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• It's elemental, Watson

  It's rudimentary, my dear Watson. Why do you struggle to experience yourself as separate from the basic building blocks of the universe? W hy do you discriminate between Sky God and Earth Goddess? How can you have one without the other? Fire's in our Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:32 PM by Beth Patterson | 7 Comments Filed under: alchemy, ancestors, burning, calling things by their right name, cartography, connections

• words gone amuck

  two letters universes of difference how did we get here? has this happened in other worlds or only ours? what kind of quirky, convoluted Mind designed us to think we're so separate we can make stuff like this up? legal or illegal words gone amuck designing Read More... Posted Sunday, April 26, 2009 11:32 AM by Beth Patterson | 23 Comments Filed under: becoming more human, calling things by their right name, compassion, connections

• hope built on new sensibilities

  As I recently hurriedly posted about a speech made by Warren Buffett concerning hope for the U.S, I found myself struggling with the concept of hope in these difficult days. As I've been reflecting since then, nothing profound has hit me, but below are Read More... Posted Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:44 PM by Beth Patterson | 4 Comments Filed under: 7 generations, becoming more human, behavior change, clear vision, community-building, connections

• Posts from the edge of...2008 virtual-osit-tea, Part II

  Sorry for the pun in the post title. I really couldn't help myself. It's a disease you see, and you could feel compassion for me if only you would... My mantra for 2009. This image, made by Dippylulu, comes from Patti Digh's site, 37 days. Master bloggers Read More... Posted Saturday, January 03, 2009 3:03 PM by Beth Patterson | 4 Comments Filed under: abundance, beauty, best of, blooming where we're planted, community-building, connections

• What's next?

  As part of the Virtual Tea House being-with-advent... This is a post to a blog I read regularly, How to Save the World. Dave Pollard is a Canadian philosopher, environmentalist, business analyst. He is a big picture thinker with attention to the details Read More... Posted Friday, December 12, 2008 10:48 AM by Beth Patterson | 2 Comments Filed under: advent, calling things by their right name, capacity, community, connections, courage

• Come, sit by the fire a spell

  Visit One Single Impression for a plethora of poems about the November 30 prompt: welcoming Come, friend. Sit by the fire. Let's share some port, a cigar and some rich dark chocolate. The world has grown cold. Let the wood and the flames talk to us about Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:37 PM by Beth Patterson | 15 Comments Filed under: community, connections, one single impression, purpose

• Take it down. It will make good firewood

  This poem is a submission to One Single Impression (prompt # 28): Defenses Down Visit that site to experience some amazing poetry/photography about 'defenses down'. flickr:Antares Region southern sky @ La Palma by ocupado de fence ez down stars got out Read More... Posted Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:38 AM by Beth Patterson | 12 Comments Filed under: connections, curiosity, fences, freedom, gotta play to win, liminal space, one single impression

• "Hi Honey, I'm Home" # 3: Lilacs in the driveway

  This is the next post in the series, "Hi Honey, I'm Home", as we work with the contest, "Where's Home?" It's been raining here in Central Oregon for a week. Many of you may say, 'isn't that what it does in Oregon--rain?' and you would be correct... except Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:48 PM by Beth Patterson | 1 Comments Filed under: 7 generations, acceptance, connections, contentment, embodiment, lilacs, trees, wonder

• Tea for Two, Deja Vu

  "Where there's tea, there's hope." Had to be one of our Brit friends who quipped this, yes? Tea for Two...2008! Can it be that it was a year ago that we jumped-started this website with the Tea for Two...Million campaign? Well, so, you are invited to Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:00 PM by Beth Patterson | 0 Comments Filed under: connections, spirituality, spring equinox, tea

• At play in the heart of the matter, Take 2!

  del.icio.us Tags: trees , connection , play , dreams , windows One of the joys as well as potholes of hosting a rich and engaging site like the Virtual Tea House is that I'm constantly scouting around, looking for cool stuff to 'drag home' to the site. Read More... Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:32 AM by Beth Patterson | 2 Comments Filed under: connections, dreams, spirituality, trees, windows

• Guest post: A little bread, cheese and tulips for the soul

  Poem of the Month Club: Tulips for the Soul of It This guest blog is from Karen (Krayna) Castelbaum. Krayna is a psychotherapist, psycho-dramatist ,spiritual director, dream diva, poet, artist, and all-round mensch. Plus, she’s a lot of fun to hang with! Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:17 PM by Beth Patterson | 4 Comments Filed under: blessings, blooming where we're planted, calling things by their right name, connections, delight, engaged spirituality, poetry, seeing clearly, stories

• Holy Fool Wannabe

  I got a delightful kick in my pants early this morning from some new spiritual firends! I've been in communication with Helen Mildenhall who hosts a wonderful site dedicated to Christian dialogue called "Conversation at the Edge". This is how the site Read More... Posted Friday, February 15, 2008 2:38 AM by Beth Patterson | 4 Comments Filed under: Blog Carnival, calling things by their right name, community, connections

• Happy 1st birthday to the Virtual Tea House!

  "Abu Yazid made his periodic journey to purchase supplies at the bazaar in the city of Hamadhan--a distance of several hundred miles. When he returned home, he discovered a colony of ants in the cardamon seeds. He carefully packed up the seeds again and Read More... Posted Saturday, February 09, 2008 12:07 AM by Beth Patterson | 0 Comments Filed under: blooming where we're planted, connections, site fidelity

• Woodpecker Wisdom: Encounters of yet another kind

  I had this experience on Sunday February 3 rd . I took it to my dream circle on Monday the 4th, as a ‘waking dream’ and that group of wise women very graciously helped me begin to unpack it. I’m at my house, getting ready to try to remove the foot of Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:53 AM by Beth Patterson | 0 Comments Filed under: amazement, ancestors, animal totems, calling things by their right name, connections, dreams, wonder

• Trekking in India and Nepal with Bill

  Trekking in India and Nepal with Bill Wilson from Montrose, CO Bill is an accomplished potter and a soulful spiritual seeker. We met while both in service for hospice, and fell into spiritual friendship …Bill’s been a spiritual mentor and mirror for me Read More... Posted Sunday, February 03, 2008 6:41 AM by Beth Patterson | 3 Comments Filed under: ancestors, connections, delight, travel