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July 2024

July 10, 2024

What Makes a Good Death

The question of what constitutes a good death is intriguing because it has many variations....

April 2024

April 30, 2024

To Tarry or Tarot?

As I write this on Beltane eve, I sit and consider the clouds and impending...

April 02, 2024

Is this the Pinnacle of the Trail?

I’ve written before about how setting goals can be a beneficial process. A goal is...

January 2024

January 28, 2024

What Do I Say to The Dying? (Part 1- Friends & Family)

The only way to help others with death is to choose to wrestle with that...

January 10, 2024

My 2024 Goal Is To Have A Good Death (but not this year)

Holding space for Death is a growth experience. My ultimate goal is to have a...

December 2023

December 17, 2023

Make Your Own End-of-Year Retreat

In my chosen spiritual tradition, we observe Yule/winter solstice, honoring the darkest night and welcoming...

December 02, 2023

Four Things You Don’t Know About Death

You had no control over your birth experience and yet, while we can prepare ourselves...

August 2023

August 20, 2023

Liminal Spaces

"Liminal Spaces" is a phrase that elevates the process of making decisions into the sacred...

May 2023

May 24, 2023

Transformative Retreats

Spiritual retreats are for seekers who are looking to deepen their life experiences and open...

February 2023

February 19, 2023

Can Multi-Faith Relationships Work?

Religious and faith differences can become major issues when people come to their final days...

January 2023

January 31, 2023

Preparing for Imbolc as an Initiation

Imbolc, ancient and green. Sparkling with glimmers of light, tipped in frost; sprinkled with seeds...

January 20, 2023

Dealing with Chronic Pain

How I wish I had a perfect answer to this! I think at some point,...

January 06, 2023

Polishing Your Silver and Your Soul

This holiday season has turned out to be more special than I expected. Once upon...

December 2022

December 11, 2022

How Does Your Faith Celebrate Winter Solstice?

Once upon a time, most humans used to sleep in two shifts, commonly referred to...

November 2022

November 17, 2022

9 Simple, Everyday Spiritual Practice Ideas

Start Your Day with Happiness The alarm is going off, you’re blinking your eyes open,...

November 10, 2022

Five Beliefs Stoics Have About Death

According to a 2017 article on pewresearch.com by Michael Lipka and Claire Gecewicz, a quarter...

October 2022

October 21, 2022

A Planned Death

Most people cannot wrap their minds around planning to leave this life on their own...

September 2022

September 07, 2022

Hail the Traveler

I recently fell down a rabbit hole when I became entranced by the phrase “Hail...

August 2022

August 23, 2022

What Will They Find After You’re Dead?

Imagine you have just passed away from some unforeseen, traumatic event. Scenario 1: Your mom is...

August 05, 2022

You’re Not Getting Out Alive!

Prepare to Die The Stoics believed that having an awareness of death was what made...