Waking Point by Helen Noakes “Equal dark, equal light, flow in Circle, deep insight. Blessed Be, Blessed Be, the transformation of energy!” —Nigh An’Fey, Transformation of Energy SAN FRANCISCO California—(Weekly Hubris)—9/5/11— In the…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”—Vincent van Gogh SAN FRANCISCO California—(Weekly Hubris)—8/1/11—I repeat, we cannot begin healing without confronting the lies we…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “Man has always been his own most vexing problem.”—Reinhold Niebuhr SAN FRANCISCO California—(Weekly Hubris)—6/27/11—Now that you’ve read a little about Reiki, I’d like to tell you what it…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “You have everything you need: A miraculous body, a phenomenal brain, and a vast and powerful subconscious mind. Now it’s just a matter of focusing them in the…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes ‘Healing,’ Papa would tell me, ‘is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.’—W. H. Auden SAN FRANCISCO California—(Weekly Hubris)—5/2/11—A typical Reiki treatment lasts for one…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “Just for today, do not worry. Just for today, do not be angry. Earn your living honestly. Count your blessings. Honor your parents, teachers, and friends. Show gratitude…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “Say what’s your purpose then,” I said. “Or tell me mine. I think I have lost it.”—Katherine Beutner, “Alcestis” SAN FRANCISCO, CA—(Weekly Hubris)—2/28/22—Myths never die. They might disappear…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “. . . wounds we have had . . .” —William H. Gass, Emma Enters a Sentence of Elizabeth Bishop’s SAN FRANCISCO, CA—(Weekly Hubris)—1/3/11—2011. Even after eleven years,…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “And in despair I bowed my head/‘There is no peace on earth,’ I said/‘For hate is strong and mocks the song/Of peace on earth, good will to men.’”—Henry…