The Veil Is Thin – The Ancestors Are Near
Blessed Samhain to those who mark this holy day. It’s the final harvest. The time when life force “dies” to be reborn next season. With news of murder, of hate,...
Power of Language, part 2
That Tricky Dark/Light Binary A hair past the (Northern) Summer Solstice, tipping from waxing to waning daylight, a good time to contemplate the use of dark-light words and tropes. The...
Power of Language, part 1
Think of a hateful word or phrase. Notice how it feels in your muscles, your jaw, your gut, your heart. Notice how the energy of those words affects you. Now...
Of Women and Ecofeminism
Quick, which women paved the way for your sacred path? Marija Gimbutas. Rachel Carson. Hmmm. Who would be my third? Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas gave us evidence of the Great Mother-influenced,...
Water dissolves, roots tear apart, foundations crack
Be the Green That Grows Through the Cracks, the Water That Dissolves Rock Water is the strongest solvent. Given time, it dissolves rock. It’s Spring in the North. Water quickens...
Writing to Change the World
#WriteYourResistance Earlier this week — the start of March — it was above 70 degrees in New York City. After dark, still too hot to wear a coat, I walked from Union Square downtown...
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