'OLE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF THE HAWAIIAN MOON CALENDAR

The three days and nights of the 'Ole Cycle (the 21st-23rd nights of the Moon)... the reflective, review and inventory, weeding time attending to what has been planted in thought, word and action since the previous times of 'Ole (the 7th-10th nights of the moon)... begins tomorrow, Sunday, April 4th.  Our practice here at VardoForTwo is to refrain from new posts and new projects.  There is always plenty to review, readjust and consider during the 'Ole Cycle as Mahina (the Moon) wanes into the New Moon.

Zodiacarts a wonderful site created on the Northshore of my beloved O'ahu in the Hawaiian Islands publishes a wonderful monthly Moon Calendar that I have come to consult regularly.  You might like to see what Mahina will be doing during the month of April.  Click here to pull that April Moon Calendar up.

Until next time,
Aloha ... Mokihana and Pete

P.S. Tomorrow (whoops, that would be Monday and not tomorrow, Sunday) we celebrate our 1 year anniversary of life from the tiny home/sleeping loft VardoForTwo.  What a year it has been~

One year ago on Vardo For Two the wheelie home was mobile  LINK to April 4, 2009

And another link:  Oldtime fabulous rockers singing "End of the Line" ... what a time!

Akin to the Beaver

American Indians called the beaver the "sacred center" of the land because this species creates rich habitats for other mammals, fish, turtles, frogs, birds and ducks. Since beavers prefer to dam streams in shallow valleys, much of the flooded area becomes wetlands. Such wetlands are cradles of life with biodiversity that can rival tropical rain forests. Almost half of endangered and threatened species in North America rely upon wetlands.

Besides being a keystone species, beavers reliably and economically maintain wetlands that can sponge up floodwaters (the several dams built by each colony also slows the flow of floodwaters), prevent erosion, raise the water table and act as the "earth's kidneys" to purify water. The latter occurs because several feet of silt collect upstream of older beaver dams, and toxics, such as pesticides, are broken down in the wetlands that beavers create. Thus, water downstream of dams is cleaner and requires less treatment.

http://www.beaversww.org/beaver.html

From the comfort of the vardo, still wrapped in the quiet of night sleep, I heard the song of birds.  Small voices they did find their way to me inspite of the very manicured and humanly residential nature of the Mill Town.  On my feet I pulled the soft worn flannel curtains away from the windows, inspecting them for the moisture that collects after a night of being sealed against the sulfur of pollens and kiln from the mills.  Almost as a sleep-walker I wiped the moisture from the windows to keep mold from forming on the milk-painted oak frames.  Making up the bed waits for a time later this morning.

With my robe tucked about me and slipped into my boots and down the three short steps from our sleeping loft and onto the sidewalk.  There they were, a family of tiny sparrows looked from the roof ledge.  We talked a bit and I was happy to feel a smile gently taking over my sleepy face.  Inside, Pete had already been at this computer printing out insurance forms for his new business in the making...the legal trappings of becoming a small biz owner.  "I saw the sparrows on the roof...heard them chirping, too."  Busy with his focus, he said, "I don't feel connected to the outside."  Oh, I thought what a price to pay for beavering away.

The multiple nature of SCORPIO: willing to learn something new

Cocooned in my wheelie home, I'm seeking out the good energy a Scorpio like me needs. If there is anything Scorpio seeks instinctively it is ENERGY. When I was a very young woman the only thing I knew about the 'Scorpian" energy was the deadliness of the stinger ... and though I knew it was true I hid the sting perhaps in truth I knew too much about the harshness learned too early in my childhood . Later I discovered the dual nature of Scorpio ... that there was the Phoenix nature ... with the ability to 'rise from the ashes.' I have lived that part of a Scorpio's nature more times than I'd like. At another time I remember reading that the Scorpio was the only sign of the zodiac that had a Three-Totem nature that included: Scorpion/Eagle/Phoenix. Again, I could relate to the three part nature of living. Today, I caught up on a old thread over on ElsaElsa.com that addressed yet another way of viewing the Scorpio nature.

A reader with the sig 4Tuna posted this thoughtful comment describing the "Dove" side of the "Sting" or as this person called it the "Wing or Sting"List. It reminded me of a familiar 12-Step Inventory thing where a person can do personal inventory "a searching and fearless moral inventory" ... and perhaps it's just what I need today. I'm doing all the sorts of things that aid in grief work that needs to be done now ...

Other signs of the zodiac might not have the same degree of mirroring natures, and yet all of us have multiple sides to our nature.

“Sting or Wing”

Here are the attributes for Scorpio’s Stinger(unconscious survival mode)and the Dove(conscious loving mode). It’s easy to see how the Stinger depletes energy and the Dove energizes. enJOY!

heavy - lighthearted
sulking - exuberant
brooding - playful
suspicious - trusting
blaming - fact finding
limiting - expanding
frowning - smiling
withholding - giving
killjoy - ecstatic
scattered - grounded
jealous - encouraging
controlling - allowing
fault finding - respectful
fearful - courageous
mean spirited - joyful
indifferent - committed
confusing - focused
depleting - energizing
distant - engaging
betrayal seeking - welcoming
motive probing - supportive
fickle - sincere
crude - thoughtful
excusing owning
victim pleading - responsible
persecuting - healing
dividing - guiding
burdened - spirited
blank - expressive
thoughtless - considerate
judging - forgiving
black hole - milkyway
wet blanket - adventurer