rising It's been just over a month since the disaster of Hurricane Helene. Before a phoenix can rise from its ashes, I imagine it spends a long time stinking; a composting thing that once was, transmuting. After the rot, it catches fire -- more unpleasantness. I know the smell of burning …
Archetypes
The Warrior Why
This essay was originally published August 2021, edited for today just a tad. I’m off track. Again. It might look like I have it together, but I don’t. Like everyone, I’m frustrated that COVID is rearing back up. I’m frustrated that it’s not easy to sit with you, offer divinations, …
what you call yourself
You know those stickers they pass out at meet & greets?They say, "Hello, I'm", and then you write your name on the sticker. Once you've written your name in it, you slap that baby on your shirt and wear it so people know who you are and what to call you.In other words, you tell people your …
An invocation for The Mermaid moon
We do invocations in a ritual for many reasons.It's a way to honor the land where we to live and it's features.It's a way to "call in" the support of nature, angels, ancestors, and guides.But my favorite reason is to kindle genius and light up the psyche.When we face a direction and …
Sword Mothers
I watch a lot of TV. It’s a quintessential Piscean escape tactic, but it’s also fodder for my imagination. I was watching a show one day, and a character mentioned this term “sword mother”. I sat up like a prairie dog and was like “say what”?! The term held such power, but also …