Category Archives: Art, Writing, and Music

Why This Anarchist Votes

There is so much on the line in our country right now, so I want to share four reasons I voted in the last presidential election (which is when I wrote this piece). They are same reasons I’ll vote this … Continue reading

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Update Re Fundraiser

Hiya, Only raised $200 so far, but I feel so connected to the folks who donated.  I will self-publish the book whether I raise enough money or not. I don’t know how many more books I can publish this lifetime. So … Continue reading

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Shut-In—Virtual Tagging

A shut-in can do virtual tagging.  Share this graphic! These are the times that define us.—Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (of course!) Heh, tagging by a shut-in. I even had to create a brick wall to tag, LOL. But I loved … Continue reading

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I Become Safe

I want utter safety. So I surrender to the will of my God. Doing this puts me in the flow of safety my God provides. My God is the World Tree, so I must surrender to all things. When I … Continue reading

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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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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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