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I met a new horse! Ahhhh! This one. A heart. Arabesque. A dance. My personal therapy happens in the round pen, in the circle of nature amongst crisp skies, perched fence birds, dewed grasses, musky stables and the sounds of hooves drumming with the heartbeat of the Earth. One of the greatest beauties of this kind of work is that the horses don’t talk, at least not from intellect and not with words. Horse speak is powerful energy, horse speak…
Even on these chilly mornings I stumble my way to a front row seat of nature’s show. I dress in fuzzy cloak and mitten and teeter on my rocking chair, sitting in the dark night of my porch, a practice of seeing in the shadows. It is cold, it is silent, the world is still. With my Morning Thunder tea in hand, I let my eyes wake up with the rise of the sun. The shy crest of light creeping…
Continuing with the meaning making series which started with Light as a Feather Establishing meaning and finding expression in life is perhaps our great purpose. Meaning that is crafted from our unique perspective, intentions and circumstances allow us to more fully accept, embody and express our inherent nature. Traditionally, meaning making was more shared through a dedicated and committed culture of ritual and ceremony, honor and reverence. Today, meaning-making seems diluted and subject to the standards of social normalcy. It…
I must have been about 7 and it was my first sleep over. Being a socially awkward child, I was freakishly nervous and cautiously insecure. I was also quite intrigued about the potential bonding that occurs between a young gaggle of girls. Little did I know it would be the introduction to a world of playful incantations and magic. Did you ever play the game Light as a Feather? One daring child lays on the ground, encircled by her clan,…
