“Whatever took care of me before I was born will take care of me after I die,” she says with a shrug. Read more
“Whatever took care of me before I was born will take care of me after I die,” she says with a shrug. Read more
Take time to think how you are woven to many on this planet. Think about how all of our lights flickering together create a beautiful web that also connects to all . We are all bonded by our shared humanity. Read more
John Cooper writes, "May the light keep you during the darkest night; whether that be the light of a candle upon your altar or the light of a loved one upon your heart." Read more
White confetti falls on countless branches shaping them with winter's confections. All sleep, save the watchful pine. Read more
Several years ago, I went looking for stories for the winter solstice that celebrate darkness, rather than only focusing on the celebration of the returning light. Finding that challenging, I expanded my search to any story in celebration of darkness. I spent an afternoon looking at every single picture book in a local bookstore, and found one that sort of fit the bill, Stellaluna, by Jannell Cannon, in which a young bat discovers her proper place in the nighttime. I’ve... Read more
I love that these deities are presented in all this troubling complexity. Given the troubling complexity of life itself, it seems appropriate that the ones who created and sustain it are also troubling and complex. Read more
One way we can support life on Earth is to ensure our agricultural biodiversity. Just as the crone carries generations of wisdom, so do seeds. Read more
This is an excerpt of the service I wrote after the election in 2016. It feels appropriate again. Read more
We are the furies. We Are the hands and voices and forces for justice on this earth. We hope that those who are not survivors of these things, but are allies, or just people with compassion, will also live according to the natural justice of the furies. Read more
I believe we should embrace the Mother and Her values as seed crystals of new patterns in our culture. The Goddess images we live through will make these new patterns solid and concrete, building upon the past for today’s woman. And eventually, culture will reshape itself around them. Read more
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