Ari Bouse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Reiki Master. After many years of working in schools and other settings, Ari is in the process of starting his own clinical practice. Ari is passionate about teaching meditation as a way of life, and sees his spiritual connections as part of his multidimensional identity. He is here to lighten up the consciousness of the Planet and beyond. Ari’s personal and professional worldview is informed by contemplative and holistic traditions; including meditation practices, Buddhist psychology, Shamanic traditions & Taoist philosophy via directly perceptible explorations in Tai Chi & Qigong. –“Nature is the best physician”–Lao Tzu

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The Green Mist

I remember a time when we meditated together before we were a couple…

My eyes were closed, while my Third Eye traveled into a vortex of green mist;

As I relaxed into a magical meditative heart chakra steam bath

Mon cherie je t’aime…voulez vous comprendre pas?

My love, I love you…do you understand?

Capice?

8 years reflects the sign of infinity…

Another synchronicity in this crazy thing called love

Will you make me the happiest man in the world by becoming my wife?

I hope you don’t mind marrying me too much…

It’s the eye of the tiger and it’s never too late to get it back!

Hard to fathom the way your Aries fire vaporizes my Pisces waters & how I cool your jets

When I look into the depth of your beautiful grey eyes,

I gaze into the complex shades of your soul…

I can see your light reflecting into the embers of my soul…

I am a man and you are a woman…opposite sides of the same coin;

attracting like magnetic poles

May we help each other heal our collective wounds;

While opening up to an awakening to something different

A new way of loving each other unconditionally & supporting each other along the way

It takes a lot of work to co-create what we have manifested together…

If one way doesn’t work, then we’ll find another way

Back to back on the Zodiac

Your fire illuminates my waters

We are a catch made in heaven…

May our souls scuba dive into the oceanic depths of primordial waters of creative expression!

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Grey Silhouette Of A Shadowy Woman In The Mirror

Looking back into the rearview mirror…

I can still hear an echoing callback from a clairaudient psychic

from many moons ago that rattled my cage

Some might have called her a little batty, based on the voices she heard

It’s hard to tune out a soul projection into

a parallel future timeline . . .

Especially as I saw myself experiencing these moments

unfolding of my life!

But then again, Great Spirit speaks to us in mysterious ways;

Like chiaroscuro allowing the light to illuminate the shadows

A slow drip from a faucet awakens mindful presence

O’er time, background noise fades into the darkness

Revealing a clearer image of two Starseeds taking root in the mirror of my mind

Didn’t we meet on a cosmic craft in the Dreamtime?

Flash forward to another soul traveled destination along the journey . . .

I can see her clearly watering flowers at a local nursery

Her once bountiful black hair has been kissed by a beautiful natural grey,

like the color of her eyes

Ah, my dear . . .

It took us a lot of work to get here!

Mountains have been moved, tracks have been laid

And here we are standing in front of the mirror together;

Our reflections looking back at one another

The grey silhouette has become a crystal clear picture

along this mysterious path called life!

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Home

Being with you feels like home . . .

Back to the hearth, in the sense of a shared real felt sense experience;

living in the infinite present moment with another

Home is a timeless connection

in an Odyssey like journey O’er a finite destination

Collapsing into each other’s arms

or gentle soul gazes reflecting feeling seen and heard

Stepping out of hidden comfort zones

and stepping up into intimate experiences:

By leaning into a tension of opposites moment . . .

At desirous times to retreat to a zen den

and head to a monkish cave . . .

But being home might mean re-examining escaping from

the room that the present moment is asking us to hang in there for a bit longer

Patience . . .

A deep breath . . .

Hit the reset button . . .

Home feels less about doing than being;

rest assured that we’re both here and in this together

A solid foundation helps support feeling

anchored and rooted in Being

Home is a place that I love to live!

That is, with you my love.

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Ari’s blog Classroom Mothership Earth is a free resource to support folks along their spiritual journey in consciousness. Hopefully, Classroom Mothership Earth is a breath of fresh air and shelter from the storm. Also, may it be a spacious inspiration & anchor to folks by encouraging a personal reconnection with the sacredness of Nature, and awakening a sense of adventure and mystery in their everyday lives.

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