“Love is always justified.” -Akashic Masters This article is lovingly dedicated to Veronica, who reminded me of my choice between love and fear– and thus guided me gently back to choosing love. In a personal session with the Akashic Masters this past January, I asked them what the most important thing in life was. I asked because I was feeling especially focused on living up to my potential, crafting a purposeful and beautiful life, and creating good in this world.  Okay. I was also feeling a little lost and unfulfilled. As a shaman, I ask the Akashic Masters dozens upon dozens of...

Come dance upon my moonlit soul cheeks alight with peachy glow never ending magic glee has enchanted you and me Laughter beckons, speech now halts blind to one another’s faults echoed breathing, silence, chills quiet kisses, loving thrills Stain of berries on the lips subtle swaying in the hips drink to warm the timid heart this is how the whole thing starts Ice-clad walls ’round soul and mind fall and break as two hearts bind wilted wings now stretch and stride to make this faery’s spirit glide Quiet traces in the sand give way to walking hand in hand endless grins and destined...

Begin this day full of life…empty of fears. Begin this day full of love…empty of anger. Begin this day as yourself…not as others want you to be. Begin this day unafraid. Listen to the true calling of your heart, for it is only inside that place of blissful beauty that your true spirit soars to great new heights. Listen to your heart. It is speaking to you. It is speaking through emotions of great Truth and wisdom, of love and possibilities. Embrace the words and sweet whispers within your heart. They are real. They are the lights of your ancestors illuminating the path to your...

Dear Universe, My heart sparkles with gratitude for You. I relish in all You are doing to make my world so happy and bright. I want to thank You for having my back during some harrowing times, for championing my spirit even when I didn’t do it  for myself.  I want to tell You, in no uncertain terms, how very much I love You. I can feel the love I am meant to give to this world welling up inside me. I am experiencing so much love…in all areas of my life.  You are taking me to the places where I used to think only my dreams could take me. These things are real, coming true, thanks...

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” -Shakespeare At different times in our lives, we have all been on the receiving end of trouble, and whether intentionally or not, on the giving end of it.  We have all hurt someone. We have all healed someone. We have been flawed, imperfect, blundering.  We have been dazzling, loving, incredible.  We have been whole. We have been broken. We are human. We may be wounded, but we will always heal. Strength and softness come with that lesson. A sense of who we *really* are comes with that lesson. Indeed, we are bettered by our triumphs so well...

There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. ~Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith Just a few articles up and a few days into Soul Candy as a live and pulsing site out there for the world to taste and see, I’m sitting down to write an official hello and welcome.  Hello, and welcome! No matter what anybody tells you or tries to hide behind, there is something incredibly, seductively voyeuristic about reading someone else’s intimate thoughts about life, love, and the aethers of spirit.  Parallel to this, there is an equally exhibitionist-like...

Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. -Unknown. Being a professional writer and having the internet connection go ka-put in the middle of a lucidly pleasant writing session is a bit like having someone startle you while dancing in your underwear when you think nobody is there to “catch” you.  It throws me off and I have to plug back in–literally, but creatively, too–and rebuild momentum after an accidental bout of intellectual backpeddling. This...

“People who are sensible about love are incapable of it.” -Douglas Yates There is enough talk of love in this world as something delicate, beautiful, and poised, love that is declared by vows in a church, announced by a quaint Valentine’s day card, described as a delicate flower (usually a rose). If you are like me, then this is not enough to constitute the kind of love you seek. Though these things are certainly components of love, they are perhaps not totally akin to the stoked embers from the fire within a heart like yours or mine. Neat, tidy, pre-planned mainstream “love”...

Six Steps to Having it All: Soul Candy Café Delivers! Order up, Universe! If you’d like some help from the Universe in delivering the things you dream about having in your life (or getting rid of), then today’s blog is for you. The Universe is not unlike a chic, bustling café or restaurant with superb customer service. Ordering anything from a restaurant works best if you are clear. You wouldn’t go to The Cheesecake Factory and say, “I think I’d like some kind of pasta with a sauce of some sort, maybe some ingredients in it, possibly something like a salad or vegetable on the side...