Category Archives: The Whole Thing

A Wild Rose Bush and Hidden Magics

So much magic is hidden, yet easily found when I play and work in nature. Magic wants to come out of hiding in cities, too. A ritual done whole-heartedly … Continue reading

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Exploring Ogham, Trees, and Magic

Written August 2018. When exploring magically, I need to let the exploration go where it leads instead of following that direction only if someone else deems that choice “correct.” Exploring is just that—exploring! Entering new places without knowing what I’ll … Continue reading

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Stang

I’m thrilled! Yesterday, I finished pyrography on a stang for one of my students, and he’s approved the work, so I’m shipping it to him asap. (Pyrography is the art of burning designs in wood.) I’ve been wanting to make … Continue reading

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Sister Willow

Though I am strongly a theist, the Tree of Life is the Goddess for me; the cosmos is Her embrace. Continue reading

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Nettle Sting Therapy

Nettle sting therapy: I sting myself with live nettle plants to heal joint and muscle damage. Continue reading

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Protected: Commissioned Felt Sculpture

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The Figa: Healing the Wounded Anima

We can gain our fullest possible power to use in our careers, family, magic, and the rest of life, to create a better world for oneself and All Our Relations. Continue reading

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Our Bodies Are Sacred

All our bodies are sacred, exactly as they are. In this truth, we gain powers that may seem unrelated to that knowledge. E.g., we might find greater confidence in our reasoning. Continue reading

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Not Postponing Joy

Whether building a life or a piece of art, sometimes it’s only in the process of creation that we discover exactly what we want to make, what we find beautiful and meaningful, and how to achieve it. Continue reading

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Otherworldly Adornment

Subtitle: Fey Camaraderie, a Luscious Word, and Flowers Sprouting from My Head Continue reading

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