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Kindling a Fire on Cold Nights
I sat in front of the cold woodstove. We hadn’t had a fire since last season, so it took me a minute to remember the rhythm. I kindled the small flame with dried orange scraps and then I fed it—bit by bit. I built the fire thoughtfully, working my way through the wood until I…
Humans are Water Moving Downhill
I was sitting by the creek the other day watching the last of the oak leaves fall, brown and sturdy, into the water. As I sat, I contemplated all the hardship in the world—the pain, the grief, the disconnection. And I found myself asking, as I often do, why? Why in a world of so much…
Your Connection to the Otherworld
It always surprises me. I’m not sure why, I should know by now that it’s coming. As soon as the temperature tips, the dreams start again. Nearly every night my loved ones who’ve passed appear—vividly, repeatedly, and always with some sort of task. The task is different every year. Sometimes it’s a ritual to bring healing…
Your Otherworld Task
Every autumn there is a deep, fire-lit opportunity to make a lasting change in your life. As the Earth shifts through her colors, you have the ability to shift just as rapidly in your own evolution and expansion. Change is possible all year-round, of course, but when the distance between the worlds thins in autumn, you’re able…
What your Ancestors Want you to Know
There is an entire choir of ancestors looking over you. These wise ones are space holders for your whole lineage. They are vibrant, connected and healed—and they want to help you find the healing you need. Your ancestors are always sending you messages. It might be the vibration your body feels when you see a picture of…
How I Healed from Lyme disease
Chronic illness has been a part of my journey in this life. It’s been my greatest challenger, the genesis of my darkest nights—and my greatest spiritual teacher. I was in my late teens when I first developed a set of strange, nebulous symptoms my doctors couldn’t piece together. Chronic yeast infections, terrible migraines and…
How to Work with Local Stones
When I’m working through hard things I often slip into thinking that I need something dramatic to shift it. A ten day retreat, a brand new healing regime, an exotic medicine from far away. But every healing crisis we ever move through is always guiding us to the same realization… You already have everything you need to heal. When…
How I Met my Future Self
The first time I met my future self I was in the thick of Lyme disease. It had been several years since I first contracted the illness and had fumbled together a life that looked functional on the outside, but was filled with fatigue and frequent collapses inside. Then, I got Lyme disease for a second time….
