Last month we found ourselves in the midst of a heavy snow and ice storm. I wrote this song in the midst of that storm while praying fervently for our sisters and brothers holding space at Standing Rock. It is a prayer of hope for healing during difficult times when we find our hearts on icy roads. I recorded this today just before the power … Continue reading Icy Roads – A Prayer Song
Earth is our Mother. Without Her, we would die. The rivers and streams that flow through Her are our brethren, gifts of love from Grandmother Ocean and Grandfather Fire in the form of sunshine. They sustain us and give us life. Remembering our sacred connections with the Elemental Beings — who were all dreamed into existence before we humans entered this realm — remembering and … Continue reading Drinking Deeply from Sacred Roots
In our front room, where prayer candles are lit, turtles of many sizes, shapes and hues dance along our mantle-top altar, carrying our prayers on their backs to the realm of Divine Love. On either side of the prayer mantle stand two glorious plant spirits, reminding us of our connection with the natural world. They are joined by yarn paintings and beaded gourds of thunder … Continue reading Gratitude for the Divine Feminine
As the fullness of the super moon quickly approaches, and the swiftness of the holiday season widens our eyes, many of us find our emotions rising to the surface. We laugh more fully, cry more easily, grumble quickly and sigh frequently with contentment. Our moods ebb and flow like the tide of Grandmother Ocean, and we wonder if we might be coming unhinged. Fear not, … Continue reading In the Light of the Moon
As the warmth of summer begins to wane – some days more than others – the autumn breezes gently encourage the leaves that are loosening to release their hold on the branches that once granted them nourishment and love. Cloud Beings form, rise and flow on the wings of Wind, brought to the places that need them most. The thirst of Earth is quenched. Forest … Continue reading A Web of Wonder and Delight
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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