The Womb of Winter
This week between the Solstice and the New Year can be a powerful time for releasing and inviting transformation. Continue reading The Womb of Winter
Category: Gathering with Fire
A Year of Women’s Fires
This is the beginnings of a delicious turkey soup that my husband is crafting for Women’s Fire this evening. Continue reading A Year of Women’s Fires
Fire in the Sky
When we awoke, it appeared to be snowing, but it turned out to be ash. A light coating was on everything by the end of the day Continue reading Fire in the Sky
Women’s Fire – June 2017
Women are natural caregivers – often putting others’ before ourselves… Come and be restored again! Continue reading Women’s Fire – June 2017
Fire Connects us All
Sometimes I have a desire to paint, but have not a vision of what the canvas wants. Rather than throwing in the towel, in such times, it’s helpful to do a little prayer coloring. I have also found it helpful to throw paint, dance, garden, go for a run, drum with fervor, or to scribble if there is stuck emotion or energy. This is all … Continue reading Fire Connects us All
Easter Women’s Fire
…clouds above were heavy and low, yet our spirits were without doubt that the evening outdoors would unfold as it needed to… Continue reading Easter Women’s Fire
Women: Come, Sit by the Fire
Listening to the eruption of fireworks and the popping corks of champagne and sparkling cider, we heard Wind gently whisper our name. During the dancing and dining of holiday gatherings, Spirit lightly tapped us on the shoulder. In the spaces between the hum of sewing machine, the bustling of shopping and baking, the crinkling of wrapping paper and the craziness of traffic, Breath stirred deep … Continue reading Women: Come, Sit by the Fire
November Women’s Fire
Women of the East and West of the Willamette, you are invited to join your soul sisters in sacred space. Come to our newly created Dancing Heart Hearth – our backyard fire pit – for a time of laughter, sharing, joys and sorrows. Join us this afternoon for a women’s circle in the presence of Fire. This is a time to warm our hearts and hands … Continue reading November Women’s Fire
Broken and Brightly Lit
This is a fire log. I tried three times to light a similar one today with rather sad results. It didn’t respond particularly well to the matches, even though I had precisely followed the directions on the package. “Lights fully in less than five minutes!” the package boasted. “Beautiful fire lasting for three whole hours!” Despite these words across the brightly colored packaging, this self aggrandizement … Continue reading Broken and Brightly Lit
Autumn Women’s Fire
What a joy it is to enter the season of autumn! As the nights begin to lengthen and the sun makes its annual journey towards the southern hemisphere, we in the Pacific Northwest prepare for the coming rains. A chill settles in swiftly upon the setting of the sun, and the east winds hint at the coming winter. Having just past the autumn equinox a … Continue reading Autumn Women’s Fire
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