One of the main reasons I have a daily writing practice is to hear myself. Not because I'm in any way muted.I write to see what's going on deeply, to give voice to my subconscious and my soul.These "voices" reveal a lot -- wisdom, buried pain ready for healing, guidance, desire -- all …
Wanting Right
What if you wanted to lose 10 pounds, and so your arm fell off? Oof. During Tantrika season, we learn how to avoid vague wanting like that. Like a pendulum swinging wildly then coming to rest in the middle, The Tantrika archetype gets you away from "wanting techniques" that …
What you Want
This week I've been walking with ghosts and miracles. It's made me question what I want; a solid Tantrika move. Let me back up a sec. We've been walking with The Tantrika, the archetype of blooming, attracting, and desire, since May 1st. When I say "desire", I don't mean …
gratitude for early spring
I bet you've noticed. It's not early spring anymore. Trees are almost fully leafed out now, and gardens are beginning to flower in earnest. Here at Darkwood, the Black Pheobes are nesting, and my beloved favorite-of-all-time Wood Thrush has settled in for the summer. It's …
poems for spring
raindrops hanging from branchesstill winter bare.longer lightcoaxes growth.a season of surfacing.*** the luck ofa warm day in early springisgetting to clean out the ashesfrom the woodstove.*** Greet the world,beaming through the bare trunksgolden, goldenglowing, glowing (this is a …