I spent the last three days at a maximum-security prison serving as gatekeeper and timekeeper for a group of inmate participants learning about Shambhala meditation training. Shambhala Training does something profound at level I. People connect with the great eastern sun and to be present when that happens makes the heart pulse in surges of energy. Like waves of ecstasy flooding over the entire body. I don't cry often, but this experience left me in tears of joy and tenderness. I found ... read more

About a year ago a friend and I embarked on a Journey to create a tarot deck. We have taken a hiatus on it as life moved along. This last week the tarot has come back into my mind and I suddenly saw a connection that without I was left feeling sort of lost and directionless. Now I will begin writing a narrative to detail the aspects of the cards. Here is some stuff I wrote today that go with this. I will be making a site soon for the deck. The art will be a process of a couple more y... read more