Welcome to eclipse season! And a Full Moon! And renewed solar activity! And the thinning of the veil! And Mercury retrograde! …And some other stuff too, I’m sure… For all I write about Mercury Retrograde and Lunar cycles, I am not an astrologer. I play, but I have so many lovely colleagues whose passion it…
Category: Tools
Living in Crisis (and how to stop)
I recently asked some friends what I should write about, and they gave me some great ideas. The one that jumped out at me the most, the one I am going to address today, seemed incredibly relevant: “living in crisis mode and how to stop;” not just in my own life, but in the country…
October Newsletter
As always, subscribers get notified about monthly specials. Here is the text of the body of the newsletter: That period of time between autumnal equinox and Samhain is an interesting period. We move from the balance of light and dark into darkness; the veil thins; we are called to clear out the old and to…
The Gratitude Challenge
I caught myself being negative lately about some things that were going on in my personal life. It wasn’t pretty, I didn’t like it, and I wanted to change it. I didn’t want to be that person who is always complaining, and, more than that, I wanted to feel differently. So I’ve decided to write…
Words
(a reprint from 2002) The clearest, most concise communication is that which is given energetically, either through the fourth or sixth chakra. Words are, for the purposes of communication with others, imprecise and do not translate abstract concepts well. Spoken word was created not for the purpose of communicating at all. It is a tool…
September Energies
What have you been working on this year? What have been the patterns, the lessons, the challenges? Because all of that is going to be really loud for you in September. September is always the climax of the year’s patterns, the time when the Universe asks, “Have you gotten the message yet? Here, let me…
Betwixt and Between
This week marks astrological Lughnasadh, the festival of the first harvest. It is traditionally celebrated on the first of August, but it is the midway point between Summer Solstice and the Autumnal Equinox, so the date should vary. This year it falls on Wednesday the 8th. Back in December, I wrote a blog post recommending…
August newsletter is up!
You can view it here, if you’d rather (it’s a preview of the upcoming new design of the website!)… Well! We’ve make it through Mercury Retrograde, a Grand Sextile, and a major shift in energies (and it’s okay if none of that made any sense to you; just know that things are different now). How’s…
My Work in the Dreamtime
I’ve taken to a new bedtime ritual. Once I’m settled in to bed, I do a little bit of research on a totem or deity or something similar, programming my focus toward that subject. It keeps my brain occupied as my body relaxes, gives me something to do while I’m getting sleepy, and gives me…
Midway-ish into the Shift
On June 20th, I started talking about a Shift we were approaching, and then again on July 6th. This Shift is like the one we underwent in December of 2012, but bigger or stronger (neither word is completely accurate). Like December, though, this is a paradigm shift. Every time we have one, from now on,…
Water Water Everywhere, Taking Us Into The Shadows
This is a month of much water… All the Mercury Retrogrades this year are in water signs, which makes them a little different that usual. They’re much more emotional than mental or physical. So, if you’ve been working on your emotional authenticity, or you’ve been doing a lot of emotional work, you may very well…
Shift! in 3… 2… 1…
That next shift I wrote about on June 30th is likely to crescendo this month, between the 17th and the 22nd. As i have mentioned before, grounding, shoring up your foundations, and practicing self care are of paramount importance. I have also mentioned in several places, I think, adding the following to your daily practice:…