Krayna Castelbaum

Through the looking glass of the Four Worlds: A Kabbalistic response to Beth's dream

krayna — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:20:00 GMT

Hello my dear....here are some thoughts your dream of falling through stained glass ceilings inspired, and it is connected to dreaming in the Four Worlds, from a Kabbalistic Perspective. You fall thorough each successive layer of glass....shattering but...(read more)

Poem of the Month: March 2010 'Diagnosis'

krayna — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:47:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ March 2010 If you had (or have) qualities that others could not appreciate, and said qualities, upon being tested, nevertheless grew like untamable wildflowers and weeds, then this poem’s for you! Have a very merry month! --Krayna...(read more)

Poem of the Month-February 2010: Space Aliens Found Performing in Carnival Freak Shows

krayna — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:38:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ February 2010 What a month! Ground Hog’s Day, Mardi Gras, Purim, Chinese New Year! Wow! A veritable explosion of carnival energy! A while back some famous dudes, wrote: “Let your freak flag fly!” So go on…enjoy those marvelous eccentricities...(read more)

Poem of the Month, January 2010 'Da Capo'

krayna — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:05:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ January 2010 Happy New Decade! Happy New Year! Here is a fabulous recipe! Read poem. Follow directions from start to finish. Digest. Enjoy. Then read again; add fresh ingredients from your own recipe. Share when cooked. Eat with gusto!...(read more)

Poem of the Month--December 2009 'Oranges'

krayna — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:31:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ December 2009 What tender memory is evoked by this poem that can warm you during December’s cold nights? Oranges The first time I walked With a girl, I was twelve, Cold, and weighted down With two oranges in my jacket. December. Frost...(read more)

November 2009 Poem of the Month: Sweet Darkness

krayna — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:51:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ November 2009 May you allow sweet darkness embrace you this month and surprise you with gifts as of yet unimagined. --Krayna Sweet Darkness When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the...(read more)

October 2009 Poem of the Month 'In Blackwater Woods'

krayna — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:40:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ October 2009 Harvest what you know: what three things do you need to be able to do to live in this world? Love during this wonderful season of the year, Krayna From Beth Patterson's collage work "Douglas Firs were our Sanctuary" In...(read more)

September 2009 Poem of the Month: XVII by Neruda

krayna — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:45:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ September 2009 Pablo Neruda was a prolific poet and endlessly imaginative man. His poetry reveals the spirit of a lover – impassioned, generous, earthy and potent. He is at home with himself, his body, his sexuality, the natural world,...(read more)

August 2009 Poem of the Month 'God Says Yes to Me'

krayna — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:43:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ August 2009 What are those permission-seeking questions, to which you’d love to receive an unrestrained: “ What I’m telling you is Yes Yes Yes.” What if you bestowed permission upon yourself, as this poet does with such humor and aplomb,...(read more)

July 2009 Poem of the Month 'The Summer Day'

krayna — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:06:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ July 2009 Mary Oliver, with her knack for mining the details of daily life and the natural world, composes poetry that can blow the ol’ circuits and bust through walls built of oblivion. As you let the power of this poem sink in, you...(read more)

June 2009 Poem of the Month

krayna — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:43:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ June 2009 It could happen to you, too. You could be laying around in the long green grass gazing up into the treetops, or wandering down a street on a very ordinary day, or chopping veggies for dinner. Yup, it could happen… anywhere,...(read more)

May 2009--Poem of the Month

krayna — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:08:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ May 2009 What do your dreams try to remind you of that you’ve forgotten? What happens when you take to heart that your dreams remember you ? And what if you did re-awaken to that deep, true dream – the one that is always there – waiting...(read more)

April 2009 Poem of the Month: A Blessing

krayna — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Poem of the Month ~ April 2009 In Honor of National Poetry Month: Carry copies of this poem in your pocket to give to loved ones and strangers alike this month. Be as Spring itself, gently scattering love blossoms and watering seeds of kindness wherever...(read more)

March 2009 Poem of the Month "How Would You Live Then?"

krayna — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:35:00 GMT

What if you have a sudden burst of inspiration to create your own “what if” poem, and what if in so doing, you feel raucous laughter joyfully erupt as you dive into a swirling, limitless ocean of creative imagination and new perception and you find the...(read more)

February 2009 Poem of the Month: It Felt Love and The Sun Never Says

krayna — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Give your love a poem this month! Tuck some into your pockets to give away! Leave poems where unsuspecting folks can find them - such a happy surprise! A true cupid knows this: heart-poems make the best love-arrows! Deep bows and many cupidical moments,...(read more)