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Apple Tree Fertility

May 242013

Apple Tree Fertility | Giuliana Serena Apple Tree Apple Tree Here is my fertility From the sea inside of me Pouring in the ground Apple Tree Apple Tree May your roots grow wild and free Branches stretching in the breeze Hold yourself up now Apple Tree Apple Tree Your flowers will be blossoming You’ll be a haven for the bees In your new mother land Apple Tree Apple Tree Your fruits will swell so bright and sweet So grateful will we be to eat The magic of the Earth Apple Tree Apple Tree [...read more...]

Great Mother Stormcloud

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May 092013

It’s been a challenging week over here and I’m still in the midst of processing everything that’s happened, humbled and grateful that after a very unfortunate incident, my family is safe and sound. We’re in the midst of clearing and grounding, and while I’m sure I’ll have more to say in the coming weeks, for now, I’d like to share with you some words that came through me over the past few days as a wave of tremendous storms rolled through our valley. If you feel called, speak them aloud, proclaim them! As you do, [...read more...]

Listening for the Call of Moontime

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Apr 252013

The Prodigal Daughter | Autumn Skye Are you listening for the call of Moontime? The deeper our relationships with our cycles grow, the more often our Moontime can bring about a profound sense of calm and ease and connection. Our Moontime calls out to us again and again with its pulsing rhythm, inviting us deeper into the vast ocean of our own body of knowledge. Are you willing to answer the call? When the womb of a woman who is beginning to know herself begins to stir, heralding the emergence of her flow . [...read more...]

The Value of Sharing Circles

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Jan 252013

Movie Night Sharing Circle from the October Premier of “Things We Don’t Talk About: Women’s Stories From The Red Tent” | Image Courtesy of Jenny Mauro At the ongoing Movie Nights that I host at Vitalize Community Studio, we conclude each evening with a sharing circle, in which everyone has the opportunity to practice the art of giving and receiving, to speak and be heard, to share honestly and to be witnessed authentically, and especially to be held in sacred space. These circles bind us together in community and make us feel more whole and alive…. [...read more...]

Dark Moon Musings

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Oct 152012

Harvest Moon Offering

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Sep 282012

. . . How might you mark this first Full Moon after Equinox? The Harvest Moon . . . This turning reminds me to look around – in our garden, in our home, in my self, to see what I can harvest – to see what has come to its natural end. To see what is ready to be cleared away. I’m finding a lot! A lot of work ahead – and a whole lot to be grateful for too. I’m feeling the inward draw of the year transformed by the expansive Full Moon vibration [...read more...]

Dancing into the Dark

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Sep 212012

. . . . . . . . . equinox is upon us . . . the time has come . . . to savor the slanted rays of Autumn’s Sun to reap what we have sown to harvest abundance to carry us through the spare season to gather to celebrate to pull on our furry, wooly layers, and stave off the coming cold to sit in stillness, to reflect to notice the moment of balance, of light and dark to give in to the shadow . . . to go dancing into the dark . . [...read more...]

“Behold the Glow of the Moon”

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Aug 302012

… Behold the glow of the moon illumine the world’s four quarters perfect light in perfect space a radiance that purifies people say it waxes and wanes but I don’t see it fade just like a magic pearl it shines both night and day … || Shih-te, 9th Century Chinese Poet || || “The Moon In Color” by Rogelio Bernal Andreo || …

Dark Moon Musings

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Aug 162012

… Thick, heavy, inscrutable darkness, we embrace you. Pulling the inky black night into our flesh and blood and bones, Wrapping our arms around this red tender grief, we rock ourselves to sleep. Somehow, with complete trust that creation is brewing within, Our bodies quiver, collapse, and allow death to make way for new life. … || Image || Grief by Holly Friesen ||

13 Ways to Love Your Moontime Even More

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Jul 202012

Inspired by the wonderful responses I’ve been getting from you on my Summer Survey as well as some timely questions from our facebook community, I wanted to take a moment to share 13 of the most common pieces of advice I give to women who are looking for ways to relate in a more wholesome way with menstruation, so they can not only ease discomfort, but more importantly, create an empowering relationship with their cycling bodies. || Moon time by Peta || Whether you’re one of the many women dealing with overwhelming pain around your period, or someone who is [...read more...]

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