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Spiritual Practice

Come away with me to the waters and the wild . . . Gaian Soul Retreat next September!

February 7, 2012

I am thrilled that my first-ever Gaian Soul Retreat, coming up this September on beautiful Whidbey Island, is already 2/3 full. I set my intention for a group of lovely, amazing women to join me, and boy howdy, have they ever! But there’s still room for more . . . perhaps you might be the next [...]

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A Song of Devotion to Brigid on the Highland

January 30, 2012

I love singing this love song to the Goddess Brigid during Her season of Imbolc / Candlemas / Winter-Turning-to-Spring. It brings me quickly into Her presence, like nothing else. My friend Helen Farias, founder of The Beltane Papers, wrote the first two verses of this song and set it to the traditional Irish tune “Bridget O’Malley” [...]

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Weekly Wisdom: Retreating and Returning

January 23, 2012

In my Gaian Soul Practices classes, I send out an email every day with a journaling prompt. The folks in the current class are preparing to dedicate themselves to their own True Paths at Candlemas / Imbolc next week, so this week’s journal prompts are in preparation for that. This morning’s question was: What is [...]

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Coming Soon: Gaian Soul Practices for Candlemas

January 10, 2012

The first session (Midwinter) of my seasonal e-courses is nearly over. You may remember that, last fall, I decided to create the course that I wanted to take. This one met my needs on a number of levels — I got to create (and then do!) art projects, nature practices and spiritual practices (including tarot) [...]

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My Non-Goals for 2012

January 5, 2012

I’ve been reading Karen Walrond’s “Chookooloonks” blog for a couple of months now. It’s one of the few blogs that comes straight into my inbox. I love her good cheer and her gorgeous photos. This morning she shared her list of “non-goals” for 2012, and encouraged her readers to do the same. Being a very [...]

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Winter Solstice Tarot Circle Game

December 17, 2011

My friend James Wells created this lovely game to play with family and friends for Winter Solstice. It’s a lovely way to honor the turning of the Wheel at Solstice, and to deepen bonds with each other. You can read James’ instructions here, on his blog. James adds that ”if people want to do so, they [...]

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A Thanksgiving Litany

November 24, 2011

Deep thanks to Anne Forbes of Partners in Place, for giving me permission to share this piece with you. Gratitude for the Circle of Life: A Litany for Thanksgiving We call upon the cosmos, the glowing, twinkling lights of sky around us, and especially our warming sun with its essential energy, and with longing for [...]

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Secrets of the Blackened Pool

October 17, 2011

In early October I rambled the woodlands of western Massachusetts, and came across a blackened, vernal pool. It looked for all the world as if it had sprung full blown out of the pages of a book of Russian fairy tales. I half-expected Baba Yaga to peek out through the leaves, and kept one eye [...]

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