Practicing Radical Hope at Samhain
My thoughts as I sat with my ancestor altar this morning: There’s so much in the world I can’t control–way more than what I can. I write to my representatives…
Samhain Gifts from the Ancestors: Healing Intergenerational and Historic Trauma
“It is liberating to consider that when we heal an ancestral pattern, we are not only freeing future generations, but healing backwards through time,…
Following the Inner Compass: A Self-Directed Education Path
Unlike many other educators who have only worked in public or private schools, I’ve had the unique opportunity to observe how children learn in various settings. I support choice in education and as an educator, I’ve found my “home” outside the conventional schooling model.
Human BEing or Human DOing?
Reminder to everyone that ‘your best’ doesn’t mean pushing yourself to your breaking point. ‘Your best’ means the best you can do while being the best you. Get enough sleep,…
Plant Spirit Medicine in Shamanic Practice
What’s in the Brew?Scientist: Mescaline.Shaman: God. Shamans…believe that the information given to us… by other teacher plants or in non-ordinary states such as dreams and meditations is as valid (or…
Spiritual Gaslighting Part 1: Is this Happening to You?
“We sometimes look at leaving as a bad thing or associate it with giving up or quitting, but sometimes leaving is the best thing you can do for yourself. Leaving…
Surrendering to the Spiral Dance of Depression
From galaxies in the sky to diminutive shells on the beach, the spiral is found extensively in the natural world. Its shape and form of a coiled serpent has been…
Spiritual Gaslighting Part 2: Structures that Prevent It
In…2020, we may feel as if the world comes to a halt. This huge global crossroad polarizes the forces of humanitarian consciousness and goodwill, for one, versus ancient and outdated…
Earth-based Tools for Allaying Emotion Contagion
Emotions are…older than spoken language, and simply put, they are smarter than words, they’re deeper than any technique, and they can help you in ways you cannot imagine…Emotions are not…
Pandemic: A Ceremony from the Universe
What if the universe is trying to get us to slow down? To stop producing. To stay home and let the earth breathe a little without all the extra pollution…
What to do with Faith Loss
“Everyone has the perfect gift to give the world and if each of us is freed up to give our unique gift, the world will be in total harmony.” -Buckminister…
The Transformative Power of Telling Your Story
We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as our truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains. That’s what I want–to hear you erupting. You Mount St….
Dreaming: A Vital Aspect of Intelligence
There is a world behind this world. The old cultures used to be in constant conversation with it through the sacred practices of storytelling, dreaming, ceremony, and song. They invited…
Living From the Inside, Out
February/March 2010: Excerpt from originally published article in Synchronicity Magazine (Issue 99) When we adults think of children, there is a simple truth which we ignore: childhood is not preparation for life;…
Shamanic Drumming
Handheld frame drums are among the oldest known musical instruments. They are hoop-shaped drums with a diameter that is much greater than the depth of their shell. In prehistoric times,…
Recapitulation: Healing the Mind
We talk to ourselves incessantly about our world. In fact we maintain our world with our internal talk. And whenever we finish talking to ourselves about ourselves and our world,…