Acquafortis' Heart Flutters

Review of The Reluctant Tarot Reader: Adventures in the Gypsy Trade

2012-01-23T18:59:00.000+01:00

It all started that I dreamt of Raven, of her giving a lecture on GLBT and religion. I tweeted this to her, several exchanges of tweets and all I know the next morning I found a copy of The Reluctant Tarot Reader ebook in my email. I had just arrived in Malta. And obviously the Universe just though it was absolutely the right time to read such a book. There is something that connects me

Good-bye Malta!

2012-01-05T17:49:00.000+01:00

I've just said good-bye to my parents. As time goes by, each time it is a deeper felt good-bye. Once I used to flee from here, from their presence. Now I book a flight and spend all my holidays to be with them, to be in Malta. Time has changed me and has changed them. Actually for me more than Time it was all the hard work on facing my fears, my suppressed anger and a slow finding of myself

The Two Digital Rings

2011-12-26T18:49:00.000+01:00

Tomorrow I am leaving to Malta to visit my parents. You might say “What is the big deal?” Those who have been following my blog know that my parents and I have a rocky relationship, only lately recuperated. So my visits there are a bit like a Russian Roulette. You do not know when the bullet will fire. And when it does I have to be ready to move aside Matrix style and be all Zen about it. On

A Yule Prayer

2011-12-20T17:52:00.000+01:00

Winter solstice is approaching. The darkness will start slowly abating, receding. Lately I was thinking that I was doing better in a particular issue in my life. An incident yesterday reminded me that those issues are still there burning hot with confusion. My first reaction was despair. As well as a bit of an anger towards the person that reminded me of this issue. Then slowly the Universe

Homosexuality, Mum, Hell & God - Samhain 2011

2011-10-31T15:11:00.002+01:00

Where to start? The four above are tightly interconnected and my assignment for this period is to disentangle the fear that has been installed in me. An appropriate assignment for Samhain I dare say. My mother, staunch Roman Catholic, observed that I was homosexual before I did. And as soon as the occasion presented itself when I was just a thirteen year old falling in love with my best friend

Mabon 2011

2011-09-23T19:31:00.001+02:00

So Mabon is here. The underworld is being ushered in cycle of our life. As regards my life, Mabon has made its appearance a couple of weeks ago. By underworld I am referring to all that needs quiet, introspection, meditation and downright hard work on my believes, codes and patterns of behaviour. These last 2 weeks if

Judgemental Pride

2011-09-12T22:01:00.000+02:00

"How unsurprising, then, that so few people have the patience to learn what is in their own hearts, much less the hearts of others. Little wonder that few possess true awareness. Such knowledge comes at a price – it can be a difficult, painstaking, slow path, during which we must suspend our ego. The great paradox is that when we let go of our need to be in control, but instead simply

A Message from the Universe

2011-09-04T17:16:00.000+02:00

Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even

Magical 39th Birthday!

2011-08-31T09:09:00.000+02:00

My birthday present, Puzzy and G. I am writing this least I forget what a wonderful 39th Birthday was yesterday. I am writing this at the crack of dawn before all other frenetic activities start because I want to jot down how blessed I am and I want to keep reminding me of such FACT.I want to thank my family who

Waiting...

2011-08-26T19:00:00.000+02:00

At a bridge waiting while cycling in Holland. It seems as if I am waiting. Waiting for the harvest to ripe. Waiting for all the mumble and grumble in these past months to slowly ebb away leaving under the murkiness a jewel for me to use.I am waiting for more energy I have not. I struggled, fought, creased my

A Sunday Laugh

2011-07-31T12:34:00.000+02:00

This is an email that my mother sent to me. Draw your own conclusions. Men Are Just Happier People: What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to

Set me free!

2011-07-15T15:45:00.000+02:00

My mind is ticking,my heart is aching,my soul is yearning,and my body is so tired.Please set me free,from this silent pain, that numbs my existence.From this confusion, it is only making me irritable,shrinks my heartand act senseless.Yes I know, a moment in time will come,when somehow,all this will make senseand I will

Rome in Rome Review

2011-07-14T00:43:00.000+02:00

It has been a long time since I saw an LGBT film. Somehow I choose this one tonight.What struck me immediately in the film was the sound track. Especially the song “Loving Strangers”.To say the truth the film left me baffled and confused for the first hour or so. I am not saying that I didn't like the shots of

Natural a/c

2011-07-08T15:35:00.001+02:00

Call him stupid!

Lazy Sunday Morning

2011-07-03T14:28:00.002+02:00

Who am I?

2011-04-14T15:49:00.000+02:00

To the legitimate question Who am I?I can only sincerely answer: Someone who thinks a lot and still is learning to feel.Someone who has a lot of doubts and very few certainties.Someone who is has a powerful mind and so ignorant in human relationships.Someone who passionately loves music but such an idiot to dance (especially if an embrace is involved).Someone who is in perpetual angst and is

Always the Baker, Never the Bride

2011-01-24T17:45:00.001+01:00

A nice, sweet (pun intended) book. The story flows well and I liked reading it. It is a good laugh with lively characters. I am not a baker so I won't be saying if the recipes in the book are feasible or not but for sure they made my mouth water and dream of a well made cake with a cup of coffee or tea. Just one thing if I may. The baker is diabetic, Type 1 to be precise and this was something

Christmas Dreams (Santa, Honey's Book Review)

2010-12-12T18:51:00.000+01:00

Loved the humour and spicy sex sprinkled amongst the words of these three short Christmas romance stories. A bit far fetched, at least for me, the speed with which people in these stories seem to all fall in love. But aren't we all entitled to dream a bit while we read, now and then, especially under the mistletoe?

A Seamless Concerto

2010-12-06T12:14:00.000+01:00

I got this book as a freebie form Amazon. It is not my usual cup of tea but I enjoyed it. I was curious to read a book written by three authors and I have to say I wasn't disappointed. A seamless concerto that interwinds perfectly. It is a light read, with some hot detailed sexy parts & humorous phrases that just cuts through the pages of the book. An all-ends-well story, ready to be read in

Extraordinary life!

2010-11-15T22:28:00.000+01:00

My personal note of Thank you for the Universe especially for what happened today! THANK YOU!

Daily Feng Shui Tip

2010-11-15T09:17:00.000+01:00

This is what I received in my email Today. It is the Daily Feng Shui Tip by Ellen Whitehurst Thought it was a great idea to share. Today we feel the energies of 'World Diabetes Day,' a time dedicated to a disease that claimed the life of my own dear father and almost every other ancestor in his family. And then there is one of my nearest and dearest, my good friend Linda, who was recently

World Diabetes Day 2010

2010-11-14T17:31:00.000+01:00

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Blessed Samhain 2010

2010-10-31T17:09:00.000+01:00

In these days where all comes to an end, so everything may start afresh, when the thin veil of illusions,lifts lightly from our consciousness.May I honour you Mother earth,for all the fruits given,so I may live.May I honour you Darkness,for your invitation to introspection.May I honour you all souls.You that have journeyed this life before me,may this night and days to come,find me receptive,for

All I need maybe is a candle

2010-10-29T19:01:00.000+02:00

Today there were more than a couple of moments when I felt overwhelmed by life. It seemed as if the more I tried the more things just didn't work. It seemed that I was being tested constantly for my patience and frustration won me over. So at a certain point I decided to stop, light a candle, an incense and close my eyes. Meditation these last days wasn't working well so really I wasn't hoping

Scientific discovery and Society

2010-10-24T16:45:00.000+02:00

Not bad on the whole. It is a book well written for a lay person who wants to understand more about science and how it is conditioning our life and may effect our life in the future.Most of the scientific information written in the book I already knew but that because I had studied it and it is part of my current job.The scientific information is posed in an easy and digestible way. I found the