Our culture (as Americans) tends to shove all kinds of “standards” down our throats. …Or is there? It takes many of us time to consider thinking outside of the standards set before us. Yet, all of these are questionable. For example, the religious zealots that park outside my storefront …
Hello from the Other Side
Over the last month, I've been experiencing a stiff neck and upper respiratory "stuff." Whenever I have any physical health issues, I go to Blue Root Acupuncture. Dr. Angela Soto is my "go-to" for all things health-related because she understands the connection between mind-body-spirit and, over …
Aligning Your Rituals with Spiritual Support
Back in the day – the Ancients knew there were specific energies they could align with to get specific results. When the church decided to step in and offer that one powerful male god to all the heathens - it was in an attempt to remove these other energies from our consciousness. Working with …
Clues from Nature
In the last newsletter, I introduced the idea of communing with your Ancestors. While we all think of “blood relatives” when we think “Ancestors,” – I want to remind you that plants are, in fact, our oldest ancestors. For that reason, you should commune with plants! One of the most common things …
Thinking & Practicing Out of the Box
Our culture (as Americans) tends to shove all kinds of “standards” down our throats. Standards of Beauty: Mostly European :o(Standards of Living: You, know - spouses, white picket fences manicured yards, kids, and 4o1k’s.Relationship Standards: You are not complete unless you are in a …
Healing Your Lineage
My parents died years ago, but my family has held on to the house they lived in. I recently went there to help clean it out and found myself pausing over every little thing to determine if it was “trash.” My parents had great art, beautiful furniture, and fine china - along with books, magazines, …
Accessing the Invisible
The other day, at the close of an Intuitive Tarot reading my client said “I know you said that my ancestors are with me. I have been on my path for 10 years and I cannot reach them.” This is pretty common. The funny thing is, from my perspective anyway – that most people have no problem with …
Who Are Your Ancestors?
Communing with the ancestors is nothing new. Many of us already do it, and many of us are being introduced to the concept. In either case, it is a beautiful way to gain the direction, guidance, insight, and support from those who love us unconditionally. But some of us believe the “ancestors” …
Why Honor Your Ancestors?
When many people hear the word “ancestor reverence”, they instantly think of African or Asian cultures or (if they are more open minded) the blood relatives that they know of. In other traditions the word ancestor is more fluid. It includes the ancestors and spirit beings of water, air, fire, …
10 Teachings from My Ancestors
Like many of you, my lineage stems across continents and races. My family has many unspoken tenants that, truth be told, I haven’t always lived by. Recently, I resurrected them. There is also a prayer I found in the book Mutant Message Down Under about 20 years ago. Over the years I tweaked it …