Posted in Collective, Seasonal Lore
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…
Posted in Collective, Personal Journey
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,…
Posted in Personal Journey
If you’ve been with me for any length of time, you know that 2018 was a very difficult year for me. My marriage of 20…
Posted in Earth Wisdom
This past winter has been a time of deep introspection for me, and I wonder if it has been for you, too. In December and…
Posted in Personal Journey
For the last couple of months, I’ve been pondering the ways that we recognize a call from Soul. How, I asked myself, can I tell…
Posted in Collective
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…
Posted in Sacred Art
The past week was one of devotion and quiet creativity, for the most part. As a birthday present to myself, I commissioned a Goddess Rosary…
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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,…
Posted in Seasonal Lore
Ahhh. Hear that? It’s the sound of snowfall, of twinkling lights on a Yule tree, of children fast asleep. It’s the hush of Winter Solstice,…
Posted in Earth Wisdom
There is this. The place we go when we seek direction, when we yearn to pray, when we need to be still. We light a…