There are so many things to be. Right. Wrong. Smart. Punctual. But I mostly try to be curious. Even though our culture generally prefers "knowing". Certainty. Mastery. But in my experience, that whole mastery-thing can be kinda stagnant if you're not …
Archetypes
So weird
One of my favorite episodes of This American Life is the one about tribes and belonging. First of all, it finally solved the mystery of why I like the sound of pencil on paper and whispered African accents (if you know, you know). Second, it framed a concept I'd been …
Break on Through
I'm a Dark Half kinda gal. Bring on longer nights, cooler temps, scarves, and firewood piles. Give me that Dreamtime, that mystical lens, that rich subconscious realm. I love the Dark Half; September to March is when I'm feelin' GOOD. But first. Before I get to plunk down in front of …
On Purpose
I'm writing to you under the best of circumstances. I'm sitting in the dark of early morning, when the air is cool like a pond. There's a rooster crowing across the valley and raindrops are plink-plinking off the leaves. Remember when I wrote to you about "roaring chi"? My chi is roaring …
The Warrior Why
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, invite you to Darkwood for a class. Plus, I'm spending this Warrior season …