Reflections on my journey with Mama Earth and Grandmother Moon
Guides and allies are revealed to us in different ways and in many forms. Amongst my allies are spirits, ancestors, stones, animals, plants and trees. One of my teachers connected to a mountain for guidance. I often find guidance in my relationship with trees, which some indigenous folks call the Standing People. I am fortunate… Continue reading MoonDay Musings: Tree Allies
The Quickening Full Moon in Virgo arrives 27 February, 2021 @ 12:17 AM PST / 08:17 UTC. Click here to read our February 25th post on the energies of this full moon. For many the Full Moon is about releasing and letting go, and it is perfect for that. But, it is also about manifesting… Continue reading Soul Work for the Virgo Full Moon
Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Some see this holiday as a purely commercial event, a “Hallmark moment”, focusing only on romantic love and partnerships, flowers and chocolate, and candlelit dinners. For some that will be a challenge in 2021, due to all that is happening with the pandemic. But for me, I look at Valentine's… Continue reading Celebrate your Self on Valentine’s Day
Witch Hazel blossoms This year, I started my 12 Omens divination practice much much later than usual. I usually begin on Solstice itself, but this year — for a number of reasons — I found myself delaying it until January 1st. My omen for January, found on New Year’s Day, is deeply personal and, as… Continue reading 12 Omens for 2021: February
Happy New Year to all, and Blessings for 2021! 2021 can be a wonderful year of awakening, transition, change and manifestation.... if we so choose. Take time to be grateful for the Light and support you receive. Mindfully hold the light for others on their journey, as their light may need to be nurtured. In… Continue reading Blessings for 2021
This year — more than any recent year — I so need this soul-stice time of reflection and renewal, my “cauldron time”. Much is still churning within me. I am restless, questioning my beliefs and practices, finding new paths. I often find inspiration in poetry and found one, “Winter’s Cloak” (co-written by Joyce Rupp… Continue reading Soul-stice Season and Winter’s Cloak
My 2021 word of the year Some of us choose a “word for the year” as we approach a new calendar year, and we each have our own process or ritual for finding it. For some, this is a long and deliberate process. For others, the word arrives spontaneously … popping into one’s consciousness with… Continue reading What’s your 2021 Word of the Year?
Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash Earlier today, I read an article from The Toronto Star, shared by a friend on Facebook. The article was a huge eye-opener for me — a paradigm shift — especially on this Autumn Equinox as we contemplate the wisdom grown and harvested since the Spring Equinox, and offer gratitude for that harvest.… Continue reading Living large or embracing a smaller life?
Wisdom from Grandmother Moon "If you ever want your soul to dance in the clouds, you will at some point have to juggle lightning and taste the thunder."- Christopher Poindexter, from "Remington Typewriter Poetry" It may feel like we are doing just that at present — juggling lightning, tasting thunder. In this time of initiatory… Continue reading Let your soul dance in the clouds
Photo by bantersnaps on Unsplash In our previous post — Create space for something wonderful... — I shared some thoughts on the Full Moon, that the energies of the moon and sky can "raise our awareness to our own transformation, to the shifts in perspective that have been whispering quietly just under the surface of our conscious minds…… Continue reading A Release Ritual with Stones
