I was born a shaman. I had prophetic dreams and visions from young childhood onward. I remember shreds of other existences, including being disembodied. I am an observer, teacher and healer here, my motherhood anchoring me to this planet. My story is a challenge to tell as it covers dimensions, ages and perspectives for which there are no adequate words. Please remember, I share deeply with you the connection with divine feminine. Our experience here reverberates throughout the Universe, bot… Continue

Here's a twist to the mom/business story. I quit my 70 hour/week advertising job a year before we adopted our son, Ethan. I never intended to be VP of Client Services... but as the years passed without being able to conceive, that is what happened. Although I went to college and ended up successful, my heart was set on being a mom. So I gave up my six-figure salary, in my mid 30's, to be at home and get through all of the red tape of adoption (and mend my infertility-pour-myself-into-my-job-to-… Continue

Yesterday I decided to reach out to my sisters here as it so quiet and I know we are very much on the same page in terms of our hopes, dreams and care for all of life including our children. As I lay down and had my normal end of the day thoughts flowing, I reflected on Imani's missive to save the planet. In the hour where light was slowly reappearing when I awoke again to the few birds singing up the dawn, I remembered the days when it was a cacophony of a multitude of songs and I felt a deep s… Continue

Finally, after much work I was able to go kayaking yesterday in beautiful Tully Lake and I swam far into the water with my good friend of 18 years. I told her what was going on with Daughters of the Earth Gathering and how much energy I had been putting in to bring diverse women together for the council, ceremony, and depth that takes place. She knows what is happening here and she reflected back to me that she had never seen something quite like this and that even though she is my good friend,… Continue

The title of a book by George Monbiot, a radical thinker, weekly columnist for the Guardian. Its a book on the science of the earth heating up. It projects into the future, a sci-fy reality that can change. ---The earth gets real hot, sea levels- salt water kill off species, eco-systems, rainforests leave the planet. Not a pretty picture for our little ones futures. I am reading it as part of preparing for an interview with our local community radio weather reporter, Rob Mclure. Has the clima… Continue