by Anne Peek | Apr 1, 2022 | affinity, artistic expression, body wisdom, clearing, conflict, connection, counterculture, cranky, creativity, dreams, earth, expansion, foolish, freedom, growth, heart, intuition, joy, life-giving, light, listening, modern life, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, Sacred Eccentricity, self-reflection, shadow, shoulds, soul, spirit, transformation, values, women, wonder
I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows, or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room. Ray Bradbury The...
by Anne Peek | Jan 31, 2022 | artistic expression, balance, beauty, conflict, connection, creativity, death, dreams, growth, hope, imagination, joy, life-giving, listening, modern life, nature, pandemic, possibilities, rejuvenation, seasons, self-care, self-reflection, silence, spirit, transformation, Uncategorized, values
The past month has not been easy. There have been deaths to grieve, and minor health issues to deal with. And the winter weather hasn’t helped. ...
by Anne Peek | Oct 6, 2021 | animals, artistic expression, body wisdom, cats, communication, connection, cranky, creativity, earth, expansion, freedom, growth, heart, imagination, intuition, life-giving, listening, messages, nature, possibilities, self-reflection, spirit, subpersonalities, the feminine, transformation, wildness, women
I think some older, fiercer being is emerging in me. I’m not sure what She will have me do in the coming months, but I want to tell you the story in case someone like her is emerging in you too. While She has been muttering to me for nearly a year, Her voice has most...
by Anne Peek | May 10, 2021 | artistic expression, balance, beauty, body wisdom, connection, creativity, expansion, fool, growth, harmony, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, joy, life-giving, light, listening, modern life, nature, pandemic, play, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-reflection, solitude, spirit, surprise, tarot, Uncategorized, vision
Last May, when we were three months into the pandemic, I did a reading to see what advice the tarot had for us at that time. I reread that blog post today, and was surprised to find that it still feels relevant and true today. (You can read that post here.) Yet I was...
by Anne Peek | Jan 12, 2021 | affinity, agenda, balance, body wisdom, breath, communication, conflict, connection, creativity, darkness, expansion, growth, heart, hope, intuition, life-giving, listening, messages, modern life, pandemic, possibilities, rejuvenation, self-care, self-reflection, shadow, spirit, tarot, the feminine, transformation, Uncategorized, vision
National events distracted me today from my usual blog subject matter. So I sought guidance from the tarot. Specifically, I wanted to hear from the Tarot of the Crone, because the Crone’s voice feels ancient, female, earthy– a no-nonsense truth-teller. And from...
by Anne Peek | Oct 16, 2020 | aging, ambiguity, amusement, artistic expression, autumn, balance, clearing, crying, darkness, expansion, freedom, growth, home, life-giving, listening, nature, pandemic, play, poetry, possibilities, rejuvenation, seasons, self-care, self-reflection, senses, shadow, surprise, tears, Uncategorized
Autumn Haiku Sprawled on sunny ground Crunchy leaves and dusty grass Scent of fruit and death AEP 10/9/20 Fruit and death. The scent of autumn, and what comes to mind as I clear out the house we’ve lived in for nearly 30 years. Finding things long forgotten,...
“There is a place where words are born of silence,
