A sacred space for everyone
Our beautiful shubunkin fish have been hanging out in the little “cave/house” we built them. They like it there. it’s sheltering, and I bet it makes them feel a little bit warmer. Their pond is warming up too, but they don’t seem to be as eager to feed.
Everything happens in its time.
“I wanted to share with you a little practice I do at night when I’m in bed getting ready to sleep.
This is not instead of your practice. It is in addition to, before you go to sleep. But it does help you keep Samaya.
3 x Seven Line Prayers
3 x Vajra Guru Mantras
5 x
HUNG
HUNG
HUNG
HUNG
HUNG
3 x
OM AMI DEWA HRI
OM AMI DEWA HRI
OM AMI DEWA HRI
3 x
OM BENZAR SATO HUNG
OM BENZAR SATO HUNG
OM BENZAR SATO HUNG
3 x
OM MANI PEDME HUNG
OM MANI PEDME HUNG
OM MANI PEDME HUNG
3 x
OM AH RA PA SA NA DI
OM AH RA PA SA NA DI
OM AH RA PA SA NA DI DI DI DI DI DI DI DI
SOHA
Just a little kiss to the Buddhas before you go to sleep.”
2/28/2026 Saturday by Jampal
Theme: Impulsive and Rash
The combination of Mars square Uranus continues for a few more days. If we have not let situations get opposed to our true wishes this may not be a rough time. But generally something has to give now, and we can explode with anger. Or if we are repressing ourselves accidents are likely. We are also likely to revolt from old relationships and authority figures. If we are aware of the need to make changes, new opportunities will come up. The Moon enters Leo today, which is a fixed fire sign and encourages play.
It is anger that is a sign of weakness, whereas patience is a sign of strength. ~H H the Dalai Lama
The Moon is void of course today until 3:18 am EST. Do not make any big decisions until after this time.
The koi know spring is springing! they are chowing down, eating veraciously the algae we have been trying to cut down for so long. they won’t get it all, but the interesting part is that they are eating, before the time they should actually be able to eat.
I think they’re getting ready for breeding time, which really is coming up soon. it all depends on weather conditions and water temperature. Last year our spawn happened at the end of April. Chat says a little later. Who knows? Chat knows! Ha ha!
This year we’re gonna do all our breeding and our spawning outside, and our medical care also. We have learned so much! The ones we tenderly cared for and spawned in my Lanai (my entire Lanai) have come to nothing. I don’t even know if there’s a survivor.
The ones we let happen outside have gotten strong and big. Duh. We’ve learned from Mother Nature. Dr. Brent says that’s how it is. They have to build strength in a natural environment. If they can’t make it in a natural environment they weren’t meant to make it. We have managed to harden some of the ones we kept inside. They are doing well though. but we are learning.
And our koi are fabulous!
2/27/2026 Friday by Jampal
Theme: A Mystical, Magical Retrograde
It is not necessarily going to be an easy Mercury retrograde. Mercury goes backwards in the sign, Pisces, for about 3 weeks. Mystical and imaginative are positive takes on this placement. Confusion and low ego energy are negative ones. Mercury is conjunct Venus for a few days. We gain insight into the bigger picture of our lives. This combination of energy also stimulates our appreciation of the arts, and enhances the tendency to tell people how you feel about them (in a positive way).
Develop the habit of going to an abstract place like the crystal under the dust. ~Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo
Thursday by Wangmo
Theme: Communication and Home
Mercury turns retrograde today so it is time to take extra care with communications, purchases and contract signing. Communication glitches are more likely to occur so it’s a time to slow down and be thorough and thoughtful. The Moon moves into Cancer bringing a focus on family, home and how we nurture ourselves. Healing of emotional wounds is aided by both reflective time and acts of generosity.
Speech is one symptom of Affection And Silence one—The perfectest communication Is heard of none—Emily Dickerson
Wednesday by Wangmo
Theme: Thinking outside the box
Mercury is sextile Uranus for a few days providing you with innovative energy for change in respect of rigidity of ideas or thought patterns. Take this opportunity to think outside the box to problem solve. Be particularly mindful today about thinking before you speak while the Moon is square Mercury. Take time to find the right words are delivered with compassion.
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.~ Cato the Elder
The Moon is Void of Course in Gemini from 6pm today until 12:11am tomorrow. Avoid signing contracts. Find time to slow down and reflect.
Theme: Mutability
Pisces and Gemini are both mutable signs – ever changing with the environment and going with the flow. With three planets in Pisces and the Moon in Gemini there is a responsive quality to changing circumstances. The down-side of mutability is that there can be a lack of boundaries and discrimination. The Moon in Gemini also signals a more interactive, social and conversational environment for the next two days.
That silence is one of the great arts of conversation is allowed by Cicero himself, who says, there is not only an art, but even an eloquence in it.~ Hannah Moore
Monday by Wangmo
Theme: Hone your purpose
As the Sun moves closer to the north node over the next few days it’s timely to re-evaluate your life direction. Are you heading where you need to go to be of most benefit to yourself and others? The Moon is conjunct Uranus today providing a period of disruption and unsettlement. This experience is an encouragement to be flexible and patient. While Venus remains in Pisces take time to connect with your heart and compassion. This will in turn enable you to connect with others.
The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence. It results from the profound interdependence we all share with one another.~ HH 14th Dalai Lama
The Moon is Void of Course in Taurs from 12:19pm to 9.29pm which is like a liminal space of transition but also an opportunity for reflection and to go gently with yourself. Avoid material overload and signing contracts during this period.
The koi are parading! OMG! The pod is in harmony! Dr. Brent said that. It’s like a little dance they do when everything is ok. Now they are all around, like they’re dancing.
The show was short but it was beautiful!
Wait, it is still continuing! I wish you could all see this on Youtube live! I don’t know why we don’t do that.
I hate it when people say there are reasons. They are not reasons. The are obstacles we have to break through.
The koi are actually most visible, most enchanting, at night when the lights are on. That’s why I want to have this online, so people can see them at night when they are the most beautiful.
I want to make this all about the people that come to see them and the koi themselves.
A parade.