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In the Cradle of the Crone: Hecate and the Waning Moon

On September 14, 2021 / Psychology and Mythology / 17 Comments

I just turned 76. How did life fly by so fast? I accept my age, but wish I could ease the struggles with hearing loss and disequilibrium from Meniere’s Disease. Still, for most everyone, there’s a price

The Great Mother Made Peach Ice Cream

On August 31, 2021 / Family and Friends / 21 Comments

With the constant anguish of collective life from covid, climate change, racism, and war, I call on the Great Mother to be with me and comfort me. This week, she appeared–not as a winged Goddess from Greece,

Bountiful Butterflies to Fill Your Soul with Joy

On August 17, 2021 / My Land and Home, Nature / 17 Comments

Why do we love them so? They’re exotically beautiful and they transform in magical ways. They’re symbols of Soul in many cultures and in my life–always a thrill, a surprise, a joy. After last year’s dry summer

Balance & Hope: Sometimes We Need Help

On August 3, 2021 / Health / 28 Comments

After I started toppling over from lack of balance in 2013, after being diagnosed with Meniere’s Disease and losing all hearing in my left ear a few years later, after a cochlear implant in 2019, after losing

Tree Swallow Teachings: Soaring Persistence and Fearless Love

On July 20, 2021 / My Land and Home, Nature / 18 Comments

“Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall and falling, they’re given wings.” ~ Rumi After their first four eggs were stolen from the nesting box, the Tree Swallows returned. I

Until the End

On July 6, 2021 / Bereavement and End of Life, Family and Friends / 17 Comments

“I’ll stay until the end,” Lauren said. We knew what “the end” meant, but didn’t know when it would come. Doctors said any minute, but my husband hung on. Vic had gone downhill quickly, so our sons

Witnessing a Catastrophe? Search for Small Miracles

On June 22, 2021 / My Land and Home, Nature / 21 Comments

I prowl through budding milkweed and prickly blackberry plants for an hour looking for Monarch eggs and don’t find one. Monarchs are usually here by now, but I’ve only seen three. Last week, I found nine viable

Nature’s Lessons: Forgive, Protect, & Try Again

On June 8, 2021 / Creativity, Nature / 31 Comments

Every morning, I walk with my dogs before breakfast. Since one of my bird nesting boxes is near the trail head, I often checked in to see how the resident Tree Swallow family was doing. At last

Grief Rituals Keep Our Family Love Alive

On May 25, 2021 / Bereavement and End of Life, Family and Friends / 24 Comments

“I love you, David,” I say when my North Carolina son arrives on Thursday night. Because of the pandemic, I haven’t seen him for 8 months, so I wrap my arms around him and press my cheek

Belly Laugh Blessings: Marion Woodman and the Dalai Lama

On May 11, 2021 / Creativity, Psychology and Mythology / 27 Comments

“I had a dream about you, Marion,” I said. “I typed it up.” I handed Marion Woodman an envelope with the dream inside when we passed each other on the conference center stairs. I’d had this dream