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Elder of the Scar Clan
Posted in Sacred Art, Seasonal Lore

New Art: Elder of the Scar Clan

She’s finished.  My portrait of the Crone of All Hallows, renamed “Elder of the Scar Clan.” Actually I knew that was her name from the…

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Posted in Personal Journey, Seasonal Lore

All Hallows: Remembering . . .

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Gaian Tarot Elder of Fire
Posted in Seasonal Lore, Tarot

Whispers of the Ancestors: A Tarot Spread for All Hallows

Last year, I designed this spread based on the Gaian Tarot Elder of Fire card. Many people have commented on the power of this card,…

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Posted in Earth Wisdom, Seasonal Lore

Secrets of the Blackened Pool

In early October I rambled the woodlands of western Massachusetts, and came across a blackened, vernal pool. It looked for all the world as if…

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Posted in Seasonal Lore

Turning the Wheel at Lammas

Lammas, the feast of the First Harvest, is a bittersweet holiday. We give thanks for the bounty of our gardens and our lives, and we…

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Posted in Tarot

A Week in New York with the Tarot Tribe

If you’re wondering why I haven’t posted in a week, it’s because I was too busy offline engaging with my Tarot community, those wonderful folks…

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Gaian Tarot Star
Posted in Tarot

How to Read a Tarot Card Intuitively, without Looking it Up in the Book

When you’re first learning to read Tarot cards, you sometimes despair of ever memorizing the meanings of 78 cards (not to mention the reversals). But…

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Posted in Tarot

Why You Should Always Trust the Cards

Do you ever draw a complete blank when you turn up a card in a reading?  You might even think to yourself: “Well that card…

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Posted in Tarot

Tarot Spread for the New Year

Are you taking time to “dream the dark” during these waning days of the calendar year?  We are all busier than usual, yet Mama Gaia…

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Posted in Seasonal Lore

Sweet St. Lucia Day Party 2010

“We gather on this sacred eve, The Yuletide log is burning . . . Tribe and family join as one, The Wheel of Life is…

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A beautiful day in the neighborhood. #bansoffourbo A beautiful day in the neighborhood. #bansoffourbodies
Happy May Day! My favorite holy-day. Thank you W Happy May Day!  My favorite holy-day.  Thank you Whatcom Pagans for a fun and joyous community celebration. 🌸🐝🌸🦋🌸🌀🌸
I bought a present for my little garden today (alo I bought a present for my little garden today (along with a whole bunch of annuals to plant) 💚  I love spirals!  It gives me so much pleasure. Thank you @gardenspotnursery 🌸🌀🌸
Gathering with open-hearted people on the sacred l Gathering with open-hearted people on the sacred land of Aldermarsh Retreat Center has been one of the great joys of my life since I began hosting retreats in 2012. During the pandemic, I deeply grieved the loss of gathering there with others. It’s been more than two years now without a retreat. ::
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I’m overjoyed to be calling the circle once again. I'm no longer yearning to “retreat” as much as I am longing to gather in small circles where we can create heart-to-heart connections. With safety protocols in place, we'll be gathering at Aldermarsh on Whidbey Island, WA this August 10-14. ::
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The retreat is more than half full, but there are still several openings. Might one be for you? ::
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Link in Linktree.  bit.ly/GSG-Aug2022
In search of Spring on the Washington coast … 🌱🌸🌿
Portal. #signsofspring Portal. #signsofspring
Tarot community embraces our sister Deb at the sec Tarot community embraces our sister Deb at the second memorial service for our beloved Steph. …. What is remembered, lives. 💔🦋🌱
So grateful to gather with community in person tod So grateful to gather with community in person today to honor our bold, beautiful Steph, and, with broken hearts, to release her into the arms of the Great Mystery.  What is remembered, lives. 🙏🏼💔🕯
Six of Herons. Visited the rookery yesterday… pr Six of Herons. Visited the rookery yesterday… pretty quiet in the early afternoon. Heart-expanding, nonetheless. #signsofspring #heron

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