Articles by Kim Elkington
Sacred Journeys – May 2012
It was wonderful how many of us were drawn to appreciate the sight of Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury in the early spring evening skies recently. We should all look up more often – there is a lot going on up there, and it is all very much alive,... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2012
Many of us felt pushed to the end of our rope this past winter, in one way or another. We had to address imbalances and, at the very least, began to sense what we needed to change. Spring is when the earth is in balance between light and dark, and... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – February 2012
Well we have arrived. For me, 2012 is a rite of passage year; for each of us individually and for humanity, and perhaps most importantly for the earth, it is as well.
We have no prophecies for what is coming after this time, except that it is a... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – Dec 2011 / Jan 2012
This past spring, I was feeling drawn to go to Sedona for 11:11:11. I did not have a reason or an event, just a desire. So did a few hundred other people, apparently. When I arrived there and looked around at the 'tribe' that also had felt this... Read more »
November 2011 Sacred Journeys
Many of the more poignant events in my life have involved coming together with other like-minded people around an event. The place of the event is also significant, as sometimes it is a gathering at a temple or a vortex or an ancient sacred site.... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – October 2011
I recently returned from a retreat in Mount Shasta, California, where I gathered with other like-minded beings who were drawn there to explore the magnificent energy of the place. Each day, we envisioned sending golden and pure white roots of light... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2011
What extraordinary times we live in, ‘time’ being the operative word here. This summer the energies have been intense, fluctuating between highly charged and periods of inertia. In the highly charged periods I am so full of love for humanity and the... Read more »
Sacred Journeys - July/August 2011
My home is on a river with a couple of acres around it, so I was lucky enough to look out the kitchen window this morning to see a turtle searching for a nice sandy place to lay her eggs. She headed over to the roses, changed her mind, came toward... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2011
In this continuing series on 2012 and the new earth, I would like to offer you a perfect example of living from your authentic heart.
It is a story about the love and respect that one native grandmother had for the water of the earth, and a vision... Read more »
Everyday Rituals & Celebrations – October 2002
As autumn arrives, root crops are being harvested, busy kitchens are preparing their final batches of goodies, and canning jars fill the shelves with wonderful delights.
For years I’ve been planning to buy bushels of red peppers with friends and... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – November 2002
November this year will undoubtedly involve us in considering the possibilities of war as the human world attempts to address its historical paranoid separatism. Usually these battles for power seem distant from my reality, as though the players... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2002
The snow is falling and I am beginning to think about holiday plans. For myself there is both Christmas with its feasts and its pageantry, and Winter Solstice on December 21. Solstice is the most identifiable to me, because it is about the earth... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2003
Every once in a while some part of my physical make-up gets out of joint, like an ache that doesn’t leave or sinus congestion that won’t clear up or a wound that won’t heal. That is what happened to me this mid-winter. When all the good herbs and... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2003
The lusty month of May at last is here! There is so much sexual energy in the air it’s almost embarrassing walking down the street. The birds are arriving in droves and checking each other out, the wind is caressing new blossoms, carrying... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2003
Last night was a full lunar eclipse, a powerful celestial event to watch or connect into. However, my garden was being watered by clouds that obscured the event. Whether I can see it or not, I can certainly feel the moon’s presence and the shifts... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – July 2003
I thought my conscious mind was in control of choosing what I do on any given day. However this spring and summer it is fairly obvious spirit is in control. It feels as if there is a director of operations and a staff of a hundred working full... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2003
Every day is magical, but the week of the full moon in August I found particularly metaphoric. I was lucky enough to be floating on my back many times that week — on various lakes — as the full red corn-harvest moon rose with Mars blazing, almost... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – October 2003
Around my birthday this fall I set my thoughts once again to my place in the world, my value, my contribution. Some clear answers were needed and I put it out to the universe to offer up some suggestions. The answers came, somewhat surprisingly,... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – November 2003
I found myself this Thanksgiving holiday tucked away in the Laurentians re-united with extended family from many parts of the globe. Some spoke French, some preferred Arabic, or English. And my sisters’ children, who are growing up in Israel... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2003
There was quite the celestial event taking place as the full moon was eclipsed November 8, 2003 the likes of which has not happened in the last 3,000 years and will not in the next 3,000. As the Earth slipped between the Sun and Moon, a Grand... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – February 2004
With each new breath comes the promise of renewal and possibility. Collectively we acknowledge the possibilities a new cycle might conjure on New Year's Eve.
There is a powerful wave of potential energy when combining personal intention with the... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – March 2004
Everyday, for three weeks in February, I’ve been either at an ancient stone temple or a sacred pilgrimage site. My whole being is still vibrating from the experience. On the first part of the journey I accompanied a friend who led a workshop to... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2004
I was discussing with a friend the auspiciousness of the Spring Equinox having arrived with a New Moon on March 20th, as both of these events represent the seeding of new things, and connote strong creative opportunities for the coming year. As... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2004
In this new millennium where the big money politically is made starting wars, where televisions' "best" are shows like Survivor, where friendships are fleeting and tactical, and the liberation of the sixties has resulted in a culture where images... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2004
I learned a new word recently, “Communitarian.” Just as a humanitarian respects each human life, a communitarian believes that life’s rewards come from being in community with humans and plants, wolves, mosquitoes the wind, and dirt equally. June... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – July 2004
During the early hours of June 8 when Venus was transiting the Sun, I was in meditation with others chanting a Tibetan prayer when the world opened up a crack, and I drank in the nectar of the cosmological events in the heavens. My heart began to... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2004
Since February I have been wearing a vial of water from the Glastonbury Well around my neck at all times, representing both the nourishing blood of Mother Earth and the nectar of a vast Spirit of Creation. Not surprisingly, water, in her guise as... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – October 2004
How did the world become so exquisitely beautiful and I so happily surrounded? Unable to concentrate on lists and responsibilities, I wake, staring at how the pink clouds appear to be dripping down from the dusky-blue sky as water birds glowing... Read more »
Everyday Sacred Journeys – November 2004
A question from a reader:
"I’ve been reading about reincarnation, getting into Tarot, a little numerology etc. Could I have your thoughts on how you have “reconciled” any Christian beliefs with those of the new age?"
— Thanks, PVG
I was born to a... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2004
The wonderful thing about new and full moon circles up north is that we begin by sitting around a good size outdoor sacred fire. It is pretty chilly in the winter months, but nothing a few wool blankets, hats and sorrels can’t cure. The cool... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – February 2005
The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26 rendered our big world a little more intimate. It struck on a day when most of the world was at home in a state of rest, better able to focus on and slowly absorb the wave of loss impacting the world. The... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2011
As this column has been focused recently on 2012, let’s explore the future evolution of sexuality, and how we might enjoy working with sexual energy to co-create a new Earth. Sex in the new earth will be sacred. At first that might sound like a... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – March 2005
Healing my “allergies” has been one of the seeds I have been nurturing this spring. The journey of self-discovery began with a medical intuitive in Toronto who sensed allergies, which we later confirmed with hair analysis.
Being a lover of cream,... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2005
Now deep into my 40s, it is not unusual for me to wake in the night feeling warmer than normal. If these are hot flashes they’re intermittent for now, but it does herald the approach of menopause and the time referred to as the Crone years. The... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2005
If you are single and longing for a significant other (rather than just a lover), read on. The following is a user-friendly “how-to” account.
My roommate and I began some foundation work throughout the fall season and then added the final magical... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2005
As I entered the kitchen this morning I noticed my Mom was looking out the window and exclaiming, “Well, this is the day of the Dandelion.” Sure enough, there were yellow happy faces spotting the lawn, and the same magic appeared at our... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – July 2005
My plan this summer has been to go slowly and see who I am becoming, within the context of a new home and new life on a river. With a new home there is a desire to change things so the environment becomes a bit more of a personal reflection.... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2005
Today is the close of the third traditional powwow or spiritual gathering I have attended in six weeks. This year a number of very important teachings were shared that affirmed and informed, some of which I would like to pass on to you.
The first... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – October 2005
Two of my favourite people are turning 12 this year and will very soon begin their moon cycles, or menstrual cycles.
Let me begin by stating that first blood is very exciting. I remember twinges of jealousy that my best friend got ‘it’ before... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2005
As I write this, the final outcome of the 2006 federal election is unknown. I live in the area bounded by Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, which was one of the two ridings in Ontario to elect a Canadian Alliance candidate in 2000. In 2004 she was... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – March 2006
Spring is arriving this month and it feels like a whirlwind of time as we move swiftly through the winter’s darkness. It is understandable that the summer days seem to go by too quickly, but less common to feel that even the winter months are... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2006
As I write this, it’s a delicious spring day, full of the hope and renewal that comes with new life sprouting from the ground which in turn stimulates creative planning for the season ahead. For me that includes ordering heritage seeds while the... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2006
I remember my first visit to Stonehenge at age nine: the power of the stones themselves, the open landscape, and feeling the ancient rituals that hung in the air like they had taken place yesterday. Part of the magic, I understand in retrospect,... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2006
I was on a plane headed to an ashram in the Bahamas recently when a storm came in from Africa and tossed our tiny craft around like a kite. We made a white-knuckled landing in Florida and waited four hours on the tarmac until the airports were... Read more »
Everyday Rituals & Celebrations
Summer Solstice began with me tip-toeing through the moist pre-dawn grass to reach a nice dry bit of log down by the river, there to celebrate the rising of the sun on its longest day. At that early hour, one of the wonders of the world takes... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2006
The trees have had quite the summer up here in eastern Ontario and throughout the province. This has been the summer of torrential rains and tornadoes. Hot humid air would collide with the cooler air flowing down the valley of the Ottawa River... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – October 2006
There has been a great deal of celebrating recently, primarily marking the passage of time. Birthdays. My company turned 10, my mom turned 80, and I turned 50.
My mom’s gathering was meant to be a surprise (but what child can ever fool their... Read more »
Everyday Rituals & Celebrations
Recently I had the unexpected and unforgettable honour of being in the presence of Shakyamuni Buddha, who was born Prince Siddharta in 563 BCE. It was made possible by the Maitreya Project: Heart Shrine Relic Tour.
It began when a handful of... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2011
Last month’s column, in answer to a question from a reader, began to explore where we might find ourselves by the end of the Mayan calendar. This calendar began 16.5 billion years ago and is ending, depending on your sources, either October 28, 2011... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2006
Every year at this time, the increasing darkness and cooler temperatures keep me more often indoors after dinner. My rarely visited journal gets read and written in now, books are finished, and there is time to delve into piles of paper that need... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – February 2007
Right now the world is in a fight for its life, between those who know we must change the way we’re impacting the earth, and those who think global warming is some sort of left-wing invention to curb their freedom to consume. Happily there is a... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – March 2007
The effects of global warming as the winter season began created a great deal of gratitude for the snow when it finally arrived this year.
As I looked out each day to see how well the river beside my house was freezing, so too did CBC Radio... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2007
For me, this spring has felt more like struggling against a current than a joyous explosion of light. Living close to the Petawawa army base means the fear and stress of war and terrorism in the world is very tangible, and as close as the anxious... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2007
Last column I mentioned the interest locally in forming a food co-op, and received quite a few emails wanting to know more, particularly about milk and cheese made from raw milk. I would love to share with you what we, as a community, have been... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – October 2007
It is the autumnal equinox as I write this and its energy is evident everywhere. In our local small towns there have been numerous gatherings. Some have been to raise funds for those needing to build, or rebuild, and many gatherings have been... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2007
Last September, Saturn moved into Virgo where it will remain until the summer of 2010. Already my world has been rocked. Put simply, Saturn represents structures or systems and Virgo represents health and the individual within a community. During... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – February 2008
I enjoy looking into predictions for the coming year each December. I comb primarily ancient calendars, like the Mayan Tun Calendar, the predictions of various psychics and intuitives, and our own more familiar astrological system, to see what... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2008
As this beautiful planet moves into spring, I would like to share with you a few potent ‘seeds’ that were planted into my reality around spring equinox. One of the seeds came repeatedly as a reminder of this simple truth: if we are in ‘fear’ we... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2008
Sitting recently with friends whom I’d not seen much over the winter, we discovered a mutual interest in how our internal thoughts and feelings were being reflected externally, and vice versa.
As we were catching up we found ourselves discussing... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – March 2011
I have been asked recently to describe what I imagine might happen in 2012, when the Mayan Calendar comes to an end. It’s a great question. I’d love to ask a lot of people, too. About 25 years ago, in fact, I wanted to make a documentary series... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2008
This is such a wonder-filled time of year. Within the delicious spell of the new green world returning, our days are fueled with gratitude. As our eyes alight on each beautiful scene nature places before us, a cleansing wave of insights wash over... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – July 2008
It seems to be important right now in the world that we all go deeper to hear our stories. Some stories, once revealed, will heal old wounds. Some, like an oracle, describe our journey in the cosmic story. Others are stories from the Earth... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2008
When our lives present us with profound experiences, there is a very strong possibility our personal stories are in synch with a larger “teaching” story that is unfolding out in the universe. Likewise, when others share with us their stories, we... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – October 2008
Well, I'm holding my belly today, having just arrived home from an unexpected appendectomy.
Life in my surgery ward was full of scenes and characters from a Dickens’ novel, mixed with the fast pace of a hospital drama. Everyone was scared, yet at... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – November 2008
As we move into these powerful times of change, there will be many opportunities to feel vulnerable and wonder if we are prepared and what more we need to do. It is important to remember that we will be fine, and that we chose to be here right... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2008
The election of Barack Hussein Obama to the most influential seat of government in the world was without a doubt a stellar moment for the whole planet. It signaled the beginning of a revolutionary shift in mass consciousness: from the love of... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – March 2009
There have been two additions to my life in this snowy season that have really improved winter for me. One has been the purchase of light-weight snowshoes. They opened up the world in unexpected ways. Suddenly deep snow is not a hindrance to... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2009
Many are aware of the importance of working with the earth and her seasons in order to bring a depth of meaning to (and empower) our endeavours: planting seeds of intention in the spring, giving them form in the summer, integrating our creations... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2009
Well, the cow birds and red winged blackbirds have returned and are hanging out now at the bird feeder. Meanwhile, many of my familiar winter-feathered friends are showing off their colourful new mating feathers. These are signs that spring has... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2009
There is so much going on right now for us as a species, it is at times dizzying. Pluto is up there encouraging us to take responsibility for who we are, and as we do so Saturn is changing the structure of the world in response. We are living... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – July 2009
Remember to breathe this summer, because it is going to be a wild ride. Every moment is so full of meaning it is vibrating, leaving us all feeling too busy for anything extra. Ironically, I am most aware of the ‘quickening’ by how I will suddenly... Read more »
SACRED JOURNEYS – October 2010
Here is a favourite quote from my kitchen blackboard: “God gives you on a daily basis an unlimited amount of electrons to create your life with, and you are always free to create it in any way you want.”
(Telos: Aurelia Louise Jones)
These days, as... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – February 2011
At the close of last year, I had the honour of meeting three Kogis Indians who were making a rare visit from their home in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Columbia. The Kogis may be amongst the most evolved beings on the planet. Being in their... Read more »
SACRED JOURNEYS – November 2010
At a recent gathering, I was looking around the room and realized that almost every person present was dealing with an enormous issue in his or her life. Most commonly, it appeared that we were fighting life-changing illness, either directly or on... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2009
Over the years, many psychics have claimed that in the near future we would have two growing seasons in this part of the world, the way they do in areas farther south such as Georgia or over in Hawaii. Some claimed it was a result of the earth’s... Read more »
Everyday Rituals & Celebrations with Kim Elkington
The phone rang first thing on the morning of my birthday. Oh good, I thought, a loved one is going to sing happy birthday. However, at the other end of the receiver was a mechanized voice saying: “Don't be alarmed” (and then something about how... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – November 2009
I feel almost as though we have turned the corner, that we are in a new world now. I can’t quite put my finger on it, just a feeling that we are slipping seamlessly into a new weaving of ourselves. One way to describe it is an awareness of being... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2009
This winter, the time when we rest before the next birthing cycle, we have an opportunity to explore the story of our personal journeys over the last year.
As we move into the 6th night of the Mayan Calendar, we are reminded to focus... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – February 2010
The energy as we entered into the year 2010 was intense to say the least. We were being trained like Olympic athletes, whether we were aware of it or not, to get ourselves in shape for the year ahead. As we know, these are important times we are... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – March 2010
Realizing it has been 15 years (this month) since I wrote my first column for Vitality, I looked up the original and thought it would be fun to share it here. So here it is ...
“One rather grey February morning, I came into the office with an... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – May 2010
I’ve just returned home from a lovely impromptu Earth Day celebration at our local community centre, and I am buoyed by how much this small town has grown comfortable with the change and differences between people.
When I first moved to the... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – April 2010
It is spring and the energy is here to plant our seeds, to make our dreams come true. At a collective and energetic level there is also a powerful calling this year to reach out to each other, to voice what we are choosing to no longer feed, and... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – June 2010
The water needs our help before it is destroyed. Through some back room deals, a devastating change has been made to the Fisheries Act that now allows mining companies to dump mine tailings waste into pristine lakes across the country. This... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – July 2010
Life is so funny. I was just sitting in front of the computer, musing on how to begin writing here about the ‘call’ to humanity this summer to focus on Unity consciousness. And what happens? We have an earthquake. All of us, sharing this tectonic... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – September 2010
I hope that many of you found yourselves connecting to the worldwide Unity Consciousness experience on July 18. The summer, in fact, created many opportunities to foster a connection to large groups of people. Our survival and evolution are... Read more »
Sacred Journeys – December 2010
As we head into the close of this year, with its accompanying darkness in the northern hemisphere, we also move toward the rebirth of light at winter solstice. Just before the days become longer, we are acutely aware of the adjustments we have to... Read more »
