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Aug 01
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Lughnasadh Season: Make It So

By Blog, Wheel of the Year
The Wheel of the Year has turned to a cross-quarter day, Lughnasadh, beginning the season of manifestation and abundance in the northern hemisphere. Acknowledging and celebrating the eight “spokes” of the wheel of the neo-Pagan year gives you the opportunity to tune into and honor the Earth’s solar cycle, the natural world around you, and your inner cycles of change…
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Jul 14
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Change and Transformation

By Blog, Shamanism and Reiki
Can change as a transformative and healing process? A transformative process may start with an event that shakes you up so much you don’t feel like you will ever be in control again. For me, it was the sudden death of my father, which coincidentally happened during my Chiron return and a week before my 50th birthday. My dad was…
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Oct 03
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A grey squirrel sits in a tree behind the railing of a deck

World Habitat Day 2022

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
Today is World Habitat Day which I admit I thought was about wild habitats until I looked it up. The United Nations actually intended World Habitat Day to bring attention to the inequality and challenges faced by humans in cities and other settlements. I was going to write something about squirrels instead but especially considering discussions around the rebuilding of…
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Mar 07
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An altar laid out on a colored tablecloth with candles, ceramic bunnies, and a basket of colored eggs

Ostara 2022: What We Plant

By Blog, Wheel of the Year
To create the ritual for my upcoming Ostara ceremony, I revisited my research looking for themes. The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere, which is associated with rebirth, revitalization, growth, and fertility. The equinox is also the time of balance when the daylight and dark are approximately equal. And there is spring cleaning to be…
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Mar 02
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Moon Magic: New Moon in Pisces

By Blog, Moon Magic
Each New and Full Moon I dig into lunar astrology to write my newsletter and to set the theme for the associated Turtle Journey. I am not an astrologer, but I have enjoyed learning about this one aspect of astrology. I share some of what I am discovering here, along with a bit of magic. I have been lax in…
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Feb 16
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an American red squirrel stands on snow with one front foot against an outstretched human leg covered in snow pants

The Land and Me

By Blog, Real Wilding
I have been thinking about ecology, which is the study of how beings interact with each other and their environment, to better understand what terms like “eco-spirituality” and “spiritual ecology” mean. Ecology seems pretty science-y, and science and spirituality are often thought of as opposites. Both spirituality and ecology are about relationships, however, and there is crossover in the way…
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Feb 15
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Moon Magic: Full Moon in Leo

By Blog, Moon Magic
Each New and Full Moon I dig into lunar astrology to write my newsletter and to set the theme for the associated Turtle Journey. I am not an astrologer, but I have enjoyed learning about this one aspect of astrology. I share some of what I am discovering here, along with a bit of magic. When the Moon is full,…
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Feb 09
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bust part of statue of St. Francis of Assisi showing him petting a beetle perched on his finger

St. Francis and the Wolf

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
When I began my research into St. Francis for an interfaith seminary essay, I knew little of him beyond his designation as patron saint of ecology and the animals. I was curious how he became associated with animals and found a story about a wolf that intrigued me, especially in the context of wolf conservation challenges in the United States.…
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Feb 08
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Moon Magic: Second Quarter Moon in Taurus

By Blog, Moon Magic
Each New and Full Moon I dig into lunar astrology to write my newsletter and to set the theme for the associated Turtle Journey. I have recently begun to look at the Quarter Moons as well. I am not an astrologer, but I have enjoyed learning about this one aspect of astrology. I share some of what I am discovering…
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