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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

I started this piece last year and just finished i I started this piece last year and just finished it. It feels pretty wonderful to being making art again. :: :: The Midsummer Queen is inspired by the many folx in my life who are at the ripeness of midlife, immersed in community and creation, tending creative fires, apprenticing to their sacred callings, and managing to find time for naps too. So grateful to know you all. (Thanks especially @_miafortuna_ for the inspiration!) :: ::  The Midsummer Queen is Maker, Lover, Nourisher. :: :: Her season is the height of Summer, her lunar phase the Full Moon, her life stage the peak of midlife. :: :: You’ll find her in the scent of wild roses and lavender, and in the splash of cold water on a sweltering day. Seek her out at the shoreline and in the bite of a juicy peach. Listen for her whispers on short sizzling nights. :: :: Her heart is big enough to hold the whole world. :: :: — From a work in progress by Joanna Powell Colbert. :: :: An archival fine art print of the Midsummer Queen can be ordered at the link in my profile. :: :: (For you artists out there who love hearing about process — I started this piece as a series of pencil sketches, then scanned and imported them into Procreate on my iPad. I tweaked the composition and added layers of color in Procreate, then printed it out onto high quality drawing paper. I finished it by hand with colored pencils.) :: :: #wheeloftheyear #summersolstice #midsummer #litha #summer #midsummerqueen #procreate #coloredpencils
Because I've been dealing with health issues, I'm Because I've been dealing with health issues, I'm late in sharing my enthusiasm for the Sage Priestess Certification course. I'm happy to be a guest teacher once again! If you feel called to the path of the Priestess, please check it out at: www.vanessasage.com Repost dr.vanessasage: I lovingly invite you to step into the holy temple with your sisters. May we weave a new future for ourselves and the world. You are the one you have been waiting for. ⁠⁠ Each year we invite a very special group of womxn to journey together in safety and trust to discover and touch the deepest realms of their souls. Space is limited and already filling.⁠⁠ This year, in Sage Priestess Certification®, we will be actively working to bring heaven to earth as we experience the mystical teachings, rituals and ceremonies of the goddess through all time and space.⁠ ⁠⁠ From Avalon to the ancient Mediterranean, to the deserts, seas, forests, mountains and caves of the Great Mother. Do you hear the frame drum beating? The fire is lit and we are dancing with so much joy!⁠⁠ What would it mean to hear the whisperings of your heart and step on the labyrinth path of the Priestess?⁠⁠ ❤️ June 23rd ❤️ Online Global Community Live Taught with Replays + Video, PDFs, 17 Guest Teachers Optional Small Group Circles Going into its 8th Year! Comprehensive Personal & Professional Experiential Training Incredible Completion Rate!
Quiet. Recovering. Renewing. Stretching. Gathering Quiet. Recovering. Renewing. Stretching. Gathering. Finding sustenance at the shoreline and in the sinuous branches of madronas.
An offering of rose petals, love & gratitude to Ou An offering of rose petals, love & gratitude to Our Lady. I haven’t been feeling well for some weeks now, which culminated in an overnight hospital stay on the night of the full moon lunar eclipse. (I tested negative for Covid.) Released and at home after a treatment that leaves me feeling like Persephone tenderly emerging from the underworld. :: :: I can’t express how much I appreciate my friend @kathiehardy for taking me to the ER and staying with me for hours and advocating for me. It made such a huge difference to have her there. And I deeply appreciate my beloveds who were on the other end of a text and all those who kept me cradled in prayer. We really cannot make it through this life without each other. Love y’all so much! :: :: The past few months feel like a series of incremental steps of emerging from the underworld ... first with getting vaccinated, then with the coming of spring, and now with a plan for moving forward to address chronic health conditions. I am looking forward to a summer of gardening and exploring the land and sleeping and writing and making art and playing with my friends. Life is precious. 💚
Today I’m shipping out #999 and #1000 of the Gai Today I’m shipping out #999 and #1000 of the Gaian Tarot Limited Edition (run of 1000). Wow! I self-published this limited edition using soy ink and recycled card stock in 2010, before Kickstarter became the big self-publishing platform it is today. Early purchasers received a gorgeous hand-dyed, hand-made bag by @radicalrollingpin, a handmade amulet, and a little bag of blessing herbs grown in my island garden. Half of the decks sold in the first two years and the rest have slowly and steadily sold since then. :: :: Creating the Gaian Tarot changed my life. It took me nine long years to complete it, and I am grateful that it appeared in mass market editions as well as the limited edition. I’m grateful for the community that grew up around it too. Some of my dearest friends today found me because of the Gaian. I think most deck creators will agree with me that there is really nothing like hearing someone say “I saw myself in your images.” In retrospect there’s a few things I would change in the deck, but I think it’s held up pretty well. :: :: My deepest thanks to all the Gaian Tarot lovers out there! #gaiantarot #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarot
Apple blossom time... inhale, breathe it all in. Apple blossom time... inhale, breathe it all in. Going home with apple butter and apple brandy, tasting the essence of this day with every sip. #bellewoodblossoms
Blessings of the May! An offering of honey, cream Blessings of the May! An offering of honey, cream, and lilacs for the Fae, tucked into the mints. And surprise May basket bouquets full of herbs and flowers from my island garden .. thank you @acemcpics. Fills my heart. May we all rejoice in the Blossoming Time! 💚🌸💚🌸💚 #beltane #mayday
Look what bloomed with the Scorpio Full Moon! “T Look what bloomed with the Scorpio Full Moon! “The redemptive power of beauty.” #icelandpoppy
Since the rains will soon return, I drove south an Since the rains will soon return, I drove south and took a day to wander through the tulip fields. It was my first time in a crowd of people since I was vaccinated; everyone was masked up even though we were outdoors. It felt so good to be part of a communal celebration of spring, a kind of modern day Floralia. :: :: My friend @motherwort_cottage had been looking at my natal chart recently, noticing the Venusian signature (Taurus Moon, Taurus Rising), and gave me this quote from astrologer Caroline Casey: "Venus is the redemptive power of beauty." I saw that redemptive power come alive in the tulip fields. :: :: Photos: Me and the tulips / Roozengarde / Kiss / Beautiful mama / Well hi there! / Beauties.

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