Entries by Lori A. Noonan

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Why so mercurial?

Mercury got you down? Here we are, smack dab in the middle of a triple header. At the time of this writing, we’re entering into a new moon cycle and are leaving behind Mercury in retrograde. Oh, and there’s the first harvest (known in the Celtic tradition as Lammas). It’s also a super moon, meaning […]

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What does independence really mean?

The value of independence and the dangers As we are about to observe Independence Day here in the United States, I got to thinking about what independence truly means. For the early colonialists, it meant freedom from tyranny and winning a fight for independence from an aristocracy. It meant that the 13 newly formed colonies […]

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Imagine all that’s in the highest good of all

Imagine if you will Where in your life does your imagination play a role? Where does it fall on your priority list? Okay, so I’m not here to cause any panic or self-criticism.  As you’re reading this, I gather that the idea of invoking your imagination is now in your field of awareness. In this […]

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Promise me

Promise me  Often: Promise me “you’ll be good,” says one. Promise me “you’ll stay,” says the other. Promise me “you’ll always be mine,” they say in unison.   Instead, Promise me you’ll be you. Promise me you’ll be true to you and to me And not to whom you think I desire you to be […]

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Planting seeds now and for well into the future

Planting seeds and envisioning orchards In elementary school, our teacher often told the folkloric tale of Johnny Appleseed (whom I researched recently to find out was a real person named John Chapman — an early American colonist and missionary —  who was a member of the New Church of Christianity). While details of his life […]

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Dream Theme 2019: Guiding you as your North Star

Using a dream theme as your north star A star, a star, shining in the night…will bring us goodness and light. At holiday time, we hear songs that highlight the stars in the sky and how they lead us in holy directions and toward holy destinations.  They light our path, and lead us ‘home.’ Following […]

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Emerging from a slumber: Lessons from nature this time of year

Emerging from a slumber As we approach Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere – I honor that it is a time when nature nears its completion of its turn toward what we experience as the “shortest” days of the year.  The days are not actually shorter; we simply experience them as shorter because we “see” […]

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Why do we resist change? (Or, do we?)

Why do we resist change? In this edition of Soul Notes, let’s talk about change.  I’m not talking about change for change’s sake.  I’m referring to those anticipated or even avoided changes that gnaw at us, and keep us at best distracted or at worst completely stuck, immobile, and hunkering down and ducking from opportunities […]