I'm not used to men. That's a weird thing to say for someone like me. After all, I've lived with one man or another my whole life, beginning with my father and then 20 years between my ex-husband and my shug. But when I go on retreats, when I network, when I teach and hold ritual, it's …
Katie Vie
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: …
Reflection
There are two magical tools associated with The Priestess archetype. One of them is the outward-facing mirror. The mirror helps The Priestess remember that she offers reflection, not opinion. She doesn't project, insert, or advise. She simply offers clarity in the form of …
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 …
Celebrating Imbolc
Once upon a time, winter was something to survive. It was no joke. I don't mean like, lacking vitamin D, wishing you could wear shorts, and grumbling about commuting home in the dark. More like a quarter of your community freezing or starving to death, succumbing to illness, being lost in a …