I always had the feeling that I would not be able to do the work I feel called to do until I had left my husband. That did not stop me from trying time after time and many many years to make our marriage work. It did not. Now I am on my own. And […]
How To Save the World with a Poem
When I realized the storm was inevitable, I made itMy medicine. -Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson finds herself at a Maya Angelou performance. Maya begins speaking, and Andrea’s life is changed: every cell coming alive, inspired, saying ‘this way, this way’. Andrea starts writing poetry and speaking it. Those precious words fly out into the audience […]
Attendance at A Women’s Circle
The Circle calls when the Circle calls. I’ve hosted Women’s Circles for seven years now, and I’ve learned a few things. I love doing this. It is my passion. But I’ve also seen many women burn out, because they give too much to it and do not receive in kind. Maybe the first three or […]
With the Moon We Women Rise
By Martina Flanagan With the moon we women riseHigh high up into that starry skySpreading our wings we learn to flyGlowing Oh so brightWe shine the mostIn the dark of the night An original song by Martina Flanagan. Featuring her artwork. Please visit her website here: https://www.martinaflanaganart.com/ The art created here is aimed at inspiring […]
“Let It Be Known” by Ansel Elkins
“Wearing nothing but snakeskin boots, I blazed a footpath, the first radical road out of that old kingdomtoward a new unknown. When I came to those great flaming gates of burning gold,I stood alone in terror at the threshold between Paradise and Earth. There I heard a mysterious echo:my own voicesinging to me from across […]
The Weavers
‘Through our understanding of the Weave, we can become like a standing wave.’ –The Way of the Seabhean An Irish Shamanic Path by Amantha Murphy with Orla O’Connell The above quote is from a fascinating book that I am reading right now ‘The Way of the Seabhean: An Irish Shamanic Path’. ‘Standing wave’ is a […]
Easily Come Back to Things #20 of 33 Reasons to Use the Divine Feminine App
Coming back later to watch this short film Kapaemahu that brings the powerful Hawaiian legend of Kapaemahu to life through vivid animation. Scrolling through social media and find something that interests you, but don’t have time to watch it? And want to tell your conmadres about it as you know they will be interested as […]
Singing Compline in a Small Impromptu Women’s Circle Part V
“Yes, I know what’s trueIn my heart of hearts, I know.” Back to Illinois to visit my son, and while I am there, we meet in Circle. Since COVID hit in March, we have kept meeting in Circle. Outside. But now it is 30’s in Chicago, So we meet in my son’s apartment. The three […]