musing this morning...












... on the natures of water -- flowing water, frozen water, stagnant water, living water -- as it occurs in the world and in the soul

contemplation
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oracle: contemplation
winter 2004

and now to warm my soul with tea...

weihnachtstee (a fruited christmas tea)

resources for the soul's winter journey

weihnachtstee from venalicia (a german tea company)
parabola (winter 2004), friendship: companions on the way
loreena mckinnett, to drive the cold winter away (cd)
abbess hildegard of bingen, a feather on the breath of god (cd)

comfort and joy,
jeanne

musing this morning...











on the nature of perception

vision (alchemy)
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december 9, 2005

...while savoring tea...

darjeeling estate golden tipped

resources for the journey

himalayan art
teas from india and sri lanka (uk tea coucil)

peace,
jeanne

water and dreams, revisited...

thoughts from gaston bachelard for this winter morning: "one cannot bathe twice in the same river because already, in his inmost recesses, the human being shares the destiny of flowing water. ... a being dedicated to water is a being in flux. he dies every minute; something of his substance is constantly falling away."

gaston bachelard, water and dreams: an essay on the imagination of matter, p. 6... the bachelard translations, the pegasus foundation, the dallas institute of humanities and culture, 1983

... and reflections on tea...

steeped in water, tea sustains body and soul... remembering everest first flush from nepal -- subtle, inspirational, and now unavailable

be well,
jeanne

(since this post, everest first flush has again become available through stash tea...
follow your bliss!
jeanne)

musing this morning...


















guadalupe
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december 1, 2005

and recalling a wonderful tea...

yogi tea
cocoa spice

jeanne