This is one of my Spirit trees – a wonderful guide and protector. She is an ancient redwood with a huge burn scar in her base. (Yes, this is just one tree.)
She is huge, thriving and powerful in spite of the burned place.
I’ve learned to consciously transform the burned places in me. To mine the gifts they hold for me, and to bring those gifts to others through my work.
What burned places do you have inside?Continue Reading
One of my speakers for the Reclaiming The Wise Woman Elder summit told me a wonderful story.
She has been studying shamanism and sitting in circles with women from many cultures and traditions for years.
Many women in these circles realized they had been dreaming of each other – and that we are all receiving and carrying the same visions.
We are all being called to work together. There is no more time to hold sacred traditions tightly. It is time to bring our spirituality into the world, and yes, even into politics.
I’m not talking about bringing organized religion into politics. I’m talking about the underlying principles of spirituality – love and compassion, unity consciousness, the sacred nature of all life.Continue Reading