Friendship has rarely been easy for me, and to be honest, it’s a sensitive subject to write about. Since I was twelve years old and endured the utter devastation that followed my first friend break-up,
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Practices
Adorn The Wild
My past 10 years since becoming a mother have been about re-finding that forgotten playful child self—and discovering anew the splendor, darkness, and light that got buried when I left my imagination behind. Slowly, I
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Wise Guides
Reciprocity In Action
“The principal horror of any system which defines the good in terms of profit rather than in terms of human need, or which defines human need to the exclusion of the psychic and emotional components
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Wise Guides
Good Grief
We live in a culture that has forgotten how to grieve. And yet grief is such an essential part of human life. The practice of grieving is what will enable us to continue to live
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Daily Practices
Talk To Strangers
We all long to be seen for who we are, and we have a deep need to see and to know others as well. But, despite this yearning for connection, many of us live like islands,
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Daily Practices
Keep In Touch
When was the last time you received an honest to god, handwritten letter in the mail? How did that make you feel? Who was it from? Do you still have it? Did you read it once, then once again,
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Daily Practices
Sit Still
Stillness is a sanctuary we can enter into at any time, and it is from this place that we can perceive the world and ourselves as we truly are. Stillness returns us home to the wellspring
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Practices
Bee Tea
Bees make the world go round. Our lives depend upon the generous gift of their pollination. In many cultures across the world, bees and other pollinators are regarded as sacred beings, which anyone who has ever carefully
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Daily Practices
Touch The Earth
It is the Earth who feeds us and gives us our lives. By making physical contact with her, we are renewed – physically, mentally, and spiritually. Most folks spend their lives moving from house to car
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Daily Practices
Eat The Wild
Sometimes eating just one petal from a wildflower can provide more sustenance than even an entire meal of cultivated modern foods. This is because Wild foods feed us on a level that transcends the physical
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Wise Guides
Technological Hygiene
This might sound weird, but I have to tell you something you might not realize about yourself. You have a problem. I do too. We all do, most of us. You see, in the last few years, something has
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Garden Party
What To Eat In Springtime
Springtime is positively intoxicating; her procession of flowers endless. The momentum which propels life forward in Spring never fails to astonish me. Early Spring is also my favorite time to gather wild foods. The herbs
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Wise Guides
How To Fall In Love
Everyone I have ever loved has been my teacher. Because, love itself is a teacher, and if we choose to humble ourselves to the lessons that it offers us, love has the ability to leave
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Daily Practices
Spirit Plate
Every action we undertake within ritual space is mirrored in the Otherworld, and felt by the spirits who reside there. Food is a gift that allows us to sustain our lives. And it takes life to feed
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Wise Guides
Herbs For Anxiety + Depression
Depression is the worst. And when you’re in the midst of it, it feels like it will never end. But it does. It always does. They say to write about what you know. And I know
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Daily Practices
Turn Your Lights Down Low
When most of us stop to consider how many hours a day we spend immersed in artificially lit spaces, the reality is somewhat unsettling. While it is possible for some folks to remain unaffected, more often
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How-To
Smoke Medicine
It is smoke which feeds the Holy; smoke which nourishes the Spirits of the Land and the Ancestors, both. Smoke is also medicine. Humans have always known this. And even now, we remember how to use it
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Daily Practices
Saving Seeds
Seeds are sacred. They transcend time and space. Every single seed holds memories of the distant past and opens a portal into a more fertile future. Seeds are record keepers who remember the goodness that
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Daily Practices
Rise With The Sun
Rise daily before the Sun and simply sit in stillness to greet the dawn as she arrives. Listen to the birds and watch the quality of light as it changes, slowly at first and then
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Wise Guides
How To Make Wise Choices
It is so easy to feel stuck; to feel like you are fated to remain where you are, how you are — forever. But it’s just not true. And the reality is, that change begins
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