Art of God

I moved about a week ago, my husband and I rented a house on a lane that's a private property of the Theosophical society. The lane is positioned right next to the Krotona institute, which, I believe, is the center for theosophy in the area, if not in US.

It's a beautiful place, up on a hill with a grand view of the Ojai valley, with extensive grounds, occupied mostly by oaks and coyotes, perfect for evening prowling. Being a dog owner I do prowl regularly, about twice a day, and with every day I become more and more aware of the specific energy of this place.

First, I’d like to apologize for my prolonged absence from our blog. I have been distracted from it whilst growing other aspects of my life and acclimatizing to Gotham.

And, as is natural for a woman who just turned 32, I am thinking about growing old, and dying. I thought about it for a last couple of days, in fact, beginning with an analogy that occurred to me when I walked my dog on Friday evening.

i was having a conversation with a friend during lunch on the first day of AoG NY I, and the subject of the masculine, the feminine and how they support one another came up. we began discussing a metaphor of a boat on the water that is used to represent this interaction. i found it curious because it was proposed by a man, and yet, the masculine role seemed to me to be extremely limited and misrepresented. i asked my friend about this point, and she was puzzled as well.
the next morning before class, as i was sitting, i began writing (it pretty much came through me) what turned out to be the following poem which, in my view, represents the masculine and feminine interplay. after reviewing it, i found it interesting that, in some ways, it can be read as if a masculine voice is speaking, or a feminine voice. perhaps it represents the innate balance of the masculine and feminine that we are. i purposely left punctuation to a minimum to allow different readings of the lines. i hope that you enjoy it.

aloha

I have a very good and a very useful friend. That sounds terrible, but it's true - he asks me all kinds of right questions and I get to really consider them and find out what my answers are. We have the greatest conversations over ichat.

Questions are a good thing! I strongly believe in questions these days, in questioning everything - especially my believes and my "shoulds".
If you have any questions - bring them on!

And here is tonight's question and the answer, that I'd like to share with the world:

There is a shift that has taken place within me that I have begun to notice. Perhaps you have experienced such a shift as well. The shift was subtle, at first, but lately has been more distinct than in the days just after my experience in AoG NY I. The shift has been an experience that undoubtedly is the result of my experience in that class.