2012.12.27 19:00 – Dancing With the Moon

The Guardian for this meeting was Paradise Tennant.   Participants included Aphrodite, stevenaia, Santoshima, and Chraeloos

Paradise Tennant: hiya aph how are you :))
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya- fine I guess. Nice to see you here
Aphrodite Macbain: Feeling a bit sad as I often do at Christmas
Aphrodite Macbain: How are you?
stevenaia Michinaga: hello
Paradise Tennant: very well thanks have a few days off
Paradise Tennant: so just kind of pottering on projects so nice
stevenaia Michinaga: and dress for spring
Paradise Tennant: do not think I have had more than 3 days at home in almost 5 years
Paradise Tennant: yes felt springy
stevenaia Michinaga: so you didn’t bring the snow :)
Aphrodite Macbain: springy...
Aphrodite Macbain: hmm
Paradise Tennant: how was your day stev ?
Aphrodite Macbain: wish I could feel springy
Paradise Tennant: are you not feeling well aph ?
Aphrodite Macbain: just sad
Paradise Tennant: listens
Aphrodite Macbain: I'll perk up eventually
Aphrodite Macbain: Trying to figure out what comes next in my life
stevenaia Michinaga: day was good, sorting through end of the year office things, helping officemate sort through computer renewal of her Woman Owned Business designation , State sponsored insanity online, it took hours
Paradise Tennant: love it when you get to start with a fresh page :) try something new
Paradise Tennant: hmmm
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, seems to be a good year for change
stevenaia Michinaga: We got our 1st seed catalogue so spring can't be far away
Paradise Tennant: ooooo
Paradise Tennant: love reading bulb and plant catalogues
Paradise Tennant: somehow just looking at the pictures makes me happy
Paradise Tennant: I am from farming stock and there are certain times when I can really see it in myself
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, we (I) plant over a 100 every year, I think it's to feed the squirrels, actually
Paradise Tennant: lol
Chraeloos Resident: 's current display-name is "Chraeloos".
Chraeloos Resident: Hey everyone :)
Paradise Tennant: should check out which ones are the healthiest for them or maybe provide a squirrel feeder ?
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Chraeloos
Paradise Tennant: hiya chraeloos welcome
Paradise Tennant: have you been to pab ?
Paradise Tennant: before
Chraeloos Resident: Thanks, Yes I have, and I don't mind if it’s recorded haha
stevenaia Michinaga: welcome
Paradise Tennant: smiles at you :)
--BELL--
Paradise Tennant: this theme this week is being alone .. solitude loneliness
Santoshima Resident: 's current display-name is "san".
Paradise Tennant: it is a time of year that sometimes is really hard because there are so many expectations attached to it and for some memories
Paradise Tennant: hiya san
stevenaia Michinaga: hi San
Santoshima Resident: hiya
Chraeloos Resident: Hi San :)
Santoshima Resident: hi
Santoshima Resident: back in a bit
stevenaia Michinaga: tonight is the longest moon, full moon after the solstice, it has a name???
Chraeloos Resident: Not sure, Stevenaia
Paradise Tennant: “Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.” -Henri Frederic Amiel
stevenaia Michinaga: something to keep us company
Chraeloos Resident: Oh, RL calls, thanks Paradise, take care everyone :)
stevenaia Michinaga: poof
Paradise Tennant: What this means is that — if you look tonight — you’ll get a spectacular moonrise, where the Moon turns a blood red against the darkest backdrops of a full moonrise that you’ll see all year… and the same thing again at moonset just prior to dawn.
Paradise Tennant: take care chraeloos thank you for dropping by
Paradise Tennant: http://scienceblogs.com/startswithab...n-of-the-year/
Paradise Tennant: just admiring Bleu holiday card behind us .. so beautiful
stevenaia Michinaga: watching Jupiter rise over the full moon (video)
stevenaia Michinaga: magic
Paradise Tennant: yes so amazing the sights we get to see
Aphrodite Macbain: wow I wish there weren't clouds in the sky
stevenaia Michinaga: it was clear for a moment on my way to Tai Chi class before the clouds covered it
stevenaia Michinaga: very bright even from behind the clouds
Aphrodite Macbain: I should go on the roof
--BELL--
Paradise Tennant: smiles yes ! with proseco if possible :)
Paradise Tennant: you can toast the moon
Paradise Tennant: I have a friend who sings to it :))
Aphrodite Macbain: what does she sing?
stevenaia Michinaga: Blue?
Paradise Tennant: no not mr blue a neighbour who I sometimes have dinner with she is an artist
Paradise Tennant: she lives life large
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: she must have lots of self confidence
Paradise Tennant: not sure what the program is :))
Paradise Tennant: never accompanied her
Aphrodite Macbain: do you play the piano Para?
Paradise Tennant: tonight I bet will be songfest she knows the lunar calendar very well she says it affects her
Aphrodite Macbain: you
Aphrodite Macbain: Hope she has a good voice!
stevenaia Michinaga: wb San
Aphrodite Macbain: looks for San
stevenaia Michinaga: waves
Paradise Tennant: hmm moon appreciation I guess you could call it
Paradise Tennant: I suspects she also dances which I think is a nice idea
Paradise Tennant: dancing in moonlight
Aphrodite Macbain: San I reset default avatar and that seemed to bring me out of the cloud
Paradise Tennant: would always set my bedroom up as a kid so I could lie in bed and look at the moon
Aphrodite Macbain: Did the moon always have the same path?
Paradise Tennant: no it changes
Paradise Tennant: would be shimming my bed about the room
Aphrodite Macbain: but you could always see the moon?
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Paradise Tennant: not always but often try to
Aphrodite Macbain: I see
Paradise Tennant: something about lying in moonlight being draped in silver made me happy
Paradise Tennant: would have great dreams
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
stevenaia Michinaga: sounds like the perfect window
Aphrodite Macbain: so interesting. I have never done that or thought of doing it.
Aphrodite Macbain: but it sounds so nice and soothing
stevenaia Michinaga: I remember looking at the moon through a telescope for the first time.... and it kept moving away
Aphrodite Macbain: darn moon
Santoshima Resident: please excuse me ... restless .. finishing ups re-build of treehouse ~ come by sometime
Aphrodite Macbain: kk
Aphrodite Macbain: I will san.
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: always find it calming . soothing .. somehow feel wrapped up in good things in moonlight
Aphrodite Macbain: I should go too
Paradise Tennant: okies nite nite san
Aphrodite Macbain: bye everyone
Paradise Tennant: nite nite aph hope you feel better should definitely pour a glass of wine and go up to the roof :)
stevenaia Michinaga: night Aph
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: liking being at home :)) so nice to wake up and not have to go anywhere
stevenaia Michinaga: just knowing the moon is brightly shining above makes me happy
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: we must be moon spirits
--BELL--
stevenaia Michinaga: so you had a nice relaxing day?
Paradise Tennant: yes !
Paradise Tennant: lovely !
Paradise Tennant: just puttered did laundry
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: lol
Paradise Tennant: cleaned entire civilizations out of my fridge
Paradise Tennant: talked on the phone for a long time catching up with friends
stevenaia Michinaga: a good thing
Paradise Tennant: felt guilty if I left them longer there was a chance for sentience
--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: [I may be bringing a RL study group to SL on the third Saturday in January , we may crash the 7:00 am session :)

Paradise Tennant: your tai chi class ?

stevenaia Michinaga: no, taoist study group, many of us also have the same tai chi teacher stevenaia Michinaga: we usually (just) read a chapter of the Tao de Ching like poetry and relate how it touches us [19:57] stevenaia Michinaga: a number of translations for perspective [19:57] Paradise Tennant: let’s do that for a bit one sec let me pull it up we can just read a
stevenaia Michinaga: paragraph together
Paradise Tennant: http://www.chinapage.com/gnl.html
 Paradise Tennant: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: we usually (just) read a chapter of the Tao de Ching like poetry and relate how it touches us: a number of translations for perspective

Paradise Tennant: let’s do that for a bit one sec let me pull it up we can just read a paragraph together

http://www.chinapage.com/gnl.html [19:59] Paradise Tennant: is this the right text
stevenaia Michinaga: pick a chapter
stevenaia Michinaga: 11 is one of my favorite
Paradise Tennant:

Accept Harmony is only in following the Way.

The Way is without form or quality,

But expresses all forms and qualities;

The Way is hidden and implicate,

But expresses all of nature;

The Way is unchanging, But expresses all motion. Beneath sensation and memory

The Way is the source of all the world. How can I understand the source of the world?

By accepting.
 

stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: :)
Paradise Tennant: just a perfect paragraph to think about under the longest moon of the year :)
stevenaia Michinaga: it is amazing how so few and very old words have so much meaning
Paradise Tennant: yes :) would you like to pick one ?
stevenaia Michinaga:

Indulgence

Straighten yourself and you will not stand steady;

Display yourself and you will not be clearly seen;

Justify yourself and you will not be respected;

Promote yourself and you will not be believed;

Pride yourself and you will not endure.

These behaviours are wasteful, indulgent, And so they attract disfavour;

Harmony avoids them.
 

Paradise Tennant: wow
stevenaia Michinaga: this was the one we most recently read, the many translations are so different yet all capture this nicely
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: they all make so much sense, it's scary
Paradise Tennant: yes like we are hardwired for what is true it resonates
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: if this endured for 5000 years (I think), imaging what preceded this to create this text
Paradise Tennant: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: 6th century BC
stevenaia Michinaga: only a couple of thousand years :)
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: well my friend really cold here means I have to put boots on Mr. Blue no easy task let me tell you it is a good 10 minute chase :))
Paradise Tennant: think I better say good night while I have the energy for it :))
stevenaia Michinaga: hope it's pretty and white there
stevenaia Michinaga: night Paradise
Paradise Tennant: white bits with lots of grey
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: enjoy the moon :)))
stevenaia Michinaga: night, enjoy your brisk walk
Paradise Tennant: http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...9QEwBA&dur=295
Paradise Tennant: so many nice images when you type in moon spirits :))
Paradise Tennant:  sweet dreams