Author Archives: Francesca De Grandis

Trust the Singing in Your Cells

Trust the Singing in Your Cells  Humans are part of the earth. We too have a permaculture. We can know it authoritatively if we watch our bodies and spirits as patiently and analytically as a farmer watches sky and earth. … Continue reading

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I Will Act

I will take tiny action during crisis, to avoid self-pity. Am overwhelmed bc, as a crip, I cannot manage the massive number of survival things that must be done in a very small number of days. There is no choice … Continue reading

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Calligraphing Phaedra

Phaedra confessed that she has to buy anything with her name on it. I asked, “Does that mean, if I paint your name, you have to buy it?” She said, “Yes!” So we discussed her budget, which she decided was … Continue reading

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Nature’s Wildness Is a Mandala

Hi, Andy, This wall-hanging is a thank you for doing my taxes. And for your patience with my confusion about navigating tax season. 🙂  I call the piece “Nature’s Wildness Is a Mandala.” I am happy with how it turned out. … Continue reading

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Artful Moments of Self-Care

Artful Moments of Self-Care I teach a class called “The Spirituality of Art and the Art of Spirituality.” The most recent group just wrapped up. At its beginning, we each chose an art project that we could finish within the … Continue reading

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God, Depression, a Magic Cat

For me, spirituality is not a luxury, I need it to survive. Continue reading

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What Constitutes Surrender?

A Few Thoughts on What Constitutes Surrender Even for someone on the ecstatic path, it is mistake to think that surrendering to the Divine – utter immersion in the World Tree – is always an emotive moment with mystical elements. … Continue reading

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An Economy Based in Love & Service

2015 Update: A revised version of this essay is in my new book, which is titled A Sacred Marketplace: Sell without Selling Out or Burning Out. Mysticism + Marketing = Sales. ———————————- An Economy Based in Love and Service Someone … Continue reading

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Deer, Angel, Faerie

Deer, Angel, Faerie Today’s Walk June 9, 2012 The doe and I startled each other. She bolted, took off into dark parts of the forest, white tail flashing, massive limbs pumping. Gone.  I saw an angel. He roller skated past me. … Continue reading

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Finally Telling

Finally Telling What I See, in Hopes You’ll Let Me Know What You See  Just to be clear: I see this drug-free.  I tried to portray what I see—as opposed to making a good painting. So I do not know if … Continue reading

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