Category: Winter
Preparing for this winter storm
Iāve got a busy day ahead of me. I need to fill our bathtub with water, make sure the woodpile is stocked, and gather up all the candles I have sprinkled around the houseābecause a winter storm is officially en route to the mountains, and apparentlyā¦itās gonna be a big one. I used to get…
Quiet magic for the in-between days
Thereās something about these last weeks in December that feels both like Iāve stepped onto a rushing polar expressāall busyness and bright whistles and life streaking by at colorful warp speedāand like Iām standing at the edge of a quiet wood, one whose snowbank is beckoning me to just…rest. These last weeks of the year…
Your invite to Winter Intuition School
Iām feeling a call this winter. Maybe more so than any winter beforeā¦ The call to go deeper. Are you feeling it too? The pull to go beneath the surface of the world, with all its temporal crises, and touch that which hums underneath it all. That whale-deep body of wisdom that is older than our…
The Center of your Magic
The days leading up to the solstice are a kind of peakā a peak of darkness, a peak in the calendar year, and a peak of activity.Ā And yet, as a sensitive and an empath, Iāve always loved this time of the year for its interiorityāthe call to sit at the heart of the mountain…
Kindling a Fire on Cold Nights
I sat in front of the cold woodstove. We hadnāt had a fire since last season, so it took me a minute to remember the rhythm. I kindled the small flame with dried orange scraps and then I fed itābit by bit. I built the fire thoughtfully, working my way through the wood until I…
You *are* the Oracle
Have you ever picked a tarot card only to have it confirm what you already knew? Or consulted an intuitive and realized that all you really needed was affirmation that you could trust what you were feeling? Looking back at all the major turning points in your lifeā¦ can you sense the part of you…
Winter Intuition Schoolā¦Online!
Eight years ago I taught my first in-depth intuition program. In a small living room, seated on floor chairs, a group of us got together to explore the inner arts. The program I developed was an infusion of the most potent tools I use to connect to my own inner knowingāshamanic journeying, dreamwork, channeling, working…
The Forgotten Celtic Omen Days
Iāve always thought there was something special about the days between Christmas and the New Year.Ā The weeks leading up to Solstice are, of course, full of magicāespecially when the celebrations are steeped in theĀ earth’s rhythms, herbcraft and mystical lore.Ā But thereās a distinct magic to the week following.Ā The days between Christmas and the start of the…
