rituals

This is it. The day of the winter solstice. The turning of the seasons + the beginning of the end of 2021. And, this is also my last Blogmas post. I cannot believe that…

I cannot believe that we have come to the last Mood of the Month post for September. But, it’s happened. That slow, shifting of the seasons is now coming to an end as we…

I absolutely did exactly what I said I wasn’t going to do. Or what I didn’t think I was going to do. Yesterday I wrote about how I needed to revamp my rituals +…

I’ve got one whole week left before I go back to work. It is glorious + amazing. And I am so very grateful. So, why in the hell did I wake this morning with…

Happy New Year! It’s 2021, y’all! Can you hardly believe it? I felt really ready for the new year. Not just because of all of those 2020 vibes that we all wanted to get…

A mystical quote to get us started: “Theologians may quarrel, but the mystics of the world speak the same language.” ― Meister Eckhart Happy Holidays, my friend! There is so much energy in the…

Well, magical souls, we’ve arrived. It’s Samhain/All Hallow’s Eve and the air is filled with mystery and magic. And I’d like to bring some of that energy to this post as I round up…

After finding my rhythm in quarantine, going back to work is hard. But, the key is to align my life + find my center. The thing is… I’ve always had a problem with alignment.…

In my last post, I shared that this slow, different, Covid-19 summer in Sweden taught me the rhythm of my soul in a very real , concrete way. I ended my vacation literally feeling…

A new day is dawning + these cozy middle days are the perfect time to think about how we want to think about the upcoming year. Are we ready to let a new age…

Ahhhhh…December is here with all of it’s magic + mystery + medicine. And it feels absolutely amazing. I truly believe that December is a month that is just what our souls need. A chance…

All births begin in the dark. There is a passage from nothingness to somethingness, from chaos to order, from emptiness to fullness, from the void to the veritable. But the journey from the deep…

Life has been a whirlwind lately. So, it’s time for a sacred journey. And if I think back, it’s been a little wild + wonky + intense for about a month and a half.…

june is here. ❍ and that means that there is a shift in the energy in the air. you know, i really begin to settle into the season of summer as soon as june…

I clock out of work at lunch on Fridays – which is a super luxury, I know. And, if I don’t have anything planned for the afternoon (which I usually don’t), then I head…

It’s easy to get carried away after a high. You know what I mean… those great mountaintop moments, those inspiring experiences… they tend to make us feel like we are soaring. Or at least…

This is it, dear ones. This is my 12th post in my 12 days of Midwinter Rituals series. 12 cards. 12 days. 12 posts. And this one is p-o-w-e-r-ful. This one is the one…

First there was the last day of work. Then there was a travel day. And, then, there was a settling in day. These 3 days were packed with action + magic. So much so,…

Saying no is hard, am I right? It feels selfish + wrong. I mean, for me, at least, it feels like I am letting someone down. Like I am putting myself first and not…

It’s all coming together. I just spent this Sunday morning pulling cards for the first quarter phase of the moon and journaling my thoughts + reflections. And it was indescribably powerful. Like, I am…

I love all forms of travel. And it’s more than just a hobby of mine. It is a dream + a way of life.  And, sure, if I could hop on a plane or…

Nature is cyclical; but, so are we. It’s so easy to see how nature cycles and evolves and transforms simply by watching the seasons come + go, by experiencing the rising + setting of…

The timing of these cards + what is going on in my everyday life has been pure magic so far. I wonder how it has been for you…  For me, I have an an…

How well do you care for your soul? Day 4 of the Midwinter Rituals series challenges us to engage in some deep and replenishing soul care on a regular basis. …

If you’re waiting for a sign, then this is it. There is no time like now. In fact, this is the perfect time. And today’s card coupled with tonight’s new moon, which is the…

We just talked about dimming our lights in the last post – and now I’ve gone and pulled the Don’t Dim to Fit In card. Magic! The Soul Family card from my first post…

Here we go, holiday lovelies. Welcome to our December soul family. I am suggesting that we are a family, a tribe, because throughout the month we will be gathering here, in this space, together.…

Hello, December! Can you believe it?! The holidays are here and we are entering the depths of the midwinter season. For us in the northern hemisphere that means that it’s still getting darker every…

Spring has crept up on me this year. How is it possible that it is already mid-late March? How did that happen? I’ve been basking in the winter season lately and really just letting…

I started a routine during the holidays that has seemed to just stick with me. Of course, during the holidays I practiced my daily outside time every single morning. Now, it’s not really feasible…

This month, I’m creating + embarking on a vision quest. An internal one. Because I deeply feel that it is the perfect time for that. There’s so much I want to do, for myself…

My love gave me a deck of beautiful oracle cards for my birthday. Now before you go and think that I’m trying to become some kind of fortune teller or witch, stay with me.…

This week’s post in my little series on introducing life coaching is dedicated to things other than life coaching. Hang with me, now. Yes, I offer life coaching services, but there are other ways…

Happy new week, lovelies. This week I wanna talk with you about rituals. Are you freaking out yet? Or completely turned off? Stay will me… I’ve talked about rituals before here on the blog. And,…

first things first. there is no such thing as a butterfly full moon. at least, i don’t know of any such thing. i just made it up. hehe. but, if you hang with me…

i woke up early this morning. all by myself. no alarm. no cat. no bad dream. i just woke up. when i saw that it was 6, i decided to stay in bed. but,…

this morning (monday morning), i did my last meditation in the dark. starting tomorrow, i will begin to light candles as i usually do when i meditate. the ritual of lighting a candle before…

i thought about ending my monday posts where i look back on the week that just was. but, then it hit me. even though i may process and understand things differently from day to…

not that i don’t love vacations to the max, because i do. but, i also most definitely enjoy that time of year when the last days of summer seem to be creeping up on…

“We are what we repeatedly do.” ~Aristotle i know it seems like having a routine, or celebrating a ritual, constricts, constrains, and suffocates us, right? we are always fighting to be free from responsibility…

happy monday, friends! i sure do hope that your week has started off great, as mine has. here in asheville, the weather is gorgeous, i feel focused, + thanksgiving is this week! yep, that…

i’m gonna try to write words, but i know that my words will not do the experience justice. today, i had the pure joy, honor, + privilege to perform my first wedding ceremony. and…