The Land Longs for You Too - Exploring the Complexity of Belonging to Place
Last weekend I officiated my brother’s wedding, and I got to spend the week visiting the land I grew up on. ​ It’s a special place, that...
We are living with a living world, and it needs you
We are living with a living world. The waterways, stones, trees, and mountains... all of it ensouled and wise. All of it with medicine to...
Devil's Club: Fiercely Loving Protection
Have you met Devil’s Club (Oplopanax horridus) before? ​ This empowered, fiercely-loving, protective, deeply-rooted yet graceful...
The Teachings of Dawn Redwood
I had the experience of meeting the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) a couple days ago. ​ This special tree was once native to...
The Ancestral Technology of Ceremony
This past week, on three separate occasions, I had the sincere pleasure of gathering together with women in ceremony. Once for a dear...
The Fertile Center of Spring: Beltane's Beauty
As we approach the fertile center of the Spring season, we find ourselves greeting the season of Beltane (meaning "bright fire"), usually...
Devil's Club: Authenticity, Boundaries, and Deep Love
As the Earth's energy rises this Spring, we too, are invited to receive this energy rising up within us, connecting us to our own inner...
Animism Lives on Through our Bodies
The world is ALIVE. In our ancestral animistic spirituality, our ancestors knew this deeply. They knew that we have relationship with the...
What is Earth Medicine, and Why Does it Matter?
I've been asked, "what is Earth Medicine?" a lot over the years, so I thought I'd share more specifically about it. So much of my work...
Leaning into Pain, Aligning with the Earth's Wisdom
I've been mourning a lot over the past couple weeks for the changing climate, the extreme weather, record breaking heat here in Portland,...