May burst on the scene with light + warmth + a feeling of pure bliss. And a sudden vibe of…
Category: the seasons
April 2018: When your intentions are not at all aligned with what you need
By the second or third day of April, I knew that I was in for an unexpected, unplanned time that…
The Spring Equinox calls us to reach high + ground down
Spring has crept up on me this year. How is it possible that it is already mid-late March? How did…
The unexpected routine that sets the tone for my weekend
I started a routine during the holidays that has seemed to just stick with me. Of course, during the holidays…
Day 17: The infinite hope of the Winter Solstice
Oh, fellow wild souls. The winter solstice is one of my most favorite days of the entire year. Perhaps because…
Being present. Day 11: The light of Lucia
I’m not quite ready to celebrate the coming of light in the dark, for right now, today, we are beginning…
An online Advent calendar to keep you present during the holidays
Psst! It’s right here. On my blog. Holy shit. I just sent out my first newsletter for December + in…
8 things to remember this Halloween (that will change your life)
Happy Halloween, lovelies. Who loves this day? Who doesn’t really get it? And who feels that it’s just a little…
10 quotes to ponder in the darkness of autumn
It’s getting darker as we move deeper into autumn. October’s new moon has come + gone, and now we are…
Thursday’s new moon ushers in the darkest season of the year
With this new moon, we enter the phase of the year that holds the darkest days and longest nights as…
Making the most of this year’s natural flow from September to October
You know how life sometimes just seems to happen to us? Like that feeling of having the rug ripped out…
11 questions to give you all those Autumn vibes
I do a post on the autumn equinox every year. Because I loooove it + because I find it important…
Surrendering to September’s Dark New Moon + Resting in the Equinox
We all know that as autumn creeps in, we tend to turn inward as well. The air turns crisp. Rain…
A Midsummer night’s dream: June’s inspiring new moon
Whoa. There’s just so much crazy energy everywhere right now. We’ve just experienced the summer or winter solstice, and now…
How the solstice helps us move forward to a better world. Together.
No matter where we live, today is a day that we enter a new cycle. And, hopefully, we will pause…
It’s the official beginning of summer – even in Sweden (at least this weekend)
I think that after a 4-day weekend, with summer weather pretty much every single day, I may actually be ready…
April’s new moon: What to do we we don’t get what we want
For one brief second this past weekend, I believed that spring was truly on its way. Well, I suppose it…
How I did Spring break this year: Family, food, drink, and culture
Kind of spontaneously, my brother decided to spend Spring Break in Sweden! Nick lives in Maine and has been working…
Into The Wild: Why it’s the perfect time for a spring cleanse for our soul
When I started this Lenten series 4 weeks ago, I decided on a key word for each week: Week 1: ACCEPTANCE…
the longest night of the year: sinking into the winter solstice
i woke this morning before 6. just before my alarm went off. as i pried open my eyes +…
9 things to let go of in Autumn
Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go. – Unknown Happy fall, fellow northern hemisphere friends! And…
summer lovin’
finally things have sloooowed down. it feels like i can breathe. and i am most definitely feelin’ the summer vibes….
surrender to june’s solstice + her beautiful full moon
Mother nature + the heavens have really outdone themselves today! Not only is it the summer solstice (eeek!!!) (or winter…
12 things i am putting on my summer bucket list
today, i’ve got the day off – from now until monday actually!! – and the weather here in sweden is…
the week that was sweden’s celebration of spring // 17
hello! and happy may day! so, this week has been exciting and fun. and i have a ton of stuff to…
go + sing to the mountain… cuz everything is you.
Inspired by one of my favorite songs from the past year + to celebrate Earth Day and today, I thought I’d…
the week that was my adult staycation spring break // 13
hey you guys! it’s spring up here in the northern hemisphere! or… not. the date says that it is spring….
reclaiming december // winter solstice: one last night in the dark
this morning (monday morning), i did my last meditation in the dark. starting tomorrow, i will begin to light candles…
week fifty // the week that was all about one moment of light
hey y’all. i’m gonna do things a little different this week. i had a good week last week, and was pretty…
for the love of all things dark + creepy + macabre
i love halloween. i love getting spooked. i love the mysterious + supernatural. i love dressing up, telling ghost stories,…
16 photos of uppsala glowing in autumn
hello! it’s the weekend! can i get an amen?! this past week the weather has been gloomy, gray, and chilly….
my magical clearing in the woods
i am still reeling from that crazy cosmic event on sunday/monday. did any of you see the blood moon and…
autumn: the season filled with the most important things
it’s finally here. yippee! the cozy season of autumn is upon us. it’s the season of turning inward. of coming…
the summer solstice: magic + light + energy = time to follow your bliss
it’s nine in the evening as i write this, and the solstice is upon us. monday’s sunset today, in the…
40 | june 2015 : a playlist for long days of love + laughter
for me, this june is going to be filled with people and love and long days. friends from all around the…
valborg: an inside look at the swedish celebration of spring
happy may day, friends! we survived valborg (see the post the other day to find out what valborg is) and…
on the last day of april it’s time to celebrate
there are so many fun traditions swirling around this time of year… we are halfway through spring and headed straight…
look up on this earth day
it’s earth day, lovelies. and i could do post after post about how much i love nature. this tree-hugging, water-loving…
sweden in the spring
hello lovelies! happy tuesday to you, wherever you are. unfortunately, as the beautiful swedish sun is shining, i find myself laying…
time to dig in
i never get sick. or feel bad. but, let me tell you, for the 2-3 days last week i’ve felt physically,…
harnessing the energy of spring
have you being feeling a little bit “off” lately? or have you been feeling some crazy energy swirling all around…
girl seeker: the myth of magic + rituals
we are supposed to be scared of witches, right? and scared of all of their dark ways and magic and…
meditation mondays: shouting yes to the moon
can you believe that it was FIVE weeks ago that we began advent, that dark, dark winter journey? i was…
meditation mondays: as faithful as the light
did you feel it? did you see it? did you notice that the sun rose just a tad bit earlier…
the magic of the longest night + a family ’round the table
i’ve been preparing for the winter solstice for days, even weeks, anticipating it with excitement, thinking + pondering + feeling…
darkness has come
darkness has arrived. halloween has been celebrated with all of its ghostly and ghoulishly fun. all saint’s day, the day…
the adventures of a girl in love with autumn
so, autumn is in full swing here in asheville, north carolina and it just could not be more cozy and…
welcome back, dear autumn.
tonight is special. it is the autumn equinox. or in other words, fall begins tonight in the northern hemisphere. and…