Fruit and Death

by | 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,...

Regarding Baskets

by | Sep 17, 2020 | artistic expression, balance, beauty, childhood, clearing, connection, creativity, crying, earth, harmony, life-giving, nature, possibilities, spirit, tenderness, the feminine, women

“I was told there would be a handbasket.” This meme, popping up everywhere it seems, made me chuckle when I first read it weeks ago. Yet lately it hasn’t seemed so funny. Looking at photos and videos from California, Oregon and Washington have more literally brought...

In the Stream Together

by | Jul 18, 2020 | affinity, childhood, communication, connection, creativity, friendship, harmony, heart, imagination, joy, laughter, life-giving, magic, memoir, play, Sacred Eccentricity, self-reflection, soul, spirit, subpersonalities, Uncategorized, wildness, women

We are living neath the Great Big Dipper We are washed by the very same rain We are swimming in the stream together, some in power and some in pain We can worship this ground we walk on, cherishing the beings that we live beside Loving spirits will live forever,...

Brain Jam, Spilled Emotion and a Butterfly

by | Jun 22, 2020 | animals, beauty, conflict, creativity, harmony, heart, hope, imagination, life-giving, listening, messages, mind, modern life, nature, overwhelm, rejuvenation, self-care, senses, surprise, transformation, Uncategorized, vulnerability, wonder

Joy is the gift of love. Grief is the price of love. Anger protects that which is loved. And when we think we have reached our limit, wonder is the act that returns us to love.                                                    Valarie Kaur, See No Stranger   My...

Advice from the Cards

by | May 20, 2020 | balance, beauty, childhood, communication, connection, creativity, earth, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, joy, laughter, life-giving, listening, magic, messages, modern life, nature, noise, overwhelm, pandemic, play, possibilities, self-care, self-reflection, silence, soul, spirit, tarot, vision

Seldom is tarot a subject of this blog, but today, as we enter our third month of pandemic, I felt it was time to find out what advice the tarot has for us right now. So I composed questions, opened my intuitive doorway, and let my hand choose cards from within my...

A Question to Ponder on Earth Day in a Pandemic

by | Apr 21, 2020 | affinity, balance, beauty, childhood, communication, conflict, connection, dreams, earth, heart, imagination, life-giving, light, messages, mind, modern life, nature, pandemic, poetry, possibilities, self-reflection, shadow, spirit, Uncategorized, vision

A Sign (a poem by Connie Wanek)   At the March for Science on Earth Day, 2017   What did it say?” God asked.   Well, first I should describe the day,” Mrs. God replied. “It reminded me of creation, an early tender morning, pure light, the air thin, and...