Hints from Hera – Goddess in a Teapot

Hints from Hera: Make a Mandala Garden for the Spring Equinox

Today I made a mandala garden. My son outgrew his swingset, so we got rid of it and I had a nice empty 10 x 13 enclosed space with a gigantic hemlock tree in one corner. I cleared it out and started putting stuff in it – a lawn chair for reading, two metal café… Continue reading Hints from Hera: Make a Mandala Garden for the Spring Equinox

Hints from Hera: Celebrate Spring with Brigid

And now for a crafty interlude… Spring is just starting to come to my part of the world here in New England and so it is time to celebrate Brigid. Brigid (pronounced “Breed”) was the great Goddess of the Celts. Her name means “Bright One” and she ruled gold-crafting, poetry, creativity, and healing and she… Continue reading Hints from Hera: Celebrate Spring with Brigid

Hints from Hera: The Wisdom of Red Peppers

The more time I spend in nature, the more I believe that its essence contains all the wisdom and truth that exists. All we need to do is look for it, listen to it, and align ourselves with it enough to know what is all around us. Most often what I find in nature are… Continue reading Hints from Hera: The Wisdom of Red Peppers

Hints from Hera – Be a Tree, Parts 1 and 2

Some of my recent posts have been a bit heavy, so I thought I would try some lighter ones for awhile. One series I would like to try is “Hints from Hera” (you know, like “Hints from Heloise,” except from one of the traditional goddesses of the hearth) – not of the “baking soda as… Continue reading Hints from Hera – Be a Tree, Parts 1 and 2