"We must learn to speak according to our own inner truth, as far as we can perceive it. We must learn to say what we really mean in the depth of our souls, not what we think we are expected to say...” - Thomas Merton in Spiritual Direction & Meditation

Here we stand in the midst of Holy Week. As we recollect the events that unfolded, we begin to sense that they are not only sacred stories, but living patterns that continue to reverberate within us and around us now. Holy Week begins with celebration. A road covered with palm branches. A king entering the city. On the surface, all appears well.

In this season of Ramadan and Lent, a mystical reflexion:   “...And ever is Allah, over all things, an Observer.” - The Qur'an: Surah Al-Ahzab (33:52) In This Month's Issue... Reflect with Paula Pryce on Pip, lost and found: The reconciling force of an adventuring cat (a mostly true story). Become Stillness in Motion, through a 1-day, in-person, contemplative and energy-healing practices retreat with Kimiko Karpoff and Leslie Sandra Black, to be held on April 18, 2026 in V

The reconciling force of an adventuring cat (a mostly true story) by Paula Pryce - photo by James Wheeler Pip went missing. Then in his own way, Jeremy did too. Jeremy was the young man who loved and fed her. He lost himself with the loss of Pip, but after a while, something unexpected happened. Jeremy learned that reconciliation only really comes when we give everything away. It began like this: Jeremy moved back home. He had long been a nomad, searching out holy places in t