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