Modern Skald and Völva.
2026 arrived quietly; not with fireworks or declarations, but with the stillness that follows grief—grief for what was, what is, and what has not yet arrived. Some days are blinded by tears; others crack open with laughter. Winter does that. It teaches us how both can be true at
It's Thanksgiving in the United States today - a holiday so whitewashed it gives Clorox envy. That said, as Harold Johnson said, it's a story - so we can re-write it. I started this morning in Willaq Puma sharing circle, so I re-write today with gratitude
Spooky season has officially hit San Diego, with rapidly cooling temperatures, rain in the forecast, and lingering magic-hour light. These October nights also mean revisiting all my favorite thrillers until Halloween. Last night’s trip down memory lane was John Carpenter’s The Thing. I’d already watched Halloween I
I wrestled with the idea of an image to illustrate sacred reciprocity, ayni, as it's known in the Andean tradition. I haven't written much lately - I was formally initiated as a Paqo at the Autumn Equinox and am officially a member of the Qanchis Ylla
These last weeks have been serious - and one I have contemplated deeply. Going to bed reading Harold Johnson's last work The Power of Story as well as Lech's All the Drowned Sailors concerning the USS Indianapolis sinking - I've gotten lost in the
We're in the middle of eclipse season and approaching Autumnal Equinox, and the political atmosphere of the United States is in turmoil, actually, I'd say the entire joint is in shambles - and for good reason - karma. I was compelled to watch Clearcut - witnessing
I've been deep in thought these last few days since the passing of Graham Greene and the impact his films made on my life - seeing true Indigenous representation on screen in Dances With Wolves after a childhood of Westerns with white actors in face paint was truly
There it was on my playlist as I ran, Bon Jovi's Wanted Dead or Alive - a song I learned to play on piano at 15 in rebellion, mostly - truth was that song was extremely difficult to learn to play. I suppose that was a foreshadowing -
“They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.” — Psalm 107:23–24 I did not go down to the sea in a ship. I went up, into the Frank Church
The Beatles classic from 1969, "...I feel that ice is slowly melting..." is hanging like ripe fruit ready to be harvested and eaten as the Sun enters Virgo and we enter this Dark Moon the first of two new moons in Virgo. Prior - the rune ruling was
An all-cash offer from a couple in Vegas had been placed on the condo I shared with my soon-to-be-ex-husband. I thought the mythic arc of nine years with him was coming to a close- and Just Like That, the buyers pulled out. The buyers pulling out wasn't the
It has been a minute, dear Reader, since last I wrote here. With so much change, so much must be integrated, and that takes time. Unlike King Théoden in Lord of the Rings (LOTR), my dreams of late have not been dark; they've been sacred - in the