First day of winter and a glorious start with clear skies, Moon high to the West, Sun nowhere to be seen but expected later on the opposite horizon. Since Dawn lies in at this latitude an early start up the hill is much later than at Midsummer and a little patience is required, plus a torch for those tricky parts, crossing streams and darker spots where Moonlight is dim ... nobody about over the fell to disturb the peace ...
Clear skies promised most of the day and a sunny wander later for VitD top up is on the cards; meanwhile distractions are few and blog wants writing while the muse is mostly immersed in solitary reflection, away from disturbance ... which will be welcomed later ... probably!
This winter retreat is not a strict one and anyway strict structure is not my thing ... relax and go with the flow suits me better these days.
The Retreat House has a library and the latest addition is a new edition of an old classic of "Life and Times in Weardale, 1840-1910" ... fascinating to read and see the photographs, having just walked across the landscape with old artefacts dotted around the fells. Much easier to imagine the ghosts of the old days in moonlight. .. though no spooky thought forms witnessed today. They are said to show up in Killhope Lead mine a few miles west of here ...
The Existential Crisis fuelled by FB rumbles on ... many inconsistencies noted as humans line up to play their parts ... heroes and villains and in this complex drama are tricky to untangle and it's essential to stand back from time to time and see how it's playing out ... stick with the Light whilst keeping the ego out of it as much as possible ...
The virtual world we play in is rather alien to me and it seems wise to trust those known from the "Real" world as much as possible, whilst using intuition to guide action. .. not easy, but it's not meant to be! And also to embrace the possiblity to connect worldwide with like minded people as well as folks with alternative views ...
As for allopathic medicine, it seems modern medicine went off track a while ago, with big money to be made from sick people by greedy people corrupting clever people with big degrees charging big fees and tied into toxic relationships ... this blogger chooses to be grateful for a mostly healthy organism and to treat it as a temple ... not in a serious way but a vague way, relaxing into its Natural role ... not consuming rubbish food, neglecting exercise or fresh air but thinking positive thoughts and accepting its inevitable death ... just not right now!
Consciousness, of course, continues. ..
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