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squirrel in the tree
Posted in Collective, Seasonal Lore

Reflecting on 2020 in the Season of Nourishing Darkness

When I woke this morning and opened my blinds, I was surprised by bare branches. Overnight, a windstorm stripped almost all the golden-russet leaves off…

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Hermit / Usnea from the Herbcrafter's Tarot
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Life on the Corona-coaster

I’m thinking of my readers today, here on the edge of autumn and winter in the northern hemisphere. I’m wondering what you’re feeling in the…

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Adelitas from the Herbcrafters Tarot
Posted in Collective, Tarot

Activate Your Inner Adelita

Here we are at the Full Harvest Moon, appropriately in the sign of Aries this year, the warrior / activist. With all the upheaval in…

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Justice, Pentimento Tarot
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A Collective Underworld Initiation

We find ourselves at a critical pivot point in the history of humanity. I see the crossroads of the coronavirus pandemic and the massive Black…

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Posted in Collective, Tarot

A Tarot Spread for the Pandemic Portal Time

I created this tarot spread after listening to Arundhati Roy read from her essay “The Pandemic is a Portal.” 1. What do I most need…

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Strength cards
Posted in Collective, Personal Journey

Caring for Ourselves, Caring for Each Other

The world is a different place than it was a short time ago, isn’t it. Two weeks ago I agonized over cancelling my Spring Retreat,…

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three
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Create Community Circles

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…

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Center. Create. Activate. Repeat.

I left for a Northwest Soul Quest retreat on the Gifts of Shadow last Wednesday, my mind and emotions in turmoil over the actions being…

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center
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After the Election, Four Questions

Yesterday I gathered a few friends together in my living room to practice the Circle Way and hold a wisdom council on the topic of…

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Musings on the Circle Way

I’ve been circling for a long, long time. I began with women’s circles in the early 80’s (unless we go back to childhood and count…

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Today I turn seventy-one-derful. (Thank you Liziah Today I turn seventy-one-derful. (Thank you Liziah for that yummy phrase). Ruminating on all the paths not taken, all the ones I did take, all the paths that still beckon me. Life is brutal, and so beautiful. Grateful for it all. 💚 #capricorn
Two Capricorns walk into a cafe… and one brings Two Capricorns walk into a cafe… and one brings a bouquet of flowering witch hazel. Thank you @kathiehardy 💚
Oh those winter sunrises! Starting out the day wi Oh those winter sunrises!  Starting out the day with awe & wonder. And coffee. ✨
A waterfall of New Year’s blessings … may all A waterfall of New Year’s blessings … may all beings be happy, healthy, safe, and kind. 💚🕯🙏🏼
Setting goals and intentions for the New Year no l Setting goals and intentions for the New Year no longer lights me up like it used to do. I've slowed way down this past year, in part due to ongoing health issues. I'm asking for help more often and finding the practice of letting go to get easier every day. ::
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My priorities are pretty simple: Spend time with people I love. Make lots of joy-inducing art. Call the circle and collaborate with others; ask for help. Get my health back. Read good books. Move my body. Love the land. Love my community. Make a difference, even in tiny ways. ::

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And (because it's always "both/and", not "either/or") here's a golden oldie New Year's spread from the Gaian Tarot book that I created 20(?) years ago. Still a good one. ::
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:: New Year's Spread: Out with the Old, In with the New ::
1. What do I leave behind in the Old Year? 
2. What do I open up to in the New Year? 
3. Key Opportunity of the New Year 
4. Key Challenge of the New Year 
5. Hidden concern (pull from bottom of the deck) 
6. Deep Wisdom / Counsel (pull from middle of the deck) 
7. Key Theme of the New Year
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Happy New Year!
May you & your beloveds nestle into the comfort of May you & your beloveds nestle into the comfort of nurturing darkness and the joy of returning light. Happy Solstice! #wintersolstice
From my porch: Good morning snow! Good morning pon From my porch: Good morning snow! Good morning pond! Good morning blackbirds! #wintersolstice
On the fourth Sun-day before Solstice, we light th On the fourth Sun-day before Solstice, we light the candle for the element of Earth. In the sweet darkness of waning sun and waning moon, we await the return of the Sun on Solstice morn. #adventsunwheel #solsticesunwheel #yule #wintersolstice
First snow … First snow …

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