SPIRITUAL
Litha and Summer Solstice – Be Like the Sun
Summer’s almost here in the Northern Hemisphere, but with the national racism crisis in the US and the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, it doesn’t feel like a time to celebrate and say “yay, summer!”...
LIFE
Why Judging People Is Really About You (Not Them)
“It’s easy to judge. It’s more difficult to understand. Understanding requires compassion, patience, and a willingness to believe that good hearts sometimes choose poor methods. Through judging, we separate. Through understanding, we grow.”...
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Understanding and Embracing Your Psychic Gifts
We all come here with gifts. For some, those gifts are expressed through writing, music, cooking, caretaking, healing, leadership, organizing, and more. Some of us have gifts in multiple areas while some of...
LIFE
Why My Boyfriend and I Play Like Kids and Are Happier for It
“Play is the foundation of learning, creativity, self-expression, and constructive problem-solving. It’s how children wrestle with life to make it meaningful.” ~Susan Linn, Psychiatrist
We met at a job interview for a summer camp....
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Uranus Retrograde 2020 and Uprooting Change
It’s that time again – for Uranus Retrograde. It happens every year for about five months, and when it does, we have extra leverage in freeing ourselves from old rules, ideas, and roles...
LIFE
After the Assault: What I Now Know About Repressed Trauma
TRIGGER WARNING: This article details an account of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people.
The small park down the street from my childhood home: friends and I spent many evenings there...
SPIRITUAL
Mabon and the Fall Equinox
Between the global pandemic and social protests erupting across the world, this year has affected us all in ways we never expected. No one could have predicted we’d spend most of the year...
LIFE
Surrendering Isn’t Giving Up: Why We Need to Accept What’s Happened
“The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~Nathaniel Branden
I remember the last time I saw him before my world crumbled. I held up my hand with the ASL...