The winter solstice is “special” this year and here is how it may affect you… For some people, the two equinoxes and solstices are part of everyday life. For others, it’s just a date on the calendar and that’s pretty much it. Indigenous and pagan people around the world understand the deeper meaning of such […]
I had someone email me recently and ask about a rock that they have found in their back yard. It was a white, rounded porous rock. MY ANSWER: You have a beautiful sedimentary rock. This type of rock is formed by sediment (soil, leaves, dead critters, etc.), that fall into the water and settle at […]
My hope is that as time goes on more and more films come out about the human connection with Mother Earth. Down To Earth is one such film, and worth your time and focus. There is a lovely 2-minute trailer (you have to scroll down the page for it). Our elders were at one time […]
My mother, Ruth, would take me out on walks around where we lived. By the time I was 18, we’d lived in 22 different places in five different states, including California, Oregon, Arizona, Montana, and Idaho. We were a wandering clan, to say the least. Despite all these moves, my mother never stopped going on […]
Ingredients: 4.8 oz beeswax pastilles (little round or oval balls of beeswax): I get mine at Walmart and you can order them online as well. You’ll need at least 5 packets (they are 2 oz each). 1 cup lavender (1 pound dry to be oil infused for 4 weeks) 1 pound: $24.00 https://mountainroseherbs.com/lavandin-flowers 1 cup […]
Altars are so important because they’re a place to center your heart and spirit. They should contain objects which you love to look at and feel. It is a mirror that reflects you in large and small ways. Altars can vary depending on the culture and beliefs of a person. But it can contain anything […]
Petroglyphs and pictographs were created by indigenous people as a way to communicate. The photo below was taken in a relatively unknown area with these petroglyphs covering the walls. The large, squiggly image at the top is a rattlesnake. The “spikes” you see at one end of her tail represent the rattle. This particular pictograph […]
There is a tree out there waiting for you to come and sit with it. Destressing next to a tree can be incredibly healing, and it’s easy enough do. All you have to do is locate a tree—and it can be anywhere: in your yard, a nearby park, or any other tree you feel particularly […]
I’ve always loved the water. Any water. As children, my siblings and I loved the streams in the Cascade Mountains with their colorful, smooth stones just beneath the shallow surface. As a little girl, these stones, the edges rounded and softened by the swirling, gurgling water, reminded me of the glass marbles the older kids […]
Communicating with a rock is easier than you think! From a global indigenous perspective, all things on Mother Earth have an equal footing. The other accepted norm is that humans are able to talk and share with them. All of life is one. Rocks, trees, and critters do not speak “English” or any other human […]