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Posted in Seasonal Lore

The New Year Slowly Unveils Her Face

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…

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Posted in Seasonal Lore

First Week of the New Year

My friend Lyn Belisle sent me this birthday collage. I love it!      

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Posted in Tarot

Choose a Tarot Card for the Year

Some people choose a word for the year. Some people figure out their Tarot Year Card, using a couple of different numerological systems. I do…

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Gulf heron
Posted in Seasonal Lore

2015, A Golden Year

The Wheel turns, and it’s New Year’s Eve once again. I spent Christmas week down with a bad cold. Once I surrendered to it, I…

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New Year's Reading for 2015, Gaian Tarot
Posted in Seasonal Lore, Tarot

A Tarot Spread for the Year Ahead

Here’s my favorite tarot spread for taking a peek at the year to come. It may be familiar, as I post it every couple of years,…

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farolitos
Posted in Personal Journey

Closing the Door on 2014

2014 was a year of surprises. Good ones. The biggest one, of course, was our return to Heron House on Lummi Island. One year ago,…

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Posted in Personal Journey, Seasonal Lore

In Gratitude for 2012

Each year, during the “time out of time” between Solstice and New Year’s, I work on a Life Review. This year, I am aided and…

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Posted in Tarot

Tarot Spread for the New Year

Are you taking time to “dream the dark” during these waning days of the calendar year?  We are all busier than usual, yet Mama Gaia…

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A beautiful day in the neighborhood. #bansoffourbo A beautiful day in the neighborhood. #bansoffourbodies
Happy May Day! My favorite holy-day. Thank you W Happy May Day!  My favorite holy-day.  Thank you Whatcom Pagans for a fun and joyous community celebration. 🌸🐝🌸🦋🌸🌀🌸
I bought a present for my little garden today (alo I bought a present for my little garden today (along with a whole bunch of annuals to plant) 💚  I love spirals!  It gives me so much pleasure. Thank you @gardenspotnursery 🌸🌀🌸
Gathering with open-hearted people on the sacred l Gathering with open-hearted people on the sacred land of Aldermarsh Retreat Center has been one of the great joys of my life since I began hosting retreats in 2012. During the pandemic, I deeply grieved the loss of gathering there with others. It’s been more than two years now without a retreat. ::
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I’m overjoyed to be calling the circle once again. I'm no longer yearning to “retreat” as much as I am longing to gather in small circles where we can create heart-to-heart connections. With safety protocols in place, we'll be gathering at Aldermarsh on Whidbey Island, WA this August 10-14. ::
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The retreat is more than half full, but there are still several openings. Might one be for you? ::
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Link in Linktree.  bit.ly/GSG-Aug2022
In search of Spring on the Washington coast … 🌱🌸🌿
Portal. #signsofspring Portal. #signsofspring
Tarot community embraces our sister Deb at the sec Tarot community embraces our sister Deb at the second memorial service for our beloved Steph. …. What is remembered, lives. 💔🦋🌱
So grateful to gather with community in person tod So grateful to gather with community in person today to honor our bold, beautiful Steph, and, with broken hearts, to release her into the arms of the Great Mystery.  What is remembered, lives. 🙏🏼💔🕯
Six of Herons. Visited the rookery yesterday… pr Six of Herons. Visited the rookery yesterday… pretty quiet in the early afternoon. Heart-expanding, nonetheless. #signsofspring #heron

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