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Posted in Personal Journey

Making a New Home

I’m settling into my new place, a condo on the edge of a pond and 240-acre wood. I’m still nesting, but I’m really happy with…

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Releasing the Old Year.
Posted in Personal Journey, Seasonal Lore

Cackling the Old Year Away

Tarot and Texas, baby. Taking a deep breath to relax into the Solstice season in Lisa and Eric’s warm home. So grateful to spend the…

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Lucia Party 2000
Posted in Personal Journey, Seasonal Lore

Holding Vigil on St. Lucia’s Night

I am mourning the loss of my beloved friend Waverly Fitzgerald, who died Friday night after living with cancer for several months. I am not…

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Posted in Retreat

An Herbcrafting Retreat, September 2019

Our theme for the September 2019 Gaian Soul Retreat was the newly released Herbcrafter’s Tarot, with an emphasis on herbcraft and communing with the land.…

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Aldermarsh path in summer
Posted in Personal Journey

Resource Yourself

If you’ve been with me for any length of time, you know that 2018 was a very difficult year for me. My marriage of 20…

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Zoom Call 061919
Posted in Tarot

Listen to a Community Call about the Herbcrafter’s Tarot

This is the replay of our Zoom community call that was held on June 19, 2019 to celebrate the release of the Herbcrafter’s Tarot.  Latisha…

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Lavender by the lawyer's office
Posted in Earth Wisdom, Tarot

Herbcrafter’s Tarot in the Village

I go for walks in the village and woods by my new apartment in town, finding herbs from the Herbcrafter’s Tarot everywhere I turn.

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Get to Know the Herbcrafter's Tarot
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Seven Ways to Get to Know the Herbcrafter’s Tarot

I’ve been teaching tarot a long time, and you may have heard me say that I encourage you to trust your own intuitive take on…

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Posted in Personal Journey

Nora Crosses the Threshold

Craig was staying with me when the call came that Nora had died. Sundown in the West, gibbous moonrise in the East. We cupped seawater…

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Posted in Personal Journey

Farewell to Heron House

For the sun and the thaw, I give great thanks. For the near-full moon rising, I give great thanks. For the herb garden sleeping beneath…

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So good to spend a day with old friends and new, h So good to spend a day with old friends and new, human and more-than-human, celebrating the first harvest and the turning of the Wheel. 🌻 1. Old friend River. 🙏🏼 2. Community-made bountiful Bread Goddess, ready for the evening feast. 🌾 #lammas #lughnasa #firstharvest #walkingthewheel
Reaper’s Harvest: musings on aging, love, and se Reaper’s Harvest: musings on aging, love, and service as we metaphorically sort, thresh, and grind. What to keep? What to surrender and release? (from my e-letter this morning) ::
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Lammas / Lughnasadh Blessings to all! ::
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Live link to blog post in profile.  #lammas #firstharvest #lughnasadh #walkingthewheel ::
https://joannapowellcolbert.com/reapers-harvest/
Weaving prayers into the web of connection (correc Weaving prayers into the web of connection (correction: Net of Interconnection from the Bellingham Multi-Faith Network for Climate Justice) at @earthministry ‘s Sacred Earth Festival. Gratitude to everyone who helped create this inspiring event. Thank you Cedars and Big Leaf Maples for providing shade on a sizzling hot day. #bellingham
The heat’s been a bit of a challenge this week, The heat’s been a bit of a challenge this week, but cool summer mornings on my porch are still my favorite thing … fragrance of mint, bees loving up the lavender, sweetgrass ready to be braided…. #firstharvest #lammaseve #summermornings
Blessings of the New Moon in Leo. May you ignite t Blessings of the New Moon in Leo. May you ignite the fires of creativity, desire, and play! #newmooninleo #gaiantarot #herbcrafterstarot #aceoffire #aceofwands
Loving this sweet little book by WA State Poet Lau Loving this sweet little book by WA State Poet Laureate @renapriest, “Northwest Know-How Beaches” … picked it up at @village_books and settled in to read on the shores of the Salish Sea (my happy place) … #pnwsummer #bellingham
Full Sun / Full Moon ... ☀️🌙☀️ Full Moo Full Sun / Full Moon ...
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Full Moon in Capricorn!  Today the solar cycle in the northern hemisphere (Midsummer) and the lunar cycle (Full Moon) are in synch, both at the peak of fullness and strength. An extra bit of power for us all. May we use our personal power to effect change for the greater good. By the power of earth and moon, may our dreams come true. (Four of Fire from the Gaian Tarot. Artwork by me.) #gaiantarot #fullmoonincapricorn
UPDATE: I’ve been told the imposter account is d UPDATE: I’ve been told the imposter account is down. Thanks to everyone who helped! ………
The imposter has blocked me *and* they are soliciting readings in DMs.  Please help me out and report them. Thank you!
Morning sketch: Granddaughter. (The #Gaiantarot Ch Morning sketch: Granddaughter. (The #Gaiantarot Child of Water is now a teen. Pisces Moon.) #procreate #familytime #lovemygranddaughter #fightforherrights

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