Dear Goddess,  The economic recession/depression has created an aura of compassion in the people I meet every day. If I look closely, I will see  this compassion in the ordinary person who has lost a job, who has lost her home, and who generally  lost everything she ever had in life so far.

Hearts open at times such as these.

I recently made a pin that says, "Transcend fear with Mystical Perception."

This is our Prayer Prescription for today.

Om Peace Amen

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Dear God/ess, I have never gone to The Grotto Of Lourdes in the Autumn before, and yesterday was such a beautiful Autumn day. The moment we stepped inside the Grotto Grounds, beauty abounded everywhere. Beautiful reds, oranges and yellows.

Every time we go back, the spot looks different. The pool around the majestic Mother Mary near the site of the Holy Water, was dark and seemingly endless. (below).The pool during the summer is green and the bottom is perfectly visible. (above). The stand upon which the Mother stands has also been beautified with the artistry of masonry work.

Walking down the pathway towards the chapel reminded us of entering a womb of the Mother.

Walking out again reminded us of going towards the light, as in the birthing experience.

Do you think this is what Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton had in mind every day she walked the rugged grounds, in a meditative state, communing with the very heart of Christ Consciousness in 1809?

Om Peace Amen

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Dear God/ess, My friend Sheila, Astrology's Astrologer, and I went to the Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Maryland, today.

Ulysses came with us and as you can see in the  picture, he was quite popular among the young people there.

Our Lady Gutalupe in the picture is the site of several major miracles in the recovery of Ulysses' Cancer over this past winter. So to suddenly be visited by this group of energetic, athletic and happy  adoring fans, who demanded to have their picture taken with Ulysses,  felt like an omen of continued good health for this wonderful dog.

So I want to recognize this happy moment, and pause a moment to appreciate it.

Om Peace Amen

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Dear God/ess,  I now have another title for my book. I think this one makes perfect sense: Prayer Prescriptions: Spiritual Remedies For Long Lasting Health.

I want to, once again, make the point that the  prescriptions we get from the Doctor create a condition where the cure is worse than the illness.

Yet we live at a time where many Americans are hopelessly addicted to prescription drugs. Heroin, cocaine, crack are still a problem, but if I would hazard a guess, prescription medications have created an addiction crisis. And these drugs are legal.

Not that heroin or cocaine should be illegal. Legal or illegal, these sorts of prescriptions are a type of suicide. They create a population of walking zombies.

Prayer Prescriptions are a healing balm that can help uplift the vibrations of those who read them.

Om Peace Amen

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Dear God/ess,  Late night talks on night shift, as always, reveal people's worldview about life, philosophy and to a lessor degree, Religion. Sometimes politics also comes into play. Topics involving politics always arises a kind of respect that we have for one another.

One woman and her husband not only believe in all the wars presently being fought  in the name of pilfering natural resources, but they are also a military family. We respect each other, and even love each other.

So we need not think the same way to have respect.

The Occupy Movement is getting everyone's attention. The Occupy Movement is changing the mood of the country. The Occupy Movement is  a Freedom Movement that reminds us once again of the nonviolent, self expression of the 1960's.

People may fear a bloodbath coming out of all of this, but we must keep the movement free of violence.

This can only happen by calling in the unseen forces.

Om Peace Amen

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Dear Goddess, One of the most remarkable experiences from last weekend's  Thich Nhat Hahn conference was the mindful eating exercise that was conducted by the monks  and nuns from  Plum Village, France.

We all ate mindfully together, all 300 plus of us. We ate quietly, although my friend Joel would sometimes whisper a wise crack or two in my ear.

We put a bite in our mouth, laid down the fork, and chewed 30 or more times. Then the next bite, laying down the fork, chewing and so on.

Joel and I touched base in the middle of the week, and we both have been eating mindfully in this way, ever since.

Making this one change in my life has been truly calming and inspirational.

Being mindful every time we eat spills over to every other area of our lives.

Today's Prayer Prescription? Eat mindfully.

Om  Peace Amen

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