A fellow practitioner asked me how was it I used mirrors in my practice - my response was simply working with water spirits, accompanied by the appropriate cautionary messaging. Water approaches the reflectivity of a perfect mirror only when you look straight across it at a shallow angle - known
It dawned on me that I hadn't written in months. My beloved cat companion Tanith of 11 years past right after my piece in January, and I am just now managing my way through a life without her snuggles and purrs. Tanith was a familiar, a companion that
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
What is it about the crossroads of Needs and Desires (the Nauthiz Rune) that is so enticing to explore, so delicious to taste like a slightly over-ripe peach you bite into viciously with its essence streaming down your chin in a Summer Child's delight. I don't
As we saw in Part 1 of this series, incarnation is so much more than what we superficially perceive - let's dive into the cards - the games we play, and how we can win, lose, or draw - but I'd challenge you to think that
What if you knew—really knew—that when you chose to incarnate as a human, you didn’t just sign contracts and inherit ancestral wounds? What if, tucked in with all the karmic fine print—the sacred yearnings, the traumas, the soul missions—there was also a game of chance?
As we've entered Beltane, the fire ceremony honoring Belenus, the sun god of the Celts- a time of purification through fire. Whilst in Belgium in early April, the terrip pictured here bid me honor it with honey and song and thus I did. But not any song, the
During this week, as we slide into Taurus season and prepare for the Taurus new moon, I find myself integrating old layers of grief—especially around rejection, and the quiet devastation that comes with it. This season invites slowness, embodiment, and earthbound reflection. And as I sit with these themes,
I've just returned from Belgium after a week of nonstop sound healing training, soul excavating, and integration - to say tears were shed doesn't begin to cover it - there was so much more - thus the title of this piece - The Crying Game. I&
It's no small thing to love your demons. I see people create memes and snarky posts about such things. I often wonder if they actually know or comprehend what it's like to have soul contracts to do so - and what it all means. Expectation is
As I write this, we're on the precipice of the new moon in Aries, along with a partial solar eclipse, and we just had Spring Equinox - oh, and did I mention Lilith is making an appearance in Scorpio? This entire orchestra is begging us to ask -
I'm still uncertain as to where this piece is taking me, taking us to be honest. The inspiration was simple - a run in Balboa Park, singing along to Portugal the Man's "Feel it Still" then immediately getting buzzed by a red-tailed hawk as
When you're strange, faces come out of the rain.. Jim Morrison sings. After days of rain, and one more yet to come in San Diego, I'm reflecting on that - and strangeness. Being the weirdo kid in class - at home - well, anywhere- that was