{"id":29359,"date":"2013-06-01T05:46:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T09:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=29359"},"modified":"2016-06-01T04:54:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T09:54:05","slug":"it-becomes-enchanted-here-at-nightfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/it-becomes-enchanted-here-at-nightfall\/","title":{"rendered":"It becomes enchanted here at nightfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

It becomes a different world here in the midnight hours.\u00a0\u00a0I live in Paradise every day but at night is when the enchantment begins. Like right now.\u00a0It’s a beautiful evening out there, a balmy 76, light breeze, moonrise not for another hour, then another hour+ to make it over the tree line. There’s night blooming jasmine in the air. The nightly parade of critters has begun. For me, this is the time to take a walkabout, then sit and soak up the night. \u00a0Each day as I bring work to a close, I review what needs to be done the next day. \u00a0Then I leave work at the office. When I ponder at night, it’s more about basking in appreciative thoughts of what magic the day has brought me, or seeing where I stand on any personal issues I may be working through. Most recently, I had 4 close to me pass in the last 3 months. I get waves of feeling grief and loss, all the while knowing there is no death. \u00a0Ongoing estate matters keep the topic fresh in my mind. One I lost in March was a friend of 54 years, and my sole confidante. I feel that loss acutely every day. At the same time, it is good to have no one to discuss things with. \u00a0It throws me back into myself and sends me pondering in the midnight hours. \u00a0In the quiet, in the night, thoughts become more clear. What seems tangled becomes smoothed free. That’s the magic of the nighttime. \u00a0It’s the perfect setting to step into the mystic\u00a0and unravel truth from illusion. \u00a0Mysticism is defined<\/a> as the pursuit of communion with the Source or God through\u00a0experience, intuition and insight. It is for this reason I typically live a monastic life, as it is conducive to the cultivation of the mystical state of consciousness. \u00a0The session work I do with friends<\/a> depends upon my state of consciousness. \u00a0It is for this reason I put my time in to become enchanted with nature, under the stars, listening to what the Universe has to tell me.\u00a0 It’s where I get my continuing education to keep me qualified for my profession \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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