"If you are certain, then you are a prisoner of the known. When you embrace uncertainty, and include intention and detachment, then the most improbable happens. That's what we call a miracle."
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Thank you, Gary O Smith, for sharing your beautiful photos!
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Photo by Gary O Smith
We haven't had a hard freeze in South Texas for several years, so it's a rare treat to see the seamless blanket of icy, white frost covering everything in sight outside our bedroom window. It's Saturday morning, and though I'm sorely tempted to stay right where I am in this snug, warm bed, I jump up instead, eager to explore this winter wonderland. Trundling carefully across the slippery walkways and through the crunchy, frozen grass, I stare in amazement at all the glistening ice crystals and icicles clinging to the various rocks, plants and trees in our yard.
A short while later, the glowing sun pops up over the horizon, and a strange, slow motion ballet begins: one by one, leaves start falling from the many pecan and hackberry trees surrounding our house. At first there are just a few, dropping at random intervals, but their numbers grow rapidly as the sun shines brighter and warmer. There's no breeze at all, so the leaves are falling straight down, like a bizarre blizzard of oversized, brown and yellow snowflakes. It is mesmerizing to watch these trees being stripped naked of all their foliage so quickly, quietly, and thoroughly without any visible cause. My brain fumbles with a jumble of half-forgotten facts learned in biology class long ago, trying to make sense of this surreal imagery from a logical perspective. All I know is that these leaves are obeying the ancient Law of Letting Go, as the trees shift most of their creative energy from their showy, outer surfaces to their hidden depths; from the branches down into the roots, which will spend the winter digging deep and wide, in order to provide an increased capacity for budding leaves and fruit when spring comes around again.
Meanwhile, I would swear that the last few of these falling leaves are whispering something directly into the ears of my soul, in a language that it somehow knows instinctively: "Let go of the old. However cold and hard it may seem, now is the time to pursue your dreams by doing things that may not be visible on the surface. A time for going deeper, for getting in touch with your roots, for growing past outmoded boundaries and ways of being."
Freeing the zipper on my jacket, I loosen my shawl, turn my face toward the warmth of the sun and say a silent prayer of thanks. One thing is clear: this is a powerful time of year.
With hopes of seeing you Around the Circle and celebrating this season together,   | |
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Sundays
THIS SUNDAY
December 13th
"Further Along the Good Red Road" Rudolf teams up with our good friend and beloved spiritual teacher, Hal Robinson, for one last time in Hal's yearlong series of Second Sunday Circle talks on traveling the Good Red Road (www.dancingbearteachinglodge.com). Hal's generosity and willingness to share his unique, Native American perspective on living life in balance has added much to the Circle, and we are grateful for his teachings With music from the Circle Singers, as well as vocalist Sarah Bading and the Circle Band.
NEXT SUNDAY
December 20th
"Do You See What I See?"
We'll explore and experience the joyous, Light-filled interconnections of the Solstice and Christmas, as Rudolf leads us in uplifting music and meditation, with more great music from Sarah and the Circle Band.
Sunday Morning Circle meets at 11:00 am
at the Jump Start Theater
located at the Blue Star Arts Complex
Building B
In the heart of King William
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Wednesday Evening Meditation Circle gathers at 7:30 pm each week at the San Antonio Quakers Meetinghouse - 7052 N. Vandiver, at Eisenhauer Rd., two blocks west of Austin Hwy. Come experience meditation woven with Tibetan singing bowls, live music, sacred silence, led by Rudolf. Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators alike. Love offerings accepted in support our use of this beautiful, peaceful space.
Photo by Gary O Smith
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Underground Sounds Solstice Concert
6:00pm
Cave Without A Name, Boerne
Mark your calendar for our 7th annual celebration of the Winter Solstice, performed in the extraordinary beauty of the Queen's Throne Room in the Cave Without a Name. With music and meditations from Rudolf Harst (vocals, guitar, flute, Tibetan singing bowls); with Paul Lewis (didgeridoo); Sarah Bading (vocals) and Carl Rush (percussion). Located 12 miles from downtown Boerne, you'll feel transported to another realm! Reservations requested. Tickets $20, available at our website (click here) or by calling 210.533.6767. For info about the cave and directions, www.cavewithoutaname.com or 830.537.4212
JOIN US ON NEW YEAR'S DAY 2010
5 pm - 8 pm
326 W. Josephine - High Wire Arts
Put it on Your Calendar and Make Plans to join us for the Celebration Circle's 1st Annual Happy, Healthy, Hopeful New Year's Day Fun(d)Raiser Party!! It's all happening on Friday, January 1st, from 5-8pm, at High Wire Arts, located at 326 W. Josephine (at N. St. Mary's St., across from the Josephine Theater). Featuring good folks, good food, and the good-time music of Rudolf Harst, with Sarah Bading and the Circle Band. Start the New Year on a Positive Note!
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