The nights are growing chillier and the trees have lost their leaves.  I can see into the woods, the tall, slender, silver trunks of birch trees, the craggy, blackened bark of old apple trees, and the few stubborn oaks who hold onto their leaves til the bitter end.  Th...

The Sacred Marriage

What started out as a feeling, a thought, or a seed of consciousness when I was 29 years old, spoke so strongly to my heart that I have persevered all these years(I'm now 57!).  I've traveled to sacred sites through out the world, searching and seeki...

I walk down the deer-trodden path

Feeling the morning mist caress my skin

Flowers and summer leaves envelop me

Their sweet perfume, intoxicating

I'm cloaked in the bride's robe

I feel its weight upon my shoulders

Its fine weave speaks to my prominence

I feel your warmth welco...

Beltane is an ancient Celtic festival celebrated primarily in Ireland and Scotland on the first day of May.  It can also be traced as far back to Egypt and the people of Sumer.  On the surface, this holiday celebrates fertility during a time when many animals are mati...

The burning of Notre Dame has seized me completely and she is all I have thought about this week.

I was heartbroken when I first saw the flames blazing through the steeple of the Notre Dame in Paris.  Such a magnificent, historical and sacred landmark gone.  But at the...

Every archetype has its season.  They rise and fall, rise and fall as humanity's collective need and desire for change calls them back.  I wrote about this a few years ago as I witnessed the rise of the Dark Goddess and the rise of Mary Magdalene.  They're archetypes t...

When we begin to really listen to what our soul desires, we set off on a journey, a path that is guided only by the soul.  There is no rational explanation nor is it an intellectual endeavor, but instead, a yearning, a longing so deep and so powerful it feels like your...

 Summer Solstice, The Rising Sun at Stonehenge

Summer can be so busy that the solstice easily passes by without our noticing.  But if we take the time to slow down and pay attention, we get a glimpse of the gifts this season brings.

Along with the beautiful display of fl...

I've been reading the articles and listening to the videos of women voicing the horrors they've encountered in Hollywood due to Harvey Weinstein case.  Having a daughter who lives in Hollywood and is pursuing a career in acting, I am deeply grateful for the women who a...

Making our way through the dark waters of the Nile, before the sun had risen over the low laying hills, our tiny boat made its way through the mist to the shores of Philae, home to the Temple of Isis.  We climbed out of the boat, feeling the soft, cool sand beneath our...