“Mushrooms were the roses in the garden of that unseen world, because the real mushroom plant was underground. The parts you could see -...

SEPTEMBER 2021 It’s early in the days of September and I’m noticing a palpable difference in my overall mood and wellbeing. As the air...

On this sacred day in the cycle of the seasons, we are being made ready to let go, to release and unburden ourselves from the deadweight of

"Fungi are the original angels. Angel in its oldest root of the word: messenger from the Hebrew mal'akh and Old English aerendgast. Root...

AUGUST 2021 August 1: Harvesting Elderberry By Jess It’s an overcast, humid day, and the sky is threatening rain. Likewise, my body feels...

sa·​cred | \ ˈsā-krəd 2b: entitled to reverence and respect 5b: highly valued and important Etymology: from obsolete verb sacren "to make...

This being human thing is messy, right? Wouldn’t it be so nice if things were just easy? So, what if it was designed that way for a...

JULY 2021 July 1-4: Mountain Magick By Jess The first few days of July were spent immersed in the predominantly oak-hickory forests of...

“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it...

"The raw tomato, devoured in the garden when freshly picked, is a horn of abundance of simple sensations, a radiating rush in one's mouth...

JUNE 2021 Feet on earthskin. Cool fresh breath of early morning. Sunlight reaching with warm glowing fingertips. Locate yourself in place...

June drifts in slowly here in the piedmont of NC, like a summer breeze, warming up a little more each day, humidity settling in like an...

MAY 2021 As I look back upon the month of May, I feel deep gratitude for the energy that comes with new beginnings. For me, May captures...

What does belonging mean? Is there one way to belong? What exactly is Stories of Belonging? Belonging as defined by the Merriam-Webster...

Learn how to make a protection charm as a gift of protection for those who need it in this time of instability and uncertainty. As we...

I'm angry and I need to rant. Trigger warning. I give myself full permission to speak from this place within myself without judgment or...

It’s one of my favorite times during the cycle of the year - the winter solstice and the darkening of the light. I honor this time of the...

The Amazon is on fire and has been for weeks now. An unprecedented number of manmade blazes are raging across the rainforest, blanketing...