Here's a simple ritual to help you honor Autumn Equinox and Mermaid season. In ritual, “invoking” is a way to honor Nature and our surroundings, and also a technique to kindle the many facets of our wisdom and capacity. The following ritual can stand alone or be used as the invocation for …
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the patron saint of weirdos
One of my favorite episodes of This American Life is about tribes and belonging. First, because it solved the mystery of why I like the sound of pencil on paper and whispered African accents. Second, it framed a concept I’d been trying to put my finger on — the idea of belonging, having …
one porous motherf*cker
True confession. When it comes to groups, I like to Zoom. I'd never Zoomed in my life until the pandemic forced me to host the mystery school gatherings online in 2020. I was hesitant at first. I mean, Zoom, like all social media, spreadsheets, and online calendars, falls under the …
The Rest of Rhythm
I repeat myself a lot. You might have noticed. Year after year I talk about the same 7 archetypes, the same archetype anointing oils, and the same 8 seasons of the Wheel of the Year. Over and over for the last 16 years. It has, at times, made me feel self-conscious. Like, …
“I can smell your life”
Once upon a time I was in a business class and my workshop partner, tasked at distilling down "what I do" into a tidy sentence, looked at me, and as though his mouth had a mind of its own said, I can smell your life? We both died laughing. But in the end, he wasn't …