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 …
Rituals
Ritual for the Mermaid moon
See that moon in the sky today? It's a third quarter moon, half light and half dark, waning toward dark. At Darkwood we call that The Mermaid moon. Why? Because it looks just like the Earth during Mermaid season (now); half light and half dark, waning toward dark. In Mermaid …
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She said, one day you'll have to support yourself. Not my mom, or a teacher, a financial advisor, or a business coach. These words of wisdom were administered as I teetered on one of those big exercise balls at a gym-- my feet in the air, one hand over my head and the other planted firmly …
Eat the Scorpion
Last Sunday I had a crystal clear message come through during a guided meditation. Wait, lemme back up. Remember when we discussed the outward-facing mirror last week? That's one of the Priestess's tools that allows her to offer reflection. This week I want to talk about her superpower: …
Magical Blending
Once upon a time, I was a massage therapist working from a studio on an island in a river. My treatment room had soaring ceilings, and wall with layers of perfectly shipped old paint and giant windows that let in soothing, even northern light; the light that painters love. There was a …
