Corner Cat

Corner Cat
Facing the sharp edge
Back to the wall
Looking this way
AND that
Seeing it all
Body in the shade
Tail in the sun
Ready to run.

Oh! Sweet Lord Ganesha!

Statue of Lord Ganesha at Crystal Castle, Mullumbimby, northern NSW.

Oh! Dearest sweet, sweet Lord Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles, Bringer of Good Fortune!

How, now so long ago it seems but only a few short years ago, I knelt down, alone, oh so alone, before the weight of black night and uncertain destiny; beneath the dripping disc of the Moon, wreathed by incense, lit by flickering candles red and white. And I prayed.

Lord Ganesha, consort of Goddess, if it be thy will, let this woman in me blossom, be released, that I may live as her, live her all of my days, for better and for worse. And, this more, my Lord, teach me to love and to be loved.

And so it was; and so it is!

And I am Paula and now I am married to my true love, Alexx.

Blessed be.

May the Long Time Sun Shine...

May the long time
Sun shine upon you
All love surround you
And the pure light within you
Guide your way home!

(Incredible String Band)

Bright and fair fly the flags
Of the Aquarius hill tribes
Of the Rainbow Region.

Peace and rainbow flags flutter over the monthly market at the village of The Channon near Lismore in the Rainbow Region of northern NSW.

For our honeymoon Alexx and I chose a road trip in our new vee-dub diesel Polo to this lush, sub-tropical, fabled seat of the '60's and '70's hippie era and the Aquarian Revolution. We both had attachments to this area from that time and this was a way of revisiting our pasts and honouring the source of much of our mutual life ethos - a hope for the future, a dedication to peace, a love of diversity and a reverence for the Earth.

This was the journey we should have made all those years ago but we had another journey to make - the journey of our lives - before that was possible.


Our little car below the ancient sacred majesty of the Nimbin Rocks outside Nimbin Village, northern NSW

Me Mate!

Mate: friend, companion, buddy, partner, join, conjoin, match