What happens when we become so practiced at protecting ourselves that we leave the sacred standing at the threshold?In this Full Moon episode of Enter the Mystic’s Garden, I explore the ancient…
Today I found myself reflecting on the old ache of longing I recall from decades ago. Not everyone feels it, but for those who do, it consumes you. Totally. Without a pause to catch your breath or…
In this New Moon episode of Enter The Mystic’s Garden, we explore a difficult and timely question: what happens when a spiritual container remains, but the living current that once moved through it…
As we meet beneath this Full Moon and lunar eclipse, familiar light moves for a time into shadow. It feels like an especially potent moment to listen beneath the familiar—to the voices we’ve carried,…
Some endings really are endings. Others leave a seed behind.As this New Moon and solar eclipse arrive, I’ve been reflecting on what is ready to be released—and what still carries enough life to be…
Sometimes we do everything we know to do. We pray, listen, walk, write, love, forgive, stay near beauty, and keep our hearts turned toward the sacred.And still, grace does not arrive on schedule.In…
Some seasons of life don’t look or feel like transformation. They feel like mud—grief, betrayal, exhaustion, or the relentless responsibility of holding everything together while some quiet part of…
What in your life feels as if it might be slipping away?A home. A career. A relationship. Your health and vitality? A sense that the world still holds beauty, sanity, tenderness, and magic.Sometimes…
As we move toward June’s Strawberry Full Moon, you’re invited to Enter the Mystic’s Garden. I share a reflection on love and loss from decades ago — a brief season of honey, a man who arrived at my…
I didn’t want a lesson in impermanence. I wanted my cat.When my beloved Bella began losing weight, all the mystical teachings I’ve spent a lifetime exploring suddenly became very earthly: her warm…
