I was raised to believe that being a patriot is a virtue. Growing up, I learned that it is a very thin line between patriotism and nationalism, when I saw […]
I miss you a lot. I miss meaningful relations, with or without the ships. and you are one of my most meaningful relationSHIPS. I had one of those weird birthday […]
So perhaps it is true that our core obsessions are of a darker nature, and concern creatures that crawl and burrow and slide through the skin, slip into the bloodstream, […]
“A man who doesn’t know where he comes from cannot know where he is going.” Having this in mind, last summer I went back to my forefathers’ lands. There I […]
I believe in love. I even believe in that once-in-a-lifetime kind of love, the transforming, purifying and elevating love, the one that was meant to be. I am not saying […]
It was a cold morning chill that brushed against my feet and sneaked under my blanket, waking me up in shivers. I could not shake off the dream; it was […]
“He who knows nothing, loves nothing. He who can do nothing understands nothing. He who understands nothing is worthless. But he who understands also loves, notices, sees… The more knowledge […]
Just as meter is the measure of length, and gram is the measure of weight, in the same way trust is the measure of intimacy. And although most of us […]
It’s amazing how little is needed to change our perspective; and even more amazing how often it’s precisely that little we seem to lack. But once the perspective changes, everything […]
“…seeing the awesome power of the word, we must understand what power comes out of our mouths. One fear or doubt planted in our mind can create an endless drama […]
Small plazas, busy bars, colorful shops. The usual morning chit-chat makes for a slow moving queue in a tabaqueria. I take a short break for a croissant and coffee and watch drunks […]
In London tube, we are warned to mind the gap between the train and the platform. In life, we must learn to mind the gap between the life we dreamed […]
Somebody who met me just yesterday already missed me today, so I’ve been told. It’s nice to be missed, for a change. But I’m growing wary of those who miss […]
Morning sun is bathing the streets with its clear light. I lazily sip my coffee, seated at a secluded table under a large oak tree, and watch the people hurry […]
Belgrade is enjoying its second week of cold weather. I walk the wet city streets, trying to avoid frequent puddles in the old, damaged pavement. The exercise impels me to […]
Nausea. Sickness. Vomiting. I take my wet shirt off. I am all covered in cold sweat. I get under two blankets, but I’m still freezing. For a few minutes, I […]
Over the past months I’ve been taken on an emotional roller coaster ride. (I guess pregnancy can do that to a girl.) Vertigo, loss of balance, even loss of gravity […]
Looking back at the girl I was some ten, fifteen years ago, I can’t help but feel slight envy at her lightheartedness. Life wasn’t much different then, not in the […]
Last night I met a girl with no face. She was talking to a friend of mine. Sitting on the side, I couldn’t resist looking at her, admiring her prominent […]
It’s raining. Everybody’s running in. I’m going out. A few curious glances from passers-by are nothing I’m not used to. Instead of an umbrella, I open my arms, inviting the […]
I am a dog person. Dogs know that. They come to me. There is something about the dog species that immediately puts me at ease. Big or small, beautiful or […]
Release. Let go. Trust. Set sail. Set sail. One thing becomes another in the Mother in the Mother. Ripen the black moonstone soul gem polished in the Underworld to a […]
My flight landed recently, after a long, dreamy vacation into the fantasy world. It takes time to acclimatize back to normal. I still haven’t arrived completely. Parts of me have […]
Where there is vision, there is possibility. The major challenge of self-realization lies in our ability to tune into the subtle energy of cosmic creativity and become instrumental in channeling […]
These past few days I have been immersing myself in the essence of the spring; completely soaked in the intoxicating scents lingering after the rain, the blossoming trees, freshly cut […]
Rameau Trying to figure out the day ahead, I gaze at the colorless sky but it gazes right back at me, unflinching and impenetrable in its vagueness. Flirting with the morning […]
“I write of the wish that comes true — for some reason, a terrifying concept.” – James M. Cain Whenever you think you want something, you’d better think twice, for […]
Lady Luck may like some more than others, and obviously one can’t be held responsible for one’s good fortune or the lack of it. However, those who are miserable are […]
You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of your grandfathers. So that they will respect the land, tell your children that the earth […]
“The weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire.” – Mark Twain Initiated by Fire Burned by desire Baptized by Fire To […]
I have a special connection with the Water. I need to live close to it so that I can take my “water walks” and recharge my batteries in its proximity. […]
Thoughts are the traces of freedom we all dream of, but experience only fleetingly. Everything else is just a routine of our daily dynamics. I want to think positive thoughts, […]
I’ve always equated romantic love with inspiration and creativity that come from interacting with another. Which is why all I ever wanted in a romantic relationship was to inspire each […]
Pluto Transits through the various signs are not equal. Depending upon the sign, Pluto may spend as little as 11 years in a sign or as much as 31. Depending […]
THE RUNES Runes are the sacred symbols of the Teutonic tribes, and in the past, a whole system of philosophy and magic was based on them. Runes were used in […]
“The antagonism between science and religion, about which we hear so much, appears to me to be purely factitious–fabricated, on the one hand, by short-sighted religious people who confound a […]
God, for me, is everything and nothing; both male and female principle, one and many, everything you can see and everything you can’t see. God is within each one of […]
I am hyper-active (was born that way), and can’t sit for long in one place unless my intellect is provoked by some great mental challenge. And, as I am just […]
This was a wonderful experience and one of those for which words will not be adequate. My kundalini energy was released and it felt like a colorful snake, formed by […]
“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” (William Blake) I woke up at 9am, but did not have any breakfast, only […]
My teacher, Miki, is about ten years older than me, but her heart is not. One night Miki came to my house very excited; she had brought with her two […]
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