In ritual, invocations are used not only to honor Nature, but also as a way to open and unfurl each participant's mind, reminding her of the wisdom, capacity, and potential she has access to.Speak this invocation aloud or read it silently, use it for yourself or a group, say it daily or only in …
Wisdom Keeper
on purpose
This essay comes two days after the 2024 US presidential election, and about six weeks after Hurricane Helene. It's tempting to give up.Yesterday morning I woke up and felt like doing just that.I felt a "fuck it" wash over me, a hair-raising fear, and a deep loneliness.As though I were suddenly on …
who were the witches?
I learned this song when I was 17 years old, travelling through Yellowstone on a school bus filled with other Girl Scouts. I’ve been singing it to my classes for decades, and twenty years ago when my nieces were little, they requested it at bedtime (I bet they can still …
how things are
risingIt'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 hair well from …
Who Were the Witches?
I learned this song travelling through Yellowstone on a school bus filled with Girl Scouts. I’ve been singing it to groups for decades at this point. When my nieces were little they requested it at bedtime.I sang it to the mystery school students this morning.Do you …