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Spring Renewal: Death of A ChinaBerry Part 2

This week I watched the towering dead China Berry release her brittle-bone branches one by one. The sheer magnitude of her ginormous limbs crashing to the ground at the pull of a chainsaw was both terrifying and astounding, saddening and liberating.  In her destruction the thunderous roar announced her decent in a most chilling way. A powerful scream echoing her departure from the sky she once stood magnificently within, pulling wisdom from the moon, life from the sun, strength from the…

Sowing Seeds

“New year, new you” is a constant stream of propaganda weaving its way through January, one that trickles off to a drip, drip puddle by end of February.  New me??? I am still getting to know the ‘me’ I set intentions for last year, or even 5 or 10 years ago.  I’m still developing the courage to be the woman the little girl dreamed of. I am not ready for a new me, I am still loving the nowme and the…

Fire Side Sky World

From Pagan and Earth-based rituals to Christian Mass, the mystical essence of smoke has captivated spiritual seekers for centuries. Regardless of origin, sacred smoke has been a foundational and honorary practice for protecting, cleansing, releasing and initiating prayer and intention as long as humans have been curiously humbled and in awe of sky-ward contemplation. It is believed that smoke carries earthy messages to mystical heavens, wish-felt words and invocations sent on a cosmic current to the greater mystery of divine authority.  Sacred smoke liberates…

Dragon Heart

I really do aspire to be a mostly positive and peaceful being.  I think I like the idea of moving through the world with sparkles and divine awakening. However, the reality is I am equally as moody, cantankerous, feisty, and often very well guarded. Much of which has significantly improved over the years of self-study but much of which continues to be simply who I am. I have to accept that my composition was built from heightened need to survive…