Posted in Personal Journey, Seasonal Lore
Each year, during the “time out of time” between Solstice and New Year’s, I work on a Life Review. This year, I am aided and…
Posted in Seasonal Lore
On the Sunday evening after our Lucia Party, my co-hostesses and their families lingered around our sparkling Yule tree into the darkening evening. We had…
Posted in Seasonal Lore
Last weekend we celebrated our 15th annual Lucia Party, dedicated to She who Heralds the Imminent Return of the Sun. Her feast day is today, December…
Posted in Seasonal Lore
An altar is a place of serenity and peace within your household, where you make an arrangement of objects that embody what is sacred to…
Posted in Retreat
I hosted my first Gaian Soul Retreat last week, and I have to say that it was one of the most remarkable experiences of my…
Posted in Tarot
Omega Institute, in the Hudson River Valley of New York, is like a big summer camp for adults, with a mind/body/spirit flavor. The grounds are…
Posted in Earth Wisdom, Sacred Art
Craig and I hiked down to Chuckanut Bay at low tide on the day before the full moon. Where water meets land, magic always happens…
Posted in Personal Journey
My offline life over the past few weeks has been very, very full. I traveled to the east coast and back, visiting my granddaughter Gracie…
Posted in Earth Wisdom
Choose a special place to visit. It can be known as a sacred site, or perhaps it is just special to you in some…
Posted in Seasonal Lore
Here in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, March begins in rain. And in snow. Yesterday I counted three kinds of snowflakes: big, fat, fluffy…