New Moon in Scorpio, November, 2020
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
New Moon in Scorpio
I traced with flour
the points of a star
burning no longer
in the skies,
only in my heart.
This structure
on stone, soon to crumble
and wash to the sea
alights on the air
like dandelion blooms
of wishes,
like wings of dragonflies,
and tiny red dots of ladybirds.
I travel
around to the center
and let go,
into the dark, new moon
of Scorpio
and let the Autumn sunlight
wash over me,
whispering
in a language, I’m just beginning
to remember.
I traced with flour
the points of a star
burning no longer
in the skies,
only in my heart.
This structure
on stone, soon to crumble
and wash to the sea
alights on the air
like dandelion blooms
of wishes,
like wings of dragonflies,
and tiny red dots of ladybirds.
I travel
around to the center
and let go,
into the dark, new moon
of Scorpio
and let the Autumn sunlight
wash over me,
whispering
in a language, I’m just beginning
to remember.
New Moon in Scorpio in the Heart-Space of my Santa Rosa Labyrinth
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Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!