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January 2023

January 11, 2023

Tending the Well(s) of Grief

Grief is not a new thing, of course. But if you've been reading my blog...

November 2022

November 25, 2022

Help Beyond Humans for Grief and Life

Last week, I wrote about grief and about supporting yourself. But I missed one thing:...

November 18, 2022

Grief as the Darkness Stretches

"No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear." - C.S Lewis...

January 2022

January 21, 2022

Sitting Vigil with Myself

I'm finishing up a course on deathwork and home funerals. This is the same course...

December 2021

December 17, 2021

A Solstice of Stillness, A Moment to Reconnect with the Heart

"The term 'solstice' comes from the Latin words sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still). At the solstice,...

October 2021

October 18, 2021

Grief in One Hand, Joy in the Other: How to Hold It All

Grief is a frequent visitor. Whether it is reminders of those I've lost or those...

October 04, 2021

I’ll Be Home for Samhain, You Can Plan on Me

Last year, the online Reclaiming Spiral Dance for Samhain was delightful. It was amazing to...

July 2021

July 30, 2021

You are Not Alone in Your Grief

Another beautiful being has died. So many others have died this year, needlessly, alone, untouched....

April 2021

April 16, 2021

Dining with the Dead and Settling a Promise

My dead don't wait until Samhain to poke at me. My mom died four years...

April 02, 2021

Working the Magick of Grief

Grief offers perspective, depth, and magick. With the lessons of loss, how will use what...

January 2021

January 31, 2021

Drinking in Gratitude: A Water Spell for Seeing and Remembering

Every time I go to the ocean, I am reminded of the power of water....

January 08, 2021

(Don’t Forget) You are Magick, You Always Have Been

In the midst of all the things, remember you are magick. Sometimes, I just need...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

The Grief That Is, The Grief that is Coming

The pandemic has brought grief to our doorsteps and there is more grief coming. Building...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

Samhain in the Time of Covid: The Spiral Dance Goes Online

It's not a surprise that Samhain is online this year -- for many. (For most?)...

October 06, 2020

Listening to the Dead, Hearing their Voices and Holding their Hearts

The dead are close. Maybe it's because this year has been quiet, slower, and interrupted....

September 2020

September 16, 2020

Tending Sacred Space: The Body is an Altar and a Temple of Grief

The body is more than a movement and a muscle, more than a bone and...

March 2020

March 27, 2020

Step into the Circle and Be Held: Restoring Connection and Community

If this pandemic has taught me anything (so far), it's that we are sharing an...

January 2020

January 05, 2020

We are the Earth and We are Burning Too

We are not separate from the horrors or the pain or the destruction of the...

December 2019

December 22, 2019

The Magick of Celebrating Losses, Missteps, and Endings

It's the end of a decade and what magick have you done? That's the message...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

The Nameless Ancestors: Getting to Know Who You Don’t Know

I have a family tree that is vague and inconsistent. To meet and greet the...

October 16, 2019

Who are All Those Dead? Starhawk talks about Ancestors, Mighty Dead & Beloved Dead

As Samhain comes closer, we call to the dead in many forms and names. Starhawk...

October 06, 2019

The Season of Grief and Memory: Remembering the Beloved Dead

While Samhain might be a time where grief is more present, where memory is activated...

September 2019

September 29, 2019

Charged by the Goddess: An Anniversary and Looking Back

As of the one year anniversary, "Charged by the Goddess" has followed the magick of...

May 2019

May 11, 2019

Magick for the Mothers: Remembering & Repairing & Releasing to Heal & Move Forward

Remembering my mother is easy, letting her go is not. I called forth the magick...

May 02, 2019

Tracking Magick, or What I’m Going to Do to Make Amends to Hecate

I stood up in a large ritual where Hecate was the witness to our magick...

March 2019

March 20, 2019

Swimming in Grief and Finding the Shore Again

It's springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. In fact, as I write this, it is the...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

Rituals We Don’t Want, Rituals We Need: Saying Goodbye

The ritual happened today, between rain drops and storms. Since the ground was so wet,...

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