Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on February 13th, 2010

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the elements lately, so I wanted to post this work in progress.  A while back I had the opportunity to take “Elements of Magick” with Katrina Messenger.  The class is a core one for the Reclaiming tradition, and while I’m not trying to return to the world [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on January 27th, 2010

In a previous post, I began talking about the four elements of a sustainable spiritual practice — at least from my perspective.  I believe that these do work across any tradition, at least in concept.
It’s important to understand that my system is based, like most, on the foundations of others. So to understand one, you [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on January 17th, 2010

As I work to introduce my version of Sustainable Spirituality to the world, I’m trying to also better incorporate it into my own life. A big part is looking at what I’m working on and ensuring that there’s not too much in anyone area. Balance and rotation are really important.
Last year, I [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on January 1st, 2010

I name my year at Rosh Hashanah every year, but it’s hard to not feel the pull of the collective energy at the secular new year when everyone is making their resolutions.  My word for 5770 is “harmony.”  It started as “balance”, but I’m looking for more than just balance.  I’m looking for my life [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on December 27th, 2009

We live in cycles. This seems like an obvious statement, but most of us have been indoctrinated from birth into linear time. First you do this, then this, then this. It’s why birthdays are so important in our society. They mark your next step in a linear process. Even if [...]

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