Flame Tending for the Yet-to-Be-Born
An excerpt from Seasons of Moon and Flame by Danielle Dulsky As a young woman, beloved witch, author, and teacher Danielle Dulsky found refuge, nurturance, and wisdom when visiting her grandmother’s rustic home. Next to the fire of the winter hearth and sitting outside with the wildflowers of spring, her anorexic body was loved and […]
Season of Tender Roots: Belonging
An excerpt from Seasons of Moon and Flame by Danielle Dulsky May this first moon of spring, this Season of Tender Roots, greet you as the Garden Hag does, with childlike curiosity and much, much joy. Her face is lined, her hair is gray, but her heart beats in the rhythm of the innocent erotic. […]
Shining Light on the Shadows
An excerpt from The Bright Way by Diana Rowan From a young age, author Diana Rowan knew she was destined to be a musician. But around the age of ten, she started to get anxious and afraid, feelings that stemmed from the immense pressure she felt to be perfect and please the people around her. […]
The Time for a Spiritual Revolution is NOW
An excerpt from “I Am God in Disguise, So Are You” by Craig Kolavo As I sat on the floor in my closet, unpacking boxes of dusty journals and notebooks I’d collected over the past 20+ years, the task at hand seemed overwhelming. How do I organize all of these life experiences into a coherent […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“An open mind allows you to explore and create and grow. Remember that progress would be impossible if we always did things the way we always have.” An open mind reminds me of a big plot of land with absolutely nothing remotely resembling a fence on or around it. I guess it could also be […]
Improve Your Relationship in Eight Minutes a Day
An excerpt from Love Skills by Linda Carroll Falling in love is never a straight line to “happily ever after.” Relationships go through seasons of change, renewal, darkness, and light. So promises long-time therapist and couple’s coach Linda Carroll in Love Skills: The Key to Unlocking Lasting, Wholehearted Love, which offers specific, effective solutions to […]
Living in the Glitter
An excerpt from FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy & Spiritual Self by Lora Cheadle Using the principles of burlesque, author Lora Cheadle’s FLAUNT! helps women strip away everything nonessential that’s covering their raw, beautiful souls in order to reveal the sparkling goddess lurking inside. All too often, women have been taught […]
The Spiritual Tease
An excerpt from FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy & Spiritual Self by Lora Cheadle It’s odd to say, but my own spiritual self-growth journey mirrored the concepts found in burlesque: tease, voyeurism, and slow reveal. As a constant seeker of truth, I’d reach a new level of understanding, only to realize […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place and circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.” I have had too many experiences of the above to count but I’m still amazed when it happens again and again. I expect you’ve all had times when […]
This is My Thing
An excerpt from We Are the Luckiest by Laura McKowen Before Laura McKowen got sober, she had a long, successful career in public relations in the Mad Men-esque drinking culture of the advertising industry, where “liquid lunches were frequent and drinking at your desk in the late afternoon was perfectly normal.” In the five years […]