Drink in the Growing Darkness with Water's Medicine
The rains began on the Autumn Equinox here in Portland. A signal from Water that Autumn was underway. That Water was taking the reins and...
Lughnasadh, Seed-Codes, and the Lion's Gate Portal
Tomorrow is the exact astronomical half way point between Summer Solstice and Fall Equinox. Half way between the sun’s zenith and when we...
You Can't "Fail" at Healing
Initiated by the cross-quarter holy-day Lughnasadh (sometimes called Lammas), this festival honors the first harvest of the year, as well...
5 Ways to Build Relationship with the Sun
As we reach the crowning height of the sun’s expansive reach over the next couple weeks, I invite you to intentionally track how light,...
Rhododendron medicine: alchemizing hardship into beauty
Every year, the spring flowers call to me, one by one, as they open up their blooms, and express their creative unfolding to the world....
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...
Partnering with the Energy of Spring
It’s Spring tomorrow! How are you feeling about it? Thrilled? Anxious? Somewhere in between? This Spring Equinox aligns with the new moon...
A Ceremony for Releasing Winter's Grasp
We are in our final week of Winter’s grasp, and in our last traipses through the landscape of the element of Earth this time round the...
Winter’s Invitation: An Embodied Sense of Safety
Sometimes Winter likes to remind us that she’s still here, especially as we feel new life stirring and Spring within grasp. It’s almost...
An Ode to Darkness
I’ve been reveling in the darkness this year. Spending many of my evenings with the electric lights out, minus the twinkle lights on my...