Place as a reflection of the soul

I used to take with a pinch of salt new age talk of the outer being but a reflection of the inner, but as the years have gone by i now believe this to be the case..I don't think i gave enough credit or trust in the magic of it all before, but now i see bits of this brilliance and utter magic of it all...i have realised lately more than ever the sheer beauty of the river and the meadows and the area i have created in nature in my locality. Every night subtle changes are shown to me, i see the 'jewels'..and it is amazing! The walk really can reflect the soul within or even how the spirit is at that particular time and place. Now i think as i am seeing so much beauty, then i must have stumbled upon inner beauty too! this is a welcome revelation for me...and i am not giving it too much analysis rather basking in its subtle hues...i had a brief visit to the shrine, it is looking more magical than ever, i saw the mouse again, walking into my shelter, seemingly oblivious to the giant humanoid looking at it.The foliage is still remarkably full and green, even though the brown of autumn is making an appearance..the air is still warm, in fact it was perfect this evening, fresh yet warm too, i was in a t-shirt!! i felt energised after my sojourn, the artificiality of the workday gone in a flash. Believe in the power of nature, it can clear the badness very swiftly from the aura and the psyche, it is waiting for us to believe in its magic...and feel the force and the wonder of it all. blessed be:)

The Reasons why I need a Nature Retreat

I have written about my retreat in previous posts and tried to set the scene of the place, touched on meditation, relaxation and mysticism, about the need for quiet and peace..etc..etc..but having given it more thought in why i find it necessary to 'top up' in this way I came up with the following theories... Surface thoughts hold no interest for me, as i believe them to be largely unproductive..I am talking of the realms of the chattering monkey mind..the fast moving, quicksilver chatter that comes hither and thither across the surface of the mind. This mind can flit about and get pulled this way and that, distracted by tv, distracted by billboards, by adverts, by other people, distracted by the hustle and bustle..when moving thru the system it acts functionally, as in driving or operating a computer, or multi tasking (yes, men do this too!)ok, so it gets involved in things, but its never going to be a peacefull sort of mind experience, so i need to get down deeper..to achieve this i need to be outside if possible, the inside of modern houses are just too noisy, and unless one has feng shuied the area, or planned their decor in such a way as to create quiet, then its still not going to allow the immersion in the peace necessary for the source force! So, outside it is..outside and alone, and away, and hidden, where the only sounds are natural ones, and where the eyes can slowly open, past the layers of selves/thoughts..to the peace...and why? why do i want to do this. well, after about 23 years of metaphysical study and experimenting, i realise i came here to remember how to be this way..this is me, its not a fad, a craze, a fashion..i am mystically minded..and thats that:) but there is more to the story...having been working along lines of shamanism/healing..etc for so, so long i want to come from a place within that is service to others and to the planet..so i untangle my knots, downsize my fears, exploree my shadows, find my mirrors, for what service am i if i am a dirty mirror, or a full time projectionist? so i explore, clear, share, realise and evolve.I see the ultimate human as someone that can sit within the space of any other on the planet and see where they are coming from..understand them, not judge them, or shower them with projections..if we are going to evolve from this point then some of us need to be doing work like this..its not for everyone, and it doesn't have to involve everyone..as i have said before in tweets, some cross barbed wire on behalf of the collective. but, its no big deal, we don't want medals, its who we are and what we do..so peace to all....and peace be ours

the origin of churches?

My nature shrine has become potent in both the inner and the outer worlds...but this is not unique, any space in nature...if nurtured and meditated in, becomes, over time a sacred place.I am not physically there right now, I am here, in my house, with a laptop on my knee..but in my mind and heart the shrine exists, as real as if I am there...it therfore exists on many (some Overlapping) layers of reality.It has become a multidimensional sacred space. It has become like a nest in my mind..where i can find safety, peace and healing. maybe the origin of churches began like this? I imagine ancient communities long long ago..within these communities some will have been touched with the desire and need to get away from the everyday and seek solace in quiet nature..maybe they spent so much time there that they built a rough shelter...then maybe they just stayed...then things happened...maybe a couple of people were guided or healed by the hermit...and before long a stronger structure was built on the place made sacred.The origin of churches? well at this present moment in time it is just me and nature...and my intent to cultivate the sacred in my beautiful little hideaway