I'm going to tell you something about me you already know. I fumble with technology. I send broken links, dead web pages, incorrect coupon codes, and forget to update my apps. I have glitchy internet here at Darkwood, so sometimes Zoom is fuzzy. The list goes on. But if you know …
Archetypes
dear Anxiety
Being a creative is awesome. Except when it's not. I've been a creative my whole life; filled with ideas for projects, things to express and say, ways to collaborate. My sun is in the 5th house and you can tell. But with creativity comes this other thing. This crippling, confusing, …
preparing for the shift
Even though this happens twice each year, it always feels like a total miracle. Miraculous, like a friend showing up with a cup of coffee for you just when you need it. Or a greeting card arriving in the mail the exact moment your spirits needs a lift. Or when you reach into a …
The Priestess Moon
Tomorrow, a sideways sickle will hang in the winter sky like a smile, like a chalice. It's the first sliver of moonlight after the dark moon. It's the The Priestess Moon, the Imbolc of the month. Under this moon, I will creep through the winter leaves, wet …
My Imbolc
I got up at my usual time, about an hour before light. The floors were cold as I padded through the house on bare feet. I lit a candle to guide me downstairs to the woodstove that would usually carry a little warmth from the full rounds loaded in before bed, but not at Imbolc. At Imbolc, I …