Butterfly Goddess Graphic Art - Dan Barrett Recently, I had a dream of a gift of butterflies, and in my attempt to share my dream with two very dear friends, I felt humbled and honored to have been given two precious gifts by them. My dream had been interpreted via a hauntingly beautiful poem titled... Continue Reading →

Wealth and abundance is at the core of a Taobabe mindset.  One cannot be a self-proclaimed confident, sexy, and powerful Taobabe when one’s overriding gut feeling is that of destitution and starvation.  Of course, my well-fed, plump and healthy body will easily dispel the myth that I am starving and destituted, despite my brain’s best... Continue Reading →

As a Taobabe; it would be terribly remiss of me if I did not disclose to you certain secrets that are part of the canon of TaoBabe-ism.  We humans are made up of 90% water, and as such, water is extremely crucial for the Tao Babe.  We have to keep water flowing through our system... Continue Reading →

I was barely twenty-five when I first heard of ngải.  I had no idea what it was, or what it did.  The only thing I knew about it was that it was a spooky thing some people kept in their homes when they wanted to be granted a favor.  A friend heard that I had... Continue Reading →

I am scared of ghosts and ghouls. There, I said it.  It shames me to no end that I, the great dame of Babe Taoism would have the most cowardly Tao Babe soul of anyone I know, but I cannot rationalize it away.  Truth is, a Tao Babe should not be scared of spooks and... Continue Reading →

Nobody says a Taoist has to look homely while practicing the Tao.  In fact, we Tao Babes unashamedly stick to our lipstick ways and our beauty regiment, even as we follow the broad and easy path, and we do it with the understanding that it is part of what makes us Tao Babes.  There is... Continue Reading →

The Tao Babe is not a witch.  Well… not unless said Tao Babe insists on being one, and of course, there is nothing wrong with being a witch; however, there is a common misconception that divining the I Ching is doing witchy things. I beg to differ.  As I have stated in previous pages, divining... Continue Reading →

Some days, it's hard to get a point across without degenerating into a shouting match. Some days, it is all one can do, just to get a word in edgewise because nobody is listening or absorbing anything from anybody. Some days, it's just easier to sigh with resignation and wave a little white flag to... Continue Reading →

Sincerity, it's such a lonely word, everyone is so insincere.  Sincerity, it's hardly ever heard, and mostly what I need from you... Billy Joel - with the word Sincerity replacing Honesty This word is important.  It is, in fact, one of the most important words in Taoist thinking.  It is the first step that a... Continue Reading →