The spring equinox is one of two equinoxes that happen throughout the year. The equinox is a time when there is equal length between the night and day, while being halfway between the solstices. Ostara is connected to the Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn, Eostra, who oversees the budding of plants and fertility. It is […]
March’s full moon is the Worm Moon, also known as the Sap Moon. It occurs around the spring equinox. It heralds in the beginning of spring, with the earthworms wriggling their way up to the surface once again, gracing our gardens with all their lovely work, hence the name. This is a time of fertility, […]
January’s full moon is known as the Wolf Moon. It is the perfect time to review belief systems, relationships, and life patterns to determine what no longer serves you and decide what you would like to change. This deep winter’s moon is the perfect opportunity to focus on creating and resetting sacred space to rest […]
This Gaelic tradition falls halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox, during the lambing season. Imbolc can be translated to mean “in the belly” of the mother. It is the quickening season. A beginning of spring and new things you want to grow in your life. It honors Brighid, Goddess of the hearth and […]
Every year, Spirit selects a goddess that will guide me through the growth and challenges that I will face. This year, Hecate has been chosen. I often joke that I will get Aphrodite or Venus but Spirit is far wiser than I am. So they have selected the triad goddess, Hecate. She governs over crossroads, […]
What is an authentic life? How do we stay true to ourselves when we are being bombarded with societal expectations? What are the spiritual implications for not living our truth? Some pretty heavy questions for a Monday but an important conversation to have with yourself. I feel blessed in having been born with a stubborn […]
All month the metaphor of muddy water has been drumming in the periphery of my world. The first day I heard it while listening to a podcast about a woman describing how her mother gave her ‘dirty water’ because it was all she had. This was an episode on sexual trauma and the impact it […]
Beltane marks the beginning of summer. A time when warmth drips down from the trees and herds crush wet grass underfoot making their way to pastures to fatten and sleep, under the drowsy watch of plump flies. It is also a time when my energy surges, nudging and cajoling me into starting long dreamt of […]
I Never Know Where I am Going to Find Myself Last year, a couple of close friends of mine started attending a class in Sogetsu Ikebana. I was immediately intrigued. For years, I had been drawn to Ikebana but had not pursued it. It was an art form derived from a culture that was not […]
“you tell me to quiet down cause my opinions make me less beautiful but i was not made with a fire in my belly so i could be put out i was not made with a lightness on my tongue so i could be easily to swallow i was made heavy half blade and half […]
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