The Soulistry Blog

I love the word ‘epiphany.’  Epiphanies are those "ah-hah!" moments in life when we suddenly feel we 'understand' … we 'get it’ … we  unexpectedly gain insight into the nature or meaning of something (or someone) we hadn't grasped, gotten or understood previously....

It’s Twelfth Night!  Tonight! Twelfth Night is a festival that takes place on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas and, for western Christianity, marks the coming of the Epiphany tomorrow - January 6th. What is Twelfth Night all about? To...

Merry Christmas - the Twelfth day of Christmas. On this, the Twelfth (and final) day of Christmas, the drummers were drumming.Music ethnologists remind us that every culture has utilized the drum for a multitude of purposes, to touch the heart and communicate...

On this day, the Eleventh Day of Christmas, the Pipers were piping!  I was intrigued by the story of Scottish Infantryman and bagpiper Daniel Laidlaw who became known as the Piper of Loos in the Battle of Loos in 1915 in World War 1.  When he was awarded the Victoria...

Merry Christmas - Tenth day! On this day of Christmas, the lords were a-leaping.    Leaping?   Ahhhh, of course!   They were young.   But, what about those who cannot or can no longer physically leap?   Leaping - especially leaping  over limits ... opens thoughts as...

Have you ever noticed a mysterious series of letters and numbers which looked like a math equation, inscribed in chalk over a doorway (or at your church, or at the home of a friend) and wondered “What is that?” But you didn't ask, so you left and wondered...

Merry Christmas - Ninth Day!And yes, we're still in the Season of Christmas.  We're all grateful to see last year come to an end and set it behind us.  It represents a year we hope won't be repeated as feelings of fear and anxiety about the future come forth...

Merry Eighth Day of Christmas! On this day, while the milking image is front-and-centre (an image of nourishment), there are times when images of anxiety are associated with the milking image: being milked, fleeced, drained, exploited by friends, family, corporations,...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  A new year is here! How will you spend your time in the New Year?  What will be done with the 24 hours of each day for the next 52 weeks ... those precious 3,760 hours? The Greeks used two words to explain the different dimensions of time: Chronos and...

Merry Seventh Day of Christmas! When the seven swans went swimming, what did they encounter ... as they skimmed the surface of the water? ... as they paddled through waves that threatened to engulf? ... as they tried to stay afloat on the current that was driven by...

It's almost New Year's Eve and a new year is about to begin!  People around the world are praying, hoping, dreaming of a better year ... politically, economically ... in employment, health, finances, relationally - and an end to the pandemic or at least, a very large...

Merry Sixth Day of Christmas!  This day offers a gentle opportunity to reflect on the moments in our lives of birthing aka "a-laying."Consider the "a-laying" moments and situations when… a new idea was hatched… a unique thought came to mind… an alternative way of...

Merry Christmas - Fifth Day of Christmas!   May you be encircled by Five Golden Rings during this time of global pandemic. The Golden Ring of PEACE... that passes intellectual understanding The Golden Ring of JOY... of living life to the fullest we possibly can. The...

Merry Christmas - Happy Fourth Day ... the day when "Four Calling Birds" are calling.  The original "Twelve Days of Christmas" song, written in 1780, used the old regional English word 'colly' meaning 'grimy' like a chimney sweep. In 1909, Frederic Austin altered that...

On this, the Third day in the Season of Christmas I wish you a voice! A voice that would sing. A voice that would be a voice for the voiceless in the world. A voice that would let elected politicians know when they are not standing up for justice, not speaking truth,...

It never ceases to amaze me how similar, rather than how different people are. And each year at this time, I'm reminded of that truism because different cultures and religions welcome a similar image - a candle - as a meaningful symbol in their rituals, celebrations,...

On this, the Second Day in the Season of Christmas may there be ... Two times the Gift of Insightabout the true meaning of the Christmas Message. Two times the Gift of Patiencewith others and ourselves. Two times the Gift of Serenityto accept the things we cannot...

As I sat in the stillness of early Christmas morning in a quiet time of meditation, the angel on the Christmas tree, dressed in white satin and tiny pearls, softly blew on her trumpet. "Hope" she gently trumpeted. "Hope for those who feel hopeless.  Don't lose sight...

Christmas Eve.  It's a special time for so many! Or, is it? Do you remember Archie Bunker of TV's "All in the Family" fame?  In one episode - on Christmas Eve, Archie said to his wife Edith: "Stifle, Edith. Let's have a little Silent Night around here for a...

What would you do if you discovered you'd received cards from friends you forgot to include in your Christmas card list?   You meant to do that, but ... But, it's the eve-of-Christmas-Eve, and too late to put one into the mail so they'd get it in time for Christmas! ...