There are two ways to get deep. One way is to sink toward it, lifeless and resigned; a one-way ticket. Yuck. And the other way is to dive toward it, strong and on purpose with every intention of bringing the nourishment, insight, and wisdom found there back up to the …
Mermaid
the patron saint of weirdos
One of my favorite episodes of This American Life is about tribes and belonging. First, because it solved the mystery of why I like the sound of pencil on paper and whispered African accents. Second, it framed a concept I’d been trying to put my finger on -- the idea of belonging, having …
how things are
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 …
Mermaid invocation
This invocation is especially for The Mermaid archetype. Use it on Autumn Equinox, under the Mermaid moon, and any day at sunset. We do invocations in a ritual for many reasons.It’s a way to honor the land where we to live and its features, and a way to “call in” the support of …
Capturing The Mermaid
This is an excerpt from The Mermaid Materia Mystica, the workbook included in this season's Writer's Group and the Darkwood 101 mystery school. When I began formulating The Mermaid anointing oil, I was a Mermaid. I was living and working in Marshall, NC, and if you’d walked into the town’s …