posts on loving the Goddess or God within through sacred self-care
Here we are sitting at the very tippy top of summer, held there like a giant swing about to be plunged back into the liquid heat that is Arkansas from June to September. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of reasons to be super excited. Watermelons from Cave City in just a bit, we …
Hello Magical Folk! I’m in a season of deep self-care as I heal from chronic inflammation. It feels like the whole world is inflamed right now and that we all could use some peace, soothing, and self-nurturing. So, this time, my “behind the music” stories will have a twist! I’ve included journal prompts and self-care …
An Update In my blog post last summer, I shared my experience applying to and preparing for an artist residency at Osage Arts Community (OAC) in Belle, Missouri. Best Laid Plans I arrived October 1, 2024, and settled quickly into the River House on the Gasconade River. Eager to begin, I set up my studio …
In the height of the summer season, we can find ourselves overwhelmed with all the goals and demands that we expect ourselves to achieve: master plans of career moves, family improvement, inner psyche repair from a harsh winter. When I have not been able to find the music that will bolster or focus my inner …
This is the fourth and final episode of my self-care series for pagans. We’ve been around the Wheel of the Year now, with Aphrodite at our side, and a specially crafted playlist of music to move to each season. We began in spring, with Aphrodite Rising: Spring Fever. The wheel turned, and I gave you …
Self love has never been more important. The past few months have been a roller-coaster of dizzying highs and desolate lows. Desperate to find a port in the storm of my emotions, I hacked away at my job, burying myself in work. But- though I love my job and find it very fulfilling- work wasn’t …
All of the sacred self-care advice I see has started to sound the same. Take a yoga class. Be more mindful. Count your blessings. Meditate. Tune out the world. Turn off social media. Calm down. Chill. Relax. Blah, blah, blah. I’m over it. In the same way that I despise elevator music, I dislike this …
As we enter a new season, I welcome the bold green of the grass underfoot at the park; the sense of possibility and change inherent in a fresh start. I want to embody the Divine, and treat my body as a temple of Aphrodite; to integrate the sacred arts of pleasure into daily life and …
