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…
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…
Today the Moon is in its balsamic phase, the depths of darkness in the lunar cycle, when we surrender to the unknown. We also find…
One of the things I am hearing from many people is how challenging it can be to find a community of like-minded people. I’d like…
When I visit the east coast, I’m always a bit disoriented to realize that the element of water is found in the east, not in…
This past winter has been a time of deep introspection for me, and I wonder if it has been for you, too. In December and…
For the last couple of months, I’ve been pondering the ways that we recognize a call from Soul. How, I asked myself, can I tell…
It seems to me that the New Year unfolds in increments, beginning at All Hallows and continuing through Candlemas. She comes in quietly, like a…
One year ago, my retreatants and I said farewell to Aldermarsh, the beloved retreat center on Whidbey Island, Washington, where we have been gathering twice…
Sweet summer. Almost every day this season, in the late afternoon when the shadows lengthen, the sun is strong, and the sunflowers face west .…