Na'u ka hau'oli NEWSLETTER

We live on a pond -- covered over by mossy patchwork, wild grass, Clover and Buttercups during the spring and summer -- of slowly moving freshwater less than two feet below. The forest that edges this pond "Ke Kuapa 'o Maxwelton Creek" is home to beautiful old Cedar, Hemlock, Fir and a wet canopied floor with pockets of bogs black and primordial to maintain the natural cycle of life and death.  These wetlands are a perfect place for insects, especially mosquito. One of the beings who have hatched and shown themselves in growing numbers are Dragonflies. Last night we watched a Dragonfly much like this one perch, fly and return to the tip of the bamboo pole that holds our fabric door in place.  " Dragonflies, which eat insects as adults, are a great control on the mosquito population. A single dragonfly can eat 30 to hundreds of mosquitoes per day." - "14 Fun Facts about Dragonflies" There's a connection I see between the arrival of Dragonflies and m...

" I think the worst thing you could do this week is be inflexible, with your actions, with your thinking – especially with how you choose to see things. Just let it be what it is. Description works better than judgement. For instance, instead of calling someone a horse’s ass, describe the traits and actions that make you think that. It makes no difference to the horse’s ass, but it makes YOU a richer character. It also helps you get into the flow. If you’re flexible, any little clue, any push or pull can shift you into the exact place you need to be. When we act in this connected spirit, we can get somewhere magical. Maybe not quite yet, but we get in the wave that’s going there." - Satori writes about this week of Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius  Life is full and surprising. We're settling in, making adjustments, getting to know this beautiful land, our neighbors and the people who share this place with us.  After two weeks we have spread ourselves into the space around the...

 The waning full moon in Scorpio was a bowling ball of a moon for me. Pins knocked. Whines on. But she, the moon, moves quickly and my friend, astrologer Satori, had such kind images to set me back on my feet. Satori wrote this to give me faith in the moves forward: "It’s the difference between standing in the middle of a bowling lane as someone rolls at the pins and being a pinball bouncing off buzzers and bells, having fun and scoring points." I love the alternative image of a pinball bouncing. Pete loves the old pinball games; loves bouncing off the buzzers and bells, loves having fun and scoring points. It's such a positive spin on the work it takes to be innovative in our approach to moving.  I wrote to Satori and said her words were just the magic I needed to see the progress we are making. Change is a strange thing, it cannot be denied ... it can help you find yourself or make you lose your pride ..., just as Olomana sang (and Jerry Santos continues to sing) a...

"I keep hearing the phrase, “controlled chaos” used in various context. It’s a good description of the clash or the contact between Saturn which is known for governance and Uranus which reliably upsets the status quo... No matter what your situation, this will go on long enough that everyone can benefit from understanding these energies. The key thing to comprehend is one does not trump the other. The key thing is to work both sides of the square. If you won’t embrace both Saturn and Uranus, you will play one and find someone else to play the other. You’re going to clash with people  all day long... But my point is, dig in for this. The square will be maintained for two years." - What to Expect from Saturn Square Uranus , ElsaElsa

  This newsletter, Na'u ka hau'oli , is a container of overflowing experiences. Gathered here and shared during the fullest illuminations of our moon, this full moon the gift is a fishpond of abundance surrounded and encircled by the ingenuity and creativity of the best forms of life as I experience it. Joyful, surprised and amazed at the restorative nature of a loving and caring Mother, I fill this monthly bundle with words, dreams, messages and clues to imagine the world I can thrive in.  The worlds leak The theme of over-flowing, abundance, and gratitude are the foundation or the wrapping for this newsletter. This month, when the Spring Equinox, Ka Piko o Wakea has come to recommit to the reciprocal and restorative nature of being ... AS IN A FISH POND abundant with food ... I begin with this quote and link to thoughts and prayers from Clarissa Pinkola Estes. The quote below and the link to La Contadora is such a loving message about 'leaks.'  "I think th...

 "The journey was not easy. Very few journeys are, Sophie thought, and they are made even more difficult when you are planning to skip a  country illegally in broad daylight. "'Pack light," said Charles. "If we are seen leaving, we must  look like we're  going to the dentist." "The dentist/ We never go to the dentist." "To a concert, then. One bag and nothing else." - Chapter 6 of The Rooftoppers , by Katherine Rundell If you are new to my writing, and the many blogs I've created, welcome first of all and I suppose it is only fair for you to know 'the journey' began decades ago when I began believing in what the characters Sophie and Charles call 'the possible.' Let the characters  speak for  themselves; I quote  a  bit more from The Rooftoppers , by Katherine Rundnell: " Almost impossible means still possible." Sophie tried to stand up straight and sound adult; people  believed you more easily if you...