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To work magic I need to believe in my basic ability to do things and cause things happen. That belief is generated and sustained by my daily actions. Starhawk Whenever anyone asks me how I’m doing these days, my response is, I’m hanging in there! In February, my life was turned on its head due […]

The soul is the greening life force of the flesh, for the body grows and prospers through her, just as the earth becomes fruitful when it is moistened. The soul humidifies the body so it does not dry out, just like the rain which soaks into the earth. Hildegarde of Bingen   As we move into February, Valentine’s

The owl is nocturnal with keen senses of sight and sound. It sees through the shadows of the night and hears the sounds in the silence; the illusion of the darkness. This teaches us to see past our own illusions and trust our intuition and perceptive senses. Anonymous Words are powerful! Many of us know the

Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller A few weeks ago, the sole started to peel away from the bottom of my right barn boot. Granted, I had the boots for two years and wore them three times a day, all four seasons, to muck stalls,

In my life cycles, I want to be rooted in a way that lets me grow as a soul from a sapling, to a tree in flower, to one heavy with fruit. I want to harvest the best of me before I gather my energy in a brilliant autumn show. When exhausted, I will fall into a winter slumber. In reality, during my

“Within every [Person], there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing.”  Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ –Women Who Run With the Wolves. Last week, I spent a few days in Moab, Utah, with my parents. I was born in Utah and lived there for the first

…the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Carl Jung I started the Phoenix mask, pictured below, in 2013. I put it in a forgotten corner of my stairwell, and there it sat all this time. And that, metaphorically, sums up some areas of my soul growth. For many years I’ve

…the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Carl Jung This summer, I took some time off from sending out a newsletter. It was a bit of a chaotic summer with some wonderful opportunities, but also some difficult situations as well. And frankly, I was having a hard

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. I’ve been playing with the energy of the Bear by changing the word bare into the word bear. For instance, bear naked, bear my soul, bear bones, bear foot, bear with me, bear necessities…well you get the idea. Why? It all started with the Journey Circle class

Once upon a time there was a woman named Sleeping Beauty who was a thoughtful person that tried hard to make good choices for herself, but found that she didn’t always succeed. Even though she thought she was awake and lived a mostly conscious life, she was sleepwalking because she was secretly controlled by Goblins