Nature & Seasons

The crux of my career began in darkness; a powerful dream unveiled the radiant endowments hidden in dark places revealing a significant opus (purpose). The dream constructed an alchemical vessel, illuminating the psyche's conscious and unconscious aspects and the descent into the darker side of my psyche. As a secret keeper and highly empathic child, I held the darkest memories and moments of other people’s psyches from a young age. The dark side of human nature rarely intimidated me until I[...]

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When the Dark is Home

April 5, 2023

19 years, that is how long I lived in Arizona. I reflect on this as I sit among the mossy forest of my new-ish home in New York. I remember the old familiar earthy, and magical land from long ago before I was lost and completely cut off from my soul. Interestingly, although enormous shifts occurred from those times, revisiting circumstances, people, and places activated buried feelings and thoughts. The person I am today will not run or hide from discomfort. Therefore shit got really hard, a[...]

The Celestial Witch

September 6, 2022

This morning, the sound of pouring rain broke my sleep,I could feel the movement of the water, cleansing, purifying, and nourishing the land. It sounds funny to some to say “feel” instead of “hear”, yet this is how I perceive the natural world; it is closely held to my body and always arrives with a felt sense amplifying sound and color. Most people who are highly empathic are also hypervigilant and dialed into the world in this way. They feel the soul of the world- the anima mund[...]

An Offering of Soul from the Depths

July 18, 2022

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My soul asked me to walk the cemetery... The silence was filled with a myriad of sensations. My body dialed in to peace, rest, comfort, and wisdom beyond anything my human nervous system could hold all at once. A few times I felt pulled toward a particular grave- caught in ethereal waves, stories began dropping in to consciousness, one by one. I’ve always had the gift of knowing without knowing how I know. These precious gifts are to be respected with reverence, appreciation, and[...]

Creativity Nature & Seasons

The Medicine of Play

June 29, 2022

Writing writing writing writing.... My head started to spin, my mind conjuring a story of “not good enough”. I’ve had a really challenging semester, and for the first time, while I’m over a year into my program, I seriously wanted to quit. Broken down in tears, the pressure was all too consuming and I didn’t think I was going to make it. That’s the funny thing about not sleeping, not dreaming, and not creating the space to envision something greater- old ways try[...]

Nature & Seasons

Dreaming Forward: Encounters with “Deer”

June 19, 2020

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My encounter with 'deer' became my muse to write my term paper for Archetypal Psychology. This is a snippet of the paper: "I bring my notebook outside to sit with the discomfort, interact with it, and record the process. Admittedly this idea went against my instinct to push through and start writing- get it done, pen to paper. I obeyed the inner voice and found a cozy space outside. Sitting in the sun, the birds became more active; my attention was drawn to the wooded area behind my n[...]

My Gift: Seeing in the Dark

When the Dark is Home

The Celestial Witch

An Offering of Soul from the Depths

The Medicine of Play

Dreaming Forward: Encounters with “Deer”