http://www.sacredspace.co.za Where you feel warm. Safe. Where you can just be YOU. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:54:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just as we had mentioned the legend of the Aloes and the sardine run, we get news that the sardine are on their way up the South Coast. According to news reports, the sardines have arrived in their thousands on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast and were spotted at Maphumulo on Monday. On ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=35 Our Wetland area is showing signs of renewal. We have been having good rains in the past few weeks and our Flamingo Vlei is once again nearly full. No signs of the large stretches of sandbank where the water had receded and the vlei could be seen to ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=30 The other day I overheard a conversation among a couple of young people, they were asking each other whether they would be committed to their partners if they got married. This was and is very strange to me as I feel that commitment is all about you, the person ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=29 I have always had an affinity to stones, for as long as I can remember. Always seeing an unusual shape here or a beguiling colour there, a smooth one picked up by the river or one with a ripple design on it, whatever the magic I just had to ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=28 Maze’s have been around for over 4000 years, and symbolize the twisted path of life and fate? Mazes are intricate geometric designs purposely meant to create a sense of bewilderment and confusion. Mazes can often cause sensitive people to suffer terrifying claustrophobia and they further refuse to have ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=27 Somehow my life seems to consist of zones, compartments and seperatism. Almost as though I can’t multitask, (which I really can, read, watch televison, listen to the radio, hear the conversation in the next room and cook supper) on other levels. Zones consist of work area, hobby area, love area, ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=26 Well we have been praying and asking for rain and boy did we get some! What a fantastic show - thunder, lightning, hail, mudslides, gale force winds and floods. We have had more rain in one night and day, than our entire monthly rainfall, for April, in ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=25 Today will be the first Solar Eclipse of 2005. It will be a rare hybrid eclipse which will be seen partially in the USA and Northern hemisphere with the full eclipse being seen in New Zealand and the South Pacific, for less than a minute in total. For the Pope, ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=24 Wow!! I just came across the most amazing site. It has a remembrance page for the Pope where you can light a virtual candle. You can inscribe your name on it, insert a message, your country and place of origin. This site is available in so ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=23 We are entering our autumn now and the Western Cape has a far different habitat to the rest of the country. We look forward to seeing the squirrels scurrying about at their busiest, gathering the acorns for winter. We have some wonderful huge old Oak trees in ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=22 Attempting to write something for the past few days has been impossible with all the saddest of events taking place worldwide. To have written anything would have seemed so trivial and unseemly. Firstly the sad death of Terri Schiavo which has raised such strong feelings and powerful moral issues, which ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=21 Did you ever do one of those paint by number paintings? I loved them! As I had absolutely no artistic skills whatsover (nada, nothing, less than zero, zip), it made me feel as if I was the greatest, the last of the famous artists! It was so ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=20 The Western Cape is in a second year of drought and according to the experts, the worst in a hundred years. Our area the West Coast has been declared a Disaster Area, with really strict water restrictions in place. Yesterday it started raining, a bit early for our normal Winter ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=19 Isn’t it wonderful how many diverse scents and aromas we get naturally from plants? There is nothing more stimulating or magical than being in the garden in the evening. The scent of Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, with it’s blue white and purple flowers, quite heady at times but a scent ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=18 There has been so much in the media lately about the bad effects of fast foods and obesity. This is such a sad fact of life and we actually need to make responsible choices about our lifestyles. Making responsible choices means having full knowledge of products or paying ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=17 Easter is a time for remembering our past, celebrating freedom and looking toward to the awakening of renewal. A time to share with family. A time to re-establish your faith and who you are. For some it will be breaking the fast of Lent and celebrating the resurrection, for ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=16 We live with so much stress these days. Technology has brought wonderful changes to our world but with it comes the dreaded instant gratification. Everyone wants an answer NOW, because it is possible with email, cellphones etc. It also means we have no escape, we are now ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=15 Well what a busy weekend! At the same time most invigorating, especially with having the extra day to enable me to fit in so many things. Yesterday’s holiday was to commemorate “Human Rights”. The basic unalienable rights of each and every human being. What is Human Rights Day? Human Rights ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=14 Hmmmm, a long weekend, a chance to do a million things that I have promised myself. A chance to use my Digital Camera, a chance to do two things at the same time, to go out and to take some great photos. Where shall I go? A chance to read a book, ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=13 All my life I have had a recurring dream. In this dream I see my life (as I know it) playing out before me. I re-live all the trials, tribulations, joys, accomplishments, achievements, losses and gains. Re-live all the happy times and all the sad times. ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=12 Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love. Fyodor Dostoyevsky What is spirituality all about? ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=11 Isn’t it amazing how we are all influenced by the happenings that are flighted on Television and in the newspapers and magazines? Very few of them are ever happy stories, instead they are all about the cruelty of the human species. Murder, rape, theft, and all manners of unspeakable acts. ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=10 I share my Garden Space with many varied creatures, animals, insects, reptiles, humans and the wee fey folk, more commonly known as Fairies. Green Fairies that bring peace, love and abundance. Usually found among the ferns and foliage. Yellow Sunshine Fairies that bring warmth, space and fertility. Their shining faces can be ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=9 Every day brings something new and interesting to my garden space. It has been visited by so many varied flying creatures, some only vistors passing through and some that have become resident. Around our water feature, which is a river, we have giant dragonflies with wings that seem bejewelled, by ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=8 I have some special warm, furry, fuzzy friends who share my home space with me. Three dogs and three cats. In order of age and respectability (if you please) we have Kitty - a black and white Moggie rescued from behind a garage as a kitten 18 years young and ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=7 This is a space for all my Herbal musings. A large space within my garden is taken up with herbs. They are scattered all among the roses and shrubs. Some complementing the adjacent plants and some preventing the insects from eating the partner plants. There are so many herbs ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=6 Today this space is being dedicated to all the wonderful women out there. International Women’s Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=5 There are many opinions on what a Sacred Space is. A Church/Synagogue/Mosque/Hall or where many people pray and ask for blessings. A specific place where many people have died innocently as in the 911 site or Auschwitz or Rwanda. A simple altar in a room with icons and ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=4 Cape Town has been having a severe drought, with very strict water restrictions in place. We can only water our gardens on a Monday (if you have an even street number) or Tuesday (uneven street number) for an hour with a bucket or watering can and another half an ... http://www.sacredspace.co.za/?p=3