“Totality!” the extraordinarily excited young man yelled in the park near the airport by the lake in Dallas on April 8^th, 2024, somewhere we chose randomly because it was open, green,...

Have you ever described someone as grounded?

When someone is grounded, they are stable, balanced and seem to operate from a strong sense of inner peace. We may also call someone “down to...

Land ownership is a social construct. It is a societal agreement that only stands up if we all agree to it. And even then, we don’t have a claim to the land, only the right to use it. The...

Have you ever been called an old soul? I bet you have. My mother always said I was an old soul and while I was visiting with her last week, she gave me a book to prove it. The Old Soul’s...

Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. You may recall the Greek myth from 6^th grade Social Studies class. One day while the innocent maiden is out picking narcissus in an ethereal field of...

The sunflowers have dropped their heavy heads and gone to seed. Soon the frost will arrive with a frigid predawn kiss and the chill will wilt vegetables to black. The berries will freeze on their...

We’ve all heard of ancestors, those that came before us and are now with us in spirit, but have you heard of Landcestors?

In June, my family went camping at Chaco Canyon. This historic park...

In elementary school, I learned about the spiritual practice of talking to animals, communing with trees, calling on ancestors and general nature worship in regard to the Native Americans of lore....

Are you a writer?
Do you want to be a writer?

Everyone has access to creative channels, and anyone interested in writing can be a writer.

I have been a writing instructor since I taught my first...

My last solo medicine walk was in October. I am planning another one for next week to mark the Beltane spring season. (You can read about my first solo walk here.) I love to continue this beautiful...

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."  --Khalil Gibran

The other day I burned my dinner. I was thinking about something else. I...

Lately, I’ve been working with raccoon medicine.

It all started on vacation in Florida when I was taking a walk on Jensen Island and a limping racoon came out of the mangroves and was walking...