Monthly Archives: October 2019

El Escorpion Park 4 . photos by Alice B. Clagett

Imaged on 28 October 2019; published on 15 January 2020
Previously titled: El Escorpión Park
Location: El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California

  • PHOTOS BY ALICE

Dear Ones,

Here are photos from El Escorpión Park …

PHOTOS BY ALICE

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 1: Dried Black Mustard Stems,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 1: Dried Black Mustard Stems,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 2: Dried Black Mustard Stems,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 2: Dried Black Mustard Stems,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 3,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 3,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 4,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 4,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 5,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 5,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 6,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 6,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 7,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 7,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 8,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 8,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 9,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 9,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 10,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 10,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 11: Scrub Jay and Acorn,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

Image: “El Escorpión Park, Simi Hills, California 11: Scrub Jay and Acorn,” by Alice B. Clagett, 28 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0

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In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars

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Rites of Passage . photos by Alice B. Clagett

Imaged on 22 October 2019; published on 27 October 2019

Dear Ones,

Here is the photo series “Rites of Passage” …

Image: “Rites of Passage 1,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 1,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 2,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 2,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 3,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 3,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 4,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 4,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 5,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 5,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 6,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 6,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 7,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 7,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 8,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 8,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 9,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 9,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 10,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 10,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 11,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 11,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 12,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 12,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 13,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 13,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 14,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 14,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 15,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 15,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 16,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 16,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 17,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 17,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 18,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 18,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 19,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 19,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 20,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 20,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 21,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 21,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 22,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 22,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 23,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 23,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 24,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 24,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 25,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 25,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 26,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 26,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 27,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 27,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 28,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 28,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 29,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 29,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 30,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 30,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 31,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 31,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 32,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 32,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

Image: “Rites of Passage 33,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Rites of Passage 33,” by Alice B. Clagett, 22 October 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..  

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This video is from the same day … Link: “Musical Collaboration: Rites of Passage . with the music of Chris Zabriskie,” compiled by Alice B. Clagett, filmed on 22 October 2019; published on 27 October 2019 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-eHT ..

In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars

See also this category in my blog: Bow-tie knot

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Bindweed . by Alice B. Clagett

Filmed on 26 October 2019; published on 6 January 2020

  • VIDEO BY ALICE

Dear Ones,

Here is a very short film about a bindweed blossom shivering and dancing in a light breeze. As there are no words, there is no Summary …

VIDEO BY ALICE

In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars

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The Gatorade Kid . a poem by Alice B. Clagett

Written on 25 October 2019; published on 25 October 2019; video published on 24 November 2019
Added poem to: Tiny Anthologies: Wild West Poems

  • VIDEO BY ALICE
  • SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
    • “The Gatorade Kid,” a poem by Alice B. Clagett, Soundtrack and Words

Dear Ones,

Here is a poem for you, about a tragic story part 3D and part 4D, that unfolded in Durango, Colorado, four years ago. Sometimes there is no way to redress the wrongs of the world except through story-telling, poetry, art, or song …

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

“The Gatorade Kid”
A Poem by Alice B. Clagett
25 October 2019
Soundtrack and Words

 

There was a kid
who lived outside
He lived right behind
The Iron Horse Inn

When the snows came
He would beg those within
for a chance to stay warm
from dusk to dawn.

The rent he paid was
a goofy grin
and if they required it –
a night’s love-in

One day I heard
a car drive by
I heard, offhand:
Would you like a ride?

and the kid said: Sure!

They stopped just offroad
in an evergreen aisle.
The man at the wheel
said with a smile:

Kid, wanna go the mile?
I can make it worth your while!

and the kid said: Sure!

Then I saw the boy’s face
contorted in pain
Oh! Why does it feel so strange?

He fell down bleeding by a back tire
On the ground down snow
‘Twixt the car and the lane

Two men guffawed
and drove away

The next day I walked out
my motel door
hoping to see
the boy’s face once more

I saw his Gatorade lying there
in a snowdrift
by a new guest’s door

It was tipped sideways.
It was half full –
the liquid bright blue
on the shoveled snow

Next day I walked out
with a flutter of hope
like a blue bird tangled
up in my heart

I saw the Gatorade
sunk in the snow
and my heart checked out
of the Iron Horse Inn.

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In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars

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Heresy: On Willful Desecration of the Human Form . by Alice B. Clagett

Written and published on 25 October 2019

  • THE BODY AS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  • EARLY ABORTION
  • GENITAL MUTILATION AND CASTRATION AS HERESY
  • IMPOSSIBILITY OF REPAIRING SELF-INFLICTED DAMAGE TO OUR BODY CELLS

Dear Ones,

These are thoughts for those who profess the Christian faith, as do I …

THE BODY AS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

As a Christian I believe that the physical body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Through my physical form, God’s grace descends to me in this Earthly incarnation.

In addition, I have read in Christian texts that it is very difficult for a human being to develop the finest Christian qualities, and place his or her mind on devotion to God, unless the basic needs of the body … such as adequate food and water, clothing, and shelter … are met.

I believe both of these points to be true: My body, I feel, is the Temple of the Holy Spirit.  And also, my spiritual goal in this lifetime is devotion to God. To me, these are good reasons to honor my physical body and keep it in good working order.

Some of the Christian faiths profess that abortion is a sin. Yet within these faiths may be those who practice male genital mutilation or castration as a sign of faith in God. I feel the practice of male genital mutilation to be an error of understanding. To be completely frank, I feel it to be a modern day heresy. Here is why …

EARLY ABORTION

When a woman, through whatever circumstances, has an early abortion, the life of an unborn child is ended. But the woman is still able to have another child, and that child may well house the Soul of the child that was aborted.

The Soul of the early aborted child is not lost to God, but only moves on to incarnation in another body. As well, the body cells of the woman are not permanently altered in such a way that she can no longer bear children. Nevertheless, it may take some while for her to get over the emotional pain of the loss of her child, which I feel may cut more deeply than many surmise.

GENITAL MUTILATION AND CASTRATION AS HERESY

But when a man practices genital mutilation or castration to prove his love of God, then his body cells are injured in such a way that he may never accomplish that act of procreation for which God intended the sexual organs.

IMPOSSIBILITY OF REPAIRING SELF-INFLICTED DAMAGE TO OUR BODY CELLS

When we damage our body cells because of a mental filter … a ‘mind set’ … we cannot fix the physical damage we have done through thought. How can thoughts of destroying this Temple be in agreement with those of the Mind of God?

It is God who fashioned these bodies through which the Grace of the Holy Spirit enters and permeates our human form. It is God who gave us our sexual organs. It is up to us to keep all our body cells as healthy and happy as may be.

In love, light and joy,
I Am of the Stars

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