy Caution. President Dodgy LeContinue reading “The Flaming Year of the Fire Rooster”
ASTROLOGY is ALL ABOUT YOU!
In the below recording, Ra Sema Ba says Astrology is the Super-Science, the Science of Sciences, is how we can know all things. All things can be understood through astrology, it’s ultimate use is as a teaching aid designed to help us become psychologically and emotionally whole. Essentially, astrology is humanity’s oldest field of study, aContinue reading “ASTROLOGY is ALL ABOUT YOU!”
Song of Queer Spirit
Singing through the clouds shining through the stars Rising through the ocean stirring in the land….. Queer Spirit…. Calling to queer souls to remember the ancient ways celebrating the Oneness of nature and consciousness the dance of divine design in which the only thing that believes in separation is the human mind. The Sun and MoonContinue reading “Song of Queer Spirit”
Arriving in Spring: the I AM RAM
The spirit of Aries is the sense of I AM Pisces month concludes the winter journey, Equinox brings the point of Balance between day and night, light and dark, the ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ halves of the year between the water of Pisces and the fire of Aries and between the underlying earth energy of Winter andContinue reading “Arriving in Spring: the I AM RAM”
Our Most Ancient Original Ancestry
ONCE UPON A TIME all Love and Play and Sex between humans on planet earth was natural, normal and not-restricted-by-laws. We lived in the garden of Eden in the sense that we had not made some things right and some things wrong. We experienced the innocence of being a child of creation.. Every day weContinue reading “Our Most Ancient Original Ancestry”
A Shaft of Inspiration
A SHAFT OF INSPIRATION FROM THE DIVINE MOTHER: THESE are the interchangeable representations of GOD: LIFE * LIGHT * LOVE * the three big Ls I permeate my whole Being with awareness that I am Life, Light, Love right now, right here and that my Consciousness is inseparable from Divine Consciousness, the only Consciousness thereContinue reading “A Shaft of Inspiration”
Queer Shamans
THE QUEER SHAMANS who play, dance and work in light and dark not afraid of either for they are in touch with the ether and the rainbow that lies beyond the illusion of duality the effects of electromagnetism and gravity they’ve come to restore some sanity QUEER SPIRIT calls together awakening queers in touch with natureContinue reading “Queer Shamans”
Warriors on the Way of Awakening
The Full Moon Eclipse in Leo (February 10/11, 2017) opens a portal for a leap in the collective consciousness of humanity. The Sun is in the sign of the collective spirit, Aquarius, while the Full Moon shines brightly on our individual manifestations of the Oneness that gives rise to our existence. The Eclipse indicates aContinue reading “Warriors on the Way of Awakening”
Super Human: Chems and Consciousness
Shamans across the world have always used substances from nature to expand their consciousness and commune with other layers of reality. Modern humanity has all kinds of chemical magic that we have added to this pot of potential, but pays too little attention to the reality of the multiverse our trips take us too. LSDContinue reading “Super Human: Chems and Consciousness”
Gay Sex is Magical
Magic… the act of Transformation of Consciousness at Will This is what queers do. When we get together with a shared intention we weave our emotional and sexual energies in ways that create atmospheres, in which magical experiences happen. Cavernous railway arches become nirvanic dance venues. Cellars become incredible sex dungeons. Park toilets become sexContinue reading “Gay Sex is Magical”
Sodomy is Prayer
Sodomy is prayer The penis is the most potent symbol of the divine masculine principle With each ejaculation it has the potential to create life or deliver disease that can lead to death The sacred power of sexuality was recognised by ancient religions the world over India has not entirely lost its heritage hereContinue reading “Sodomy is Prayer”
30 YEARS GAY
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”
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”
