Whether you celebrate Halloween, Samhain, All Saints Day or the Day of the Dead, this coming weekend is a time when we acknowledge the presence of wraiths of those who have gone before us. For many of us, the day has become another holiday for parties and decorations, while the importance of remembering those who… Continue reading Halloween: A Day to Remember Forgotten Women
Category: Everyday Life
The Mystery of the Leaves
My house sits on about an eighth of an acre that is home to a grove of gigantic, old trees who make a canopy of grace and wisdom over my house. When I walk under their branches on my way to my door, I am transported from the worries of work and the outside world… Continue reading The Mystery of the Leaves
The Wild Is Where You Find It
At the end of my day today, I was blessed by the sight of a fox, magnificent in her wildness and independence, who loped across my office parking lot. She looked at me as if she had come out into civilization just for me, and then continued on into the nearby woods. For most women… Continue reading The Wild Is Where You Find It
Being with the Wasp’s Nest
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve written a blog post. Every year I take a month or so to stop writing, stop thinking, stop making lists of topics or outlining future articles, and just take in the world. I read what catches my eye, have long conversations with both loved ones and strangers, go to… Continue reading Being with the Wasp’s Nest
The Contemplative Art of Making Sweet Tea
As a northerner, I had never really heard of “sweet tea,” an essential drink made especially in the American south, till recently. I asked my friend Foxy for her recipe, which you will find below. Foxy is not only a champion sweet tea maker, but she is also an excellent and dedicated graphic artist. When… Continue reading The Contemplative Art of Making Sweet Tea
Celebrate Your Woman’s Soul with Juno
In ancient Roman times, a woman’s soul was called her “juno,” after the goddess of the same name. A man’s soul was his “genius.” These weren’t simply two words for the same thing, but rather a “genius” had a masculine aspect and “juno” a feminine one. Well, we all know what happened. The word “juno”… Continue reading Celebrate Your Woman’s Soul with Juno
Do You Taboo?: Dressing Up Your Spiritual Power
I love to think that women throughout time have left the women of our time clues about how to feel that our spirits are powerful, passed down to us little treasures learned over millennia just waiting to be excavated. Sometimes we look to the stories and artifacts about how powerful women have lived and still… Continue reading Do You Taboo?: Dressing Up Your Spiritual Power
Looking Through the Kaleidoscope: Kitchen Thoughts on Duality or Not
I’ve been very kindly invited to be part of a synchroblog that is blogging this month on the topic of duality. Other participants are listed at the bottom. The entries I have read are phenomenal and I encourage you to read them. These are my thoughts on how the way we look at the world… Continue reading Looking Through the Kaleidoscope: Kitchen Thoughts on Duality or Not
Living Like a Priestess Everyday
This past week I traveled back to New York City, where I had lived in my 20s, for the first time since I left. While I was there, I visited the Museum of Natural History, where I had first experienced a worldview that included women as sacred. Back in the 80s, Diane Wolkstein had brought… Continue reading Living Like a Priestess Everyday
Laughter Is Sacred
Laughter can sometimes seem like flashes of sunlight off a river, a pane of glass, a crystal in a stone – all around me, but uncatchable, not for me. When my days are too full and my mind is taut and my spirit weary, laughter can seem like a luxury that I do not have… Continue reading Laughter Is Sacred
Goddess in a Teapot 