Going into the Dark 2024 Retreat

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Head of a sculpture of the god Janus. He has two faces, one elder, looking left and one younger, looking right.

The Watchwords Remain

Through the Gates of the Year Today, the second of January, 2025, we have come through Janus’s Gates. We have passed through the Gates of

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Reflection on Fragility

The winter sky stretches above us, a canvas of indigo and  gray, holding secrets older than time. In the darkness, we find a meditation on

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Moss Rules at Home

Don’t You Dare Touch My Moss! This morning, I am looking out on the foggy Portland morning. The slender leaves of the bamboo are obscured

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From These Ashes, Birth

A good friend and a half-way decent speller As I recall, it was the excellent speller and good friend, Charlotte, who called out, “Greetings and

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Head of a sculpture of the god Janus. He has two faces, one elder, looking left and one younger, looking right.

The Watchwords Remain

Through the Gates of the Year Today, the second of January, 2025, we have come through Janus’s Gates. We have passed through the Gates of

Read More »

Reflection on Fragility

The winter sky stretches above us, a canvas of indigo and  gray, holding secrets older than time. In the darkness, we find a meditation on

Read More »

Moss Rules at Home

Don’t You Dare Touch My Moss! This morning, I am looking out on the foggy Portland morning. The slender leaves of the bamboo are obscured

Read More »

From These Ashes, Birth

A good friend and a half-way decent speller As I recall, it was the excellent speller and good friend, Charlotte, who called out, “Greetings and

Read More »

A Bedside Missive

Dear hearts! Just the tiniest note because I’m still very tired, but I wanted you all to know that as of last Thursday, I was

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