On June 21, the Northern Hemisphere basked in the longest day of the year. Meanwhile, our friends on the other side of the world snuggled up with the longest night. This, of course, is the Solstice and its significance has been known to creatures since the beginning of life. This important astronomical marker occurs while…
Have you ever known something to be true in your heart, in your very core? It can be incredibly tempting to blurt it out to the nearest person. Yet often when we do this, our truth falls on deaf, skeptical, or hostile ears. This is why Gate 12 (Standstill in the I Ching) is called the…
Money! Few things hold us in their sway like the green. Whether you love it, squander it, hoard it, or deny it, money in our society is unquestionably synonymous with power. Gate 45, the Gate of the Gatherer, encapsulates the energy surrounding this powerful, complicated resource. Gate 45 is the only Tribal gate in the…
Haven’t we all gotten a little itch, a restless hankering to switch things up a bit? Maybe we want to move to a new city, change careers, or take a trip. The human saga abounds with stories of people going on adventures and then coming back to share their experiences. This hunger for personally uncharted…
Isn’t it mesmerizing to watch someone do something they’re really good at? It doesn’t matter if it’s break dancing, juggling golf balls, or telling jokes. It doesn’t matter if we (the observer) have any interest in the thing itself, because what excites us is simply witnessing the raw joy and enthusiasm of the person in action. …
You have felt it – that intoxication of being completely absorbed in the present moment. Maybe you’re racing your bike down a hill, maybe you’re staring into the eyes of your Beloved. Or perhaps you’re simply doing a crossword puzzle. There is no past, and the future does not exist. This is the energy of…
It’s late May on a Friday evening along the river in Boise, Idaho where little kids and dogs are splashing in the water. Throngs of people cruise on bikes, sit in outdoor wine bars in dappled sunlight, or munch on savory fare from local food trucks. The world of living things comes alive in late…
We’ve all had it – a flash of insight that makes us want to shout “I know!” from the rooftops. This urge to articulate a personal knowing is Gate 23 at work. And yet of course, knowing something is not the same as being able to communicate it to another person. Translating our unique knowing…
Imagine a vast, open, fertile field. It simply exists, receiving rainfall and sunshine, hosting deep roots of trees, and sprouting grass and flowers. And generation after generation, it welcomes all sorts of grazing, buzzing and chirping creatures. This receptivity encapsulates the frequency of Gate 2, The Receptive. What a perfect environment for your Higher Self…
The human mind never tires of exploring its own potential to conceptualize, solve problems and learn new things. Gate 24 represents our desire to figure out a mystery of some sort, which is to say, frame it in a rational way. When a question arrises, the mind with Gate 24 will attempt to formulate an…