HAPPY SUMMER! Today is the last day of school! I can finally relax and create. I have looked forward to the summer. I plan to use this summer particularly to find my creative spirit and be joyful, courageous and playful. Happy Summer to all my fellow teachers – go out and play this Summer.

Flowers in Freedom

“First we bow to the young – they are the carriers of life…Life Flowers in Freedom!” - High-Father*

The New gods are an alien race from the planet New Genesis. Lead by the High-father these new gods are in constant battle with Darksied and the gods of the planet Apokolips. High-Father is the conduit and connection to the “Source”. The Source is that which all life springs. Some nefarious gods, Darksied, try to control the Source. High-Father tries to communicate with the Source. There is a wall between our universe and the Source, knowledge, images and messages appear to High-Father on this wall. High-Father shares these messages with those that need the message. His main message to all is Freedom through Life. To him the conduits of life are in the Young.

To be young! Watch children play – there is nothing that holds the young back. The young are free, playful, joyful, courageous and creative. To them they can find success in little moments. The young are full of life. The young are like brightly colored flowers growing and sharing. What happens to the young? They become adults. They develop roots. They become mighty oaks! The thing adults forget to do is play; to be joyful, courageous and creative. When do we find answers we need? We find answers when we let go and relax. We find answers when we let go and open ourselves to a creative spirit. This spirit appears when we “step out of the box”. The Sun, card #19 of the Major Arcane from the Tarot is often portrayed as a playful “child” because the child is the light of the future, the “Source” of all goodness, the playful, joyful, courageous and creative spirit of the world.

High-Father
First Appearance: New Gods #1, February 1971

Creator: Jack Kirby (written, drawn, & edited)

* New Gods #1, Orion Fights for Earth, February 1971