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Mondays With Merlin: Summer Solstice Full Moon

June 20, 2016 / 45 Comments
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Summer Solstice wishes from me, Merlin, coming to you from Summerland

I promised I’d be back. You didn’t really think I could stay away, did you? The world is in such a sorry state, we need all the feline wisdom we can get. I have so much to report since my exit last month, it’ll take all summer to make fender bender dent. Truly. Where do I even begin to begin to share my journey? Let me not count the ways.

Cats don’t measure time in minutes, hours, days or nano-seconds. Goodness, how tedious it must be keeping track of 60 seconds or minutes. Who has time for that? I don’t and trust me, neither do your cats. We have much to celebrate, so come on, join me on my picnic blankie because…it’s going to be the summer of love!

But first some housekeeping. We were all touched by the kind condolences, comments, cards, gifts, flowers and emails regarding my departure. Thank-you dearest ones!
“There is no higher calling than service to cats”.

My Tarot Wisdom lessons will continue but we’re waiting for the dust to settle from ahem, our nonprofit anthology Black Cats Tell All. We are committed to changing negative perceptions about black cats and promoting their adoption in shelters. Layla under-estimated how much time and energy it would take launching our Kickstarter and running the 30-day crowdfunding campaign. Shall we say 24/7? I’m worried about her. She won’t rest until it’s funded and it’s hit a snag. Do pay a visit at the link above and show some love.

Today is the longest day, the summer solstice with about 15 hours of daylight, at least in the northern hemisphere but cares about numbers, it’s all about feeling. We’ve moved from the frenetic buzzy energy of Gemini in the past month, to the more emotional, soft zodiac sign of, Cancer which is ruled by the moon AND it’s a full moon!
We haven’t had summer solstice full moon since 1969, aka the Summer of Love. The next month is going to all about getting in touch with our feelings, about exploring what we really want and yes, having a good time. Open up your heart and let the sun shine in.

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My cat dad waxed nostalgic yesterday being Cat Dad Day. He loved hanging out with me in the garden. Well, we can still hang out and I’m in the garden, but we can’t share a beer.

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I wanted choose the nicest time of the year to transition. Layla thinks I hung on because dying in the dead of the winter, would be harder to bear.
May is Layla’s favorite month and the garden begins to get into the groove. I’ll be posting pics of burial of how quickly everything turned lush bit not today.
Today is about life.
The pulsing green, growing, blooming, breathing, shining sunshiney life.
I like my new home, in one of my favorite spots in the garden, but I’ll let you in on a secret. I’m there but I’m not there. We are not our bodies. They are just overcoats our soul wears for a while and then shrugs off. You know how good it feels on the first hot day to take off a heavy coat? That’s how death is. It feels light and free. Free as a butterfly.

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Choose what you do with your precious time wisely. And remember:
There is no higher calling than service to cats.
Love always, all ways,
Merlin

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