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Tarot Meditations November 2019
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Tarot Meditations: November 2019

November 3, 2019November 4, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I love when my cards talk like this. Last month’s reading showed that it was time for exploratory first steps towards making something real (Page of Pentacles). This month’s cards …

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how to not talk about spirituality
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The Null, the Full, the Spilling

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Most often experiences begin from the outside- something is experienced in the sensory world, and an internal response emanates. Other experiences begin on the inside- and then there is an …

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Tarot Meditations October 2019
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Tarot Meditations: October 2019

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The cards this month bring a delightful energy we often hope for – new beginnings: 2 Page cards! One in the area of material reality/ abundance, and the other in …

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With my Left Hand
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With my Left Hand

September 21, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

What can you do with your left hand? (Or if you are left-handed, with your right one?) For most of us the non-dominant hand is in a sort of ‘supporting …

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Tarot Meditations September 2019
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Tarot Meditations: September 2019

September 1, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

A strong theme of number 7 emerges from the cards this month. In the Qabalistic tradition 7 signifies victory. The suits of the cards align to the themes of thoughts …

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Tarot Meditations August 2019
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Tarot Meditations: August 2019

August 3, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

While tarot cards are commonly known as a tool for fortune-telling, it’s a delightful discovery to see their potency as a tool for meditation, personal insight and transformation. And it …

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Toronto Snapshots
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Toronto Snapshots, Canada

July 29, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

We were in Toronto, on our first trip to Canada, almost exactly a year ago.  In the meanwhile some of the snaps have understandably turned sepia, or black and white. …

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Poem Yellow Days
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Yellow Days

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The sun’s been raining relentless rays of yellow I’ve been wondering if yellow is the colour of time passing by Like yellowing pages of books Yellowing teeth and nails Greens …

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Book Review: The Queen's Code
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The Queen’s Code

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The Queen’s Code (by Alison Armstrong) was recommended to me by two successful women executives in their 40s. “But it is not an easy read. Took me several months,” the …

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Acrylic Painting: Two for Joy
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Acrylic Painting: Two for Joy

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

On a scale of one to ‘stupidly-proud’, I am at… well, pretty insanely proud 😀  It’s so beautiful I can hardly believe I made it! And here it is, the …

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On the Cards: Impact of Indian Election Outcome
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On the Cards: Impact of Indian Election Outcome

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

Ok, so this one’s for fun. Anyone who knows me, would know that politics is not my thing. I do have many things, but politics is not one of them. …

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Poem I am
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I am

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Think for a moment About labels Say, the label on a bottle of wine It tries to explain the wine By where it comes from The year it was made …

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Poem Jumping out of my skin
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Jumping Out of My Skin

April 21, 2019April 22, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I see this little girl from the window Wild arms in the air, And wild hair She jumps On the trampoline She jumps In somersaults She jumps The skipping rope And …

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Acrylic Painting: An Autumn Sunset
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Acrylic Painting: An Autumn Sunset

April 14, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I am very proud of this one.  In fact I may be in love with it because I do not believe any photograph does justice to how beautiful it actually …

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Strangers
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Strangers

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

It is too soon to say whether the light-headedness is to be attributed to mild euphoria or to having had five test-tubes worth of blood withdrawn. But I want to …

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The Sea and She Acrylic
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The Sea and She: Acrylic

March 31, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The image was flashing in my mind for some weeks now. It had to be night, it had to be by the sea, and she had to be wearing an …

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Everything Now
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Everything, Now

March 16, 2019March 17, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

It’s something like the first full day of spring. The sun’s burning so bright in its passion, like it’s finally coming out, after a lifetime. So bright upon everything. The …

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She's here
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She’s here

March 13, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

She won’t leave me alone. Is what it is. I didn’t call for her, yet here she is. My companion for the whole day it seems, no matter if it …

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Feathers and Petals
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Feathers and Petals

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 - by Shefali - 4 Comments.

Some things are like that… soft, tiny, delicate. And so simply, and irrefutably the way they are- that they transform everything, as they enter attention. Like feathers.. and petals. 

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new year
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Another Year..

December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

“Another year..” End of another year How is it that one knows The end of something Or its beginning? My sense is that both happen Surreptitiously Like someone creeping into …

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Work from home
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The Utter Delight of Working from Home

December 27, 2018December 30, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Working from home is all about efficiency. It helps you fully realize your capacity to disappoint ALL stakeholders in your life (personal and professional) simultaneously.

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Runners Secrets
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These Runners

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

These runners.. if they are doing it right (running, that is), you wouldn’t dare intrude to ask them any questions. Not even if the runner is yourself. It is in …

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Poetry Unraveling
Poetry Pages

A Bolling Wall of Rool

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

A ball of wool Sitting atop a hill What must it do..? Try to float up into the sky? Twist itself into something useful Like a scarf? Or look below …

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Pompeii & Vesuvius
Travel Tales

Pompeii and Vesuvius, Italy

August 31, 2018September 1, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

It is my recollection that the gripping story of the city of Pompeii and its destruction, was part of my English syllabus in the 3rd Standard. While I generally tend …

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