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Joanna Powell Colbert - Sacred artist. Creator of tarot decks. Earth mystic. Moon lover.
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A collection of my writings from nearly 20 years of blogging.

Earth Wisdom

Sea Mandala

FEATURED:
A Blessing for Place
Dreaming of Tulsi & Roses
The Moon and Me, in Three Parts
Down to the Sea (on grief)
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Tarot

Cards in leaves

FEATURED:
Seven Ways to Get to Know the Herbcrafter’s Tarot
The Story of the Gaian Tarot: Life / Death / Renewal
Doing My Part to Demystify the Tarot
A Tarot Blessing for a Difficult Time
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Sacred Art

Brigid's Fire work in progress

FEATURED:
Swept Away by Brigid’s Creative Fire
Encaustic Tarot Play
Work in Progress: Elder of the Scar Clan
Circles Turning: Bloodlines (A Collage on Canvas)
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Seasonal Lore

Summer Solstice beach altar

How to Have a Soul-Satisfying Summer Solstice Celebration
Lammas at the River
How I Celebrate Winter Solstice
In Search of Lady Spring
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On Retreat

rosaries

Return to Aldermarsh
Aldermarsh Farewell
Listening to the Land, Dancing our Goddesses
Mermaid Sisters and La Diosa del Mar
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The Collective

Prayer flag cedar

Create Community Circles
A Collective Underworld Initiation
Center. Create. Activate. Repeat.
Musings on the Circle Way
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Holding

Personal Journey

Grace, autumn woods

Resource Yourself
Island-Bound, Heading Home
Maine + Autumn + Grace
Yuletide Pentimento
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Holding

At twilight on the first sun-day of the Advent of At twilight on the first sun-day of the Advent of the Sun, we light the candle of the East. We know the nurturing darkness will deepen until the sun’s return on Solstice Day. So grateful for this tradition that just gets richer and more meaningful every year. #adventsunwheel #solsticeprayerwheel
Look who’s cooking’ in my kitchen 😍 After a Look who’s cooking’ in my kitchen 😍 After a long day, so lovely to welcome sisters to my home. @_miafortuna_ & @ali.erickson.sunrise
Folks are gathering as registration opens for the Folks are gathering as registration opens for the second round of my year-long course, “Walking the Sacred Wheel: A Journey through the Seasonal Rhythms of Our Lives.” :: :: The course is part seasonal guide, part eco-spiritual liturgy, and partly an invitation to reflect on the stages of your own life’s journey — through writing, art, movement, music, ceremony, and tarot play. :: :: (Yes! I am working on a “Sacred Wheel” oracle deck and book, and my intention is to finish it this coming year.) :: :: For now — I invite you to come and walk the Wheel with me for the coming year. :: :: All the details are here: bit.ly/walkingthewheel2023 Link is in my Linktree too. #walkingthewheel #wheeloftheyear #joannapowellcolbert
One more image to add to the All Hallows altar ... One more image to add to the All Hallows altar ... our brother Bud Young, beloved husband of Nora Cedarwind Young, crossed the threshold this evening, surrounded by friends and family. He crossed over to the sound of his brothers and sisters drumming him home. Bud was tended so lovingly these last few days of his life by people I'm proud to call friends. Nora, our community took such good care of him. And we felt you there so strongly. It was an honor and privilege to sit by his bedside these last few days.  What is remembered, lives. Always.
Feeling the presence of my Beloved Dead. It’s a Feeling the presence of my Beloved Dead. It’s always so poignant, the first time you add a loved one’s photo to the altar. What is remembered, lives. Always. 🕯🍁🎃🍂🕯
Last week three friends and I gathered in Santa Fe Last week three friends and I gathered in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We live in different places around the country; it had been way too long since we’d seen each other in person. This gathering was my third travel gift to myself (after visits to Hawaii and family in Maine) for my year-of-turning-70. :: :: There were hugs, crazy-amazing meals, altar-making, and offerings for Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. We inhaled the scent of piñon and juniper, pulled daily cards, explored ancient Pueblo dwellings and art museums, chatted with strangers, gasped at the size of the neighborhood ravens, bought treasures from local (mostly indigenous) artists, took long lazy naps, laughed deep belly laughs, and had juicy conversations over steaming tea while rain poured outside. The full moon rose on our last night with sparkling Jupiter nearby. She set in a crystal blue morning sky as we drove to the airport, heading home. :: :: I came home with a full heart and a weary body, now soaking in quiet, rest, and solitude. So grateful for friendship, time alone, adventure, and home. 💚🍁🕯🍁💚
Equinox Blessings! I'm happy to share with you a n Equinox Blessings! I'm happy to share with you a new piece of artwork, the "Harvest Elder." :: :: The Harvest Elder tends the web of life. She gathers in the clan and brings the harvest home. :: :: Her season is Autumn, her holy day the Equinox, her lunar phase the Third Quarter Moon, her life stage early elderhood (mid-60s through late 70s). :: :: She owns her wisdom without apology, taking her place on the Council of Elders. When younger ones despair that justice comes too slowly, the Harvest Elder nevertheless persists — and encourages us to do the same. She mends the fabric of the universe along with her granddaughter’s ripped jeans. She surrenders to Mystery with every falling leaf. She gathers the harvest in, then gives it all away. :: :: She pours out a steaming cup of herbal tea for you. Come, pull up a chair. Listen to her stories. She reaches out her hand and says, “Come along. I’ve been there. I will show you the way.” :: :: She mends the web of life.:: :: :: (Limited edition prints are available in my shop. Link in profile.) :: :: #sacredwheel #walkingthewheel #harvestelder #elder #joannapowellcolbert
Where the sea meets the shore: my happy place, alw Where the sea meets the shore: my happy place, always. 🌊🧜🏽‍♀️🐚
Goodnight, sun. 🍁☀️🍂 #almostequinox Goodnight, sun. 🍁☀️🍂 #almostequinox

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