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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

Planting and tending this tiny garden is filling m Planting and tending this tiny garden is filling me with joy. 💚🪴💚 (Soundtrack: chickadee, red-winged blackbird, duck, Steller’s jay, song sparrow)
It’s a beautiful day to Fool-ishly seek out dand It’s a beautiful day to Fool-ishly seek out dandelions (and maybe discover a sacred spiral or two along the way) ... which is just what we’ll be doing in the first week of the Spring session of Rooted. Join us? Link in profile. #herbcrafterstarot #fool #dandelion #spring #rooted (Dandelion the Fool from the Herbcrafter’s Tarot. Artwork by me.)
Spring Session of "Rooted" is Open for Registratio Spring Session of "Rooted" is Open for Registration :: :: This past winter, a thriving community of folks joined me for the Winter session of“Rooted: A Field Guide to Place, Home, & Belonging.” We deepened our connections to the land right outside our doors while weaving magical practices into our experiences of home. We had some difficult conversations and considered ideas that challenged us. We also had a lot of light-hearted fun. ::
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I hadn't originally planned to continue the Rooted course through the seasons, but I'm glad so many folks asked for it. We'll continue this Spring as the earth comes alive. :: :: On the surface, this course is about connecting with nature outside your door and having fun inside with hearthcrafting and folk magic. :: :: But on a deeper level, it’s about living in tune with the rhythm of the seasons, cultivating a reciprocal relationship with the sacred ground of your life, and reflecting on the meaning of home and belonging. I hope you'll join us. :::: Link in profile.
Did I mention I got my first haircut in a year? # Did I mention I got my first haircut in a year? #vaccinated #spring2021
I'm happy to be a guest teacher again in @kialagiv I'm happy to be a guest teacher again in @kialagives Kiala Givehand’s Pull Pen Paint 2021, a 10-month journey of self-discovery using oracular tools, writing, and art-making. My favorite things. There are some amazing teachers here! We'd love for you to join us. We start at Spring Equinox. Link in profile. #pullpenpaint #pullpenpaint2021
I see that it's been one whole lunar cycle since I I see that it's been one whole lunar cycle since I last posted on IG and FB. I didn't really plan the break. It just came about organically as my attention shifted to teaching my Rooted course and hosting community on another platform. I feel a bit tentative at wading back into the IG / FB waters. We shall see how it goes. // My calendar tells me that today is the day to make the drive down to Aldermarsh on Whidbey Island with @radicalrollingpin to start preparing for retreatants to arrive tomorrow. Instead, I will go for a walk in the cold brilliant sunshine close to home. I am allowing myself the space to grieve over all the retreats that did not happen during the pandemic; 3 last year and now, most likely, 3 this year. I have been hosting retreats 3 times a year at Aldermarsh since 2012 and I sorely miss the structure those retreats gave to my life as well as the joyous connection with the nature beings of Aldermarsh and the human connections that were made there, especially friendships that continue to thrive. (Yes! One day we will circle again in the warm darkness of the sauna with daffodils blooming on the roof.) // I am grateful for the way that screens have kept so many of us connected this past year, and I am over-the-moon grateful that now that I have had two vaccination shots, I am able to socialize with folks in person again on a limited basis. My first hug in a year was heavenly and I'm looking forward to more of those. // Spring is here again. La Luna Bella is once more a new crescent. So grateful to be rooted in the turning of the Wheel. #gaiansoulretreat #springequinox #wheeloftheyear #earthmedicine
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood ... #fe It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood ... #februarysnow #pnw #bellingham #rootedcourse
Awaiting the big storm, keeping warm inside with i Awaiting the big storm, keeping warm inside with icy breezes outside... yesterday was a good day for making cottonwood bud oil from windfalls I’d gathered a few days earlier. The fragrance to me is all about this edge, this turning of the Wheel from the crone of winter to the maiden of spring. Hope, the Star card. The quickening of the year. #cottonwoodoil #cottonwood #herbcrafterstarot #rootedcourse
Looking forward to this event! Repost from @ahayd Looking forward to this event! Repost from @ahayden52 - Please join me at this author event hosted by Seattle Town Hall and Third Place Books on February 11 at 7:30 pm PST. June BlueSpruce and Anne Hayden will be reading from and sharing about their essays recently published in Whiteness is Not an Ancestor, edited by Lisa Iversen. We are honored to have Dr. Bonnie Duran as the moderator. Link to register for event in @ahayden52 bio.

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