Shamanic Practitioner | Poet | Philosopher
We woke up to this gift from spirit after a welcomed night of rain. Wizard husband was quick enough to snap a picture of this gorgeous buzzard drying her wings on the electrical pole as double rainbows lit up the grey sky. We felt thrilled and a little awed to be present during this brief… Read More
The Equinox marks the cycle of the year of balance between day and night. It is my favorite holiday because the myth of Persephone moving toward the Underworld is both a calming and exhilarating time for me in my spiritual practice as I walk her Priestess path. This time I realized that instead of descending… Read More
The more closely I align my life with the cycles of the year the more I am blown away by the wisdom inherent in the ancient Pagan mysteries. It is a shame that most of the knowledge gathered over centuries on how to live harmoniously and joyfully with the environment that sustains us is not… Read More
In the middle of last summer’s heat, the multi-year drought affecting my state wove it’s cyclical death spell deeper into our lives. My thriving garden suddenly turned brown, withered and died. This happened to my company’s flourishing garden as well. It felt like the dying happened overnight and I felt a horrible sense of dread… Read More
Kurt Vonnegut wrote that “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Conversely, insanely out of balance, distorted and crazy-making mental states may be the completely sane reaction of a sane person to her insane society. This is how I understand my own bouts with psychic disturbances such as depression and anxiety that… Read More
I’m stuck! I was thinking this as I face an increased work load in a job I want to leave and because I am at a loss to manifest the many new avenues of creation I desire to explore. I have been fighting futility because I can’t envision what could be next for me in… Read More
Finally, after the years of pandemic we were able to take another cruise, something we enjoy because it gets us out and onto the sea in search of adventures. The compression of living during this especially difficult time has taken a toll on everyone as we have been forced to release old ways of releasing… Read More
I had to help one of my best friends pass over this season. He death was imminent but I was late to see it. No, that is not right. I saw it but had only ever seen him for our 15 years together as a spunky warrior-spirited creature with a tenacious will to live on… Read More
I lost my bunny this Equinox season. He was ten years old and had a magical life. Last night I went outside to feed him and he was gone. Bunnies have particular medicine or magic. Besides being soft and cuddly, they do some things very well. One is to breed because they are the juicy… Read More
In the garden one can find everything–food, communion, beauty, healing, knowledge and joy. This is a share from my personal garden journal as I teach myself how to tend this space and become a better steward in the world. Hopefully, this photo essay transmits the absolute joy I feel being intimate with plants, and cultivating… Read More