Category: Illuminations
The most personal thing I’ve ever written
Honesty is its own kind of medicine. When we’re honest about our journeys, we open the way for others to step into their own truth.
The Ancestor’s Bonfire
Last month I traveled to Ireland to visit the old neolithic burial mounds and the seaside where my forebearers most likely made their home. I
Three Things I Wish Someone had told me about Meditation
It’s the cornerstone of every self-help book, spiritual workshop and guide to awakening. It’s the medicine that people from all walks of
Setting Boundaries to Change Your Reality
Recently I’ve started doing something highly unusual for me, something that is so alien it’s almost like speaking a foreign tongue. Lately, I’ve
Your Core (Flower) Essence
The first time I ever opened a book about flower essences I cried. Tears just sprang out of my eyes— not out of sadness per say, but out
You are Seen
Learning how to see the world is a precious experience indeed. To be able to pick out the plants by name, to notice the dandelions and the
Tending the Heartgate
The heart is not just a mindless muscle. Nor is it the simple stuff of greeting cards or blockbuster movies or even cardiology exams. In
Embracing Northlight
As a culture we prize all things brightly illuminated. We cherish the summer and grow bitter in the cold. We electrify our homes to be white as
Becoming Sovereign
A quiet has settled over these hills in the past few weeks. A hush that rises from the fading amber of the landscape and its open-limbed