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We Don’t Give Up
Remember that this regime wants to keep us overwhelmed, confused, upset. They want us to give up out of sheer fatigue. AND also know that
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
2016 Archive: Imperfection
“Within our darkest night / You give us the fire that never dies away” Taizé chant Dear hearts – Above, you see the lines to
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
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
Dying Light or Transforming Dark
Dancing Light and Shadow (Brought to the Way of the River by Jack Mandeville) November—a soft, slow letting go. The trees are bare now, the
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
Blinding Flashes of the Obvious: Being Sick and Being Fat
Beloveds ~ The following was in response to a query from a colleague who’s been asked to sit on a committee designed to address medical
Blinding Flashes of the Obvious Part 2
Dear ones – So here I am in my bed, thinking of all the things that people have done for me — Doctors have been
The Dark I Am NOT About
I cannot help myself, I just can’t- This isn’t an email promoting Going into the Dark, but it is an email about the metaphors often
Who Dares Go into Dark
Already know you want more information about Going into the Dark? More info lies here. Dear hearts – Here we are, the week of United
Go Ahead and Follow Your Wyrd
First off, don’t forget! Going into the Dark is just about a month away, and there’s still time for you to arrange calendar, relationships, obligations
Phoning it in after the Elections
Dear hearts – As they’d say in the nineteenth century, “I fear you have the advantage of me,” but then again, you may not. I
Is this You? The Way of the River Wants to Know!
Dearests- Okay, yes, here we are. It’s the day before the United States official Election Day, the last day US citizens can cast our ballots.
How the Hell Can We Even Do Anything
Two Thursdays from now, on October 29th, we will attend to and embody the complicated web of ancestry. We will raise our glasses to those
We Need both Rest and Resistance
Don’t forget our Toast to the Ancestors on October 29th. More information below! Dearests: This edition of Reflections is written in honor of Rev. Judy
You Have the Courage You Need
An edition of Reflections from the archives! (We’ve been at this a while, you and I, it seems…I hope you enjoy it) ***Don’t forget to
Doing No-Thing to Come to Ourselves
My dears – Today, I offer you the second half of the poem by John O’Donohue, “gone too soon,” as we say, in 2008. The
Joy, Dignity, and Liberation
Beloveds – Today, differently from last week, I am considering the way in which I do not have privilege, the ways in which I am