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On Stillness and Weeping
“I feel that I’m not doing enough to alleviate the suffering of the world,” she said to me. “And I am terrified I’m going to somehow add to the suffering.”...
The Art of Ritual
Here are a few simple guidelines to create a ritual, all of which can be modified. Whether you are creating a ceremony or ritual for yourself or for a thousand...
What is a Ritual?
Ceremonies and rituals mark change points in our life. When we bring consciousness to transition, we allow the sacred to enter and create space for reflection and renewal. In our...
Things We Don’t Talk About Part 5: Racism, Spiritual Bypass, and Healing the Whole
Walking through the Austin airport last week all I want to do is hug the stranger next to me, weep on his chest, ask for forgiveness, tell him how precious...
Things We Don’t Talk About Part 4: Abortion
I was 22 years old when I stood in the bathroom, wishing the pink line did not clearly state the news I didn’t want to believe. At that time I...
Things We Don’t Talk About Part 1: Spiritual Smugness
“Do you have a vegan option?” She asked the flight attendant. There was an underlying thread of iron in her voice, pulled taut across her vocal cords. We were on...
Healing the Mother Archetype
In the ancient shamanic trinity of Maiden, Mother, and Crone, the Mother energy is the most familiar, and also the archetype in the most need of healing. Mother energy isn’t...
The Beauty of Loss, and Rebirth
I wrote this journal entry almost exactly five years ago, at time of great fear in my life, when I felt that my husband was going to leave me. Two...
Stop Apologizing! Now Say You Are Sorry…
I used to be the type of person who would apologize if someone stomped on my foot while walking past or knocked into me and spilled my drink. I’m still...
The Power of Silence
Written 1998 or so.... That's me in the lower left of the photo : ) Ask yourself if what you are about to say would be an improvement on...
