I am the daughter and the granddaughter of combat veterans. I have learned to see, and slowly understand, the negative impacts of post-traumatic stress on warriors and their families. In my personal life, my experience with my father led me
Summoning Spirits Ceremony
On July 31, I hosted a ceremony called Summoning Spirits. I have been nudged by my Spirits for quite a few months to host this ceremony. I hesitated and put it off, until yesterday. It was time. It was the
Going Home, Coming Home
One week ago I returned to Tucson after being in Portland, Oregon for 16 days. It was illuminating and rejuvenating in many ways. The green coolness was a healing salve to this acclimated desert being. I was able to restore
An Animist Walks
Today I had some things on my mind, so I went for a hike in the Tucson Mtns, a range that I am growing to love more each time we meet. After a while I could see the pass. The
Birthday Gratitudes
On this weekend of gratefulness (today is “Small Business Saturday”), and for this morning of my 47th birthday, I would like to begin the day with my top 10 Birthday Gratitudes! There are many more, but 10 is good for
Conducting Spirit Work at 2014 All Souls Procession
It has been quite a year for me. This time last year (All Souls Procession 2013) I had no idea what was coming…such is Life. All winter, spring, summer and autumn I have been experiencing new layers of myself due
New Life Era is Upon Me
Greetings Kind People, It has been almost two months since my last post and my hysterectomy. All went well and no cancer was found in my ovary (yay!). I am now without my uterus, one ovary and both fallopian tubes,