by Anne Peek | Oct 23, 2022 | affinity, connection, creativity, expansion, Halloween, intuition, joy, life-giving, listening, memories and mementos, messages, mystery, possibilities, spirit, stories, surprise, tarot, trickster, wonder
I hung up the phone one October day in 1976 feeling both dubious and intrigued. Flattered to be asked, I had agreed to tell fortunes at my brother’s Halloween party since I loved Halloween almost as much as I loved him. But sometimes Tom’s idea of fun and my own...
by Anne Peek | Aug 27, 2022 | affinity, animals, archetypes, artistic expression, childhood, communication, connection, creativity, earth, expansion, intuition, messages, nature, possibilities, self-reflection, senses, shadow, soul, spirit, stories, surprise, the feminine, transformation, Uncategorized, vision, wildness, wonder
Snakes appear often in my art, and have for years. Snake also emerged as my animal/symbol for 2022. Is there a message here? Over millennia, earth-honoring cultures around the globe have carved snakes on rock art and painted them on pottery. Because of their ability...
by Anne Peek | Jul 28, 2022 | affinity, beauty, heart, joy, life-giving, magic, nature, possibilities, rejuvenation, senses, spirit, surprise, transformation, wildness, wonder
Two Lake Superior Haiku Perched on ancient stone Plashing feet in cold clear blue Six years old again Splayed on rocky shelf Long worn smooth by waves and wind I breathe earth and fire AEP 8/29/20 I just returned from 11 days up north at a cabin on Lake...
by Anne Peek | May 29, 2022 | archetypes, clearing, communication, conflict, connection, crying, heart, hope, imagination, intuition, listening, self-reflection, senses, shadow, spirit, surprise, tears, tenderness, transformation, Uncategorized, values, vision, vulnerability, war
Memorial Day. An experience I had in 2015 on a spiritual tour in Ireland popped into mind. I haven’t thought about it for a long time, yet it was one of the most powerful experiences I had there. And it is asking to be told today. About two-thirds of the way through...
by Anne Peek | Nov 1, 2021 | affinity, archetypes, autumn, beauty, childhood, connection, death, earth, expansion, Halloween, harmony, heart, intuition, joy, life-giving, magic, memoir, nature, possibilities, senses, soul, spirit, stories, surprise, transformation, Uncategorized, wildness, wonder
Tomorrow is November 2, the culmination of an auspicious period for honoring the dead. It is also my dad’s 101st birthday. So I’m going to tell you a story about my dad, a kind of ghost story because it took place at his death. On May 8, 2008 I got a call at 2 am...
by Anne Peek | Aug 7, 2021 | affinity, artistic expression, beauty, body wisdom, communication, connection, creativity, earth, expansion, freedom, heart, imagination, intuition, joy, life-giving, listening, nature, possibilities, practice, senses, soul, spirit, surprise, wonder
When I walk in natural places I love, I offer my respect, love and thanks with a song, a tonal chant expressing my feelings, made up on the spot. I will continue this practice, but I am excited about another kind of offering I’ve been making the past few weeks—earth...