There’s a lot of Sextiling Going Down
July 31, 2013: John Daily - There was a sextile planetary event this Monday evening and Tuesday called Merkaba. My friends who are tuned in to these type of astral power opportunities, performed a ritual at Golden Gardens to direct the energy for the greater (and personal) good and to invoke a spiritual awakening. I had an [...]
THE MACHINE STOPS: E.M. Forster’s sci-fi scenarios are manifest (editorial)
Many of the sci-fi scenarios in E.M. Forster’s story, A Machine Stops, written in 1909, have come to be.
IT’S UP TO THREE
By Char Easter I was on a self-imposed, self-help restraining order. That included any personal or professional development workshops, classes, gurus, ceremonies, intuitive readers, certifications, energy workers, life coaches, healings via inter-universal consciousness networks and advanced degrees. It was time for me to step up and be my own authority. I am good enough. But [...]
LOVE FEATHER
By Char Easter Today I woke up and the first thing I noticed was the feather above my bed, the one from a few years ago that Dax had stuck in the corner of the picture frame. According to some, all eagle feather acquisitions have a story. Mine goes like this. I found the feather [...]
THE EAST-FACING CONDO
By Char Easter It’s over. Today at noon was the last call to get a bid in for the elegant, east-facing unit in the majestic Queen Anne High School condos. My agent and friend insisted, “There will never be another one of this quality in this location at this price.” Her words resonated like a [...]
Quien es Mas Guapo?
by Char Easter 12-27-02, Panajachel WINE TASTING WARS On the waterfront, there is a league of 8-year old maitre des competing for patrons. I just watched a kid lead a couple into his restaurant like a sheep dog. Parents send the children out for the hard sell and any indecision on your part is their [...]
Antiqua
by Char Easter 12-27-02, Antigua Basically, I’m in a third world country in dire need for all of their toilet paper to blow my nose. Living on fruit and yogurt, we’ve managed to avoid stomach disorders – thus far. Last night we ventured an Italian dinner (vegetarian) with lots of garlic and surly service. This [...]
THE LAST RESORT
by Char Easter Leaving Antigua the day after Christmas, we took a van to Panajachel. Weaving through towns and the surrounding countryside, we descended a long valley to reach Panajachel and its famous lake, Lago de Atitlán. Our first stop was J&G’s Hotel Grande, an upscale place out of our price range. A few hours [...]
TU ME ESTAS ROMPANDO MI CORAZON
by Char Easter Dec. 26 – Antigua The next morning we discovered our room’s fatal flaw. The deserted road outside our window had transformed itself overnight into a rowdy outdoor market and highway. The hotel had the feel of a monastery, with cool stone hallways, tall ceilings, and no frills. The manager was also cool [...]
FLIGHT TO GUATEMALA
There was a slight panic when my rendezvous with Cheryle was jumbled. While she was waiting for me in front of the huge hotel complex, I was in the main lobby calling mom and dad and James and Glynn (our friends in Antigua) and trying to decide why on earth my sister would be at large in Guatemala City.