… A stone of receptive energy, Amethyst embodies peace, love, healing, protection, and spirituality …
The Five Elements
In Classical Greece, where philosophy, physics, and religion were indivisible, our ancestors believed that all material existence in the Universe was divided into five separate elements. These were the elements …
February 2022 Events
Join us in February for our Earthtones Newsletter Planning meeting, a Full Moon ritual, and the Pagan Book Club. View the full post for details and to RSVP!
Ritual of the Summer Storms
Co-Authors: Jamie, Tristan and Sarah During this ritual we call the quarters and speak to the different energies of summer. If during the ritual, you start to feel adrift, look …
Lughnasadh
Earth Mother, we are gathered here today to celebrate Lughnasadh with reverence. We invite only good here. Welcoming the Spirit of Wheat We invite the Spirit of Wheat, Triticum aestivum. …
Shielding – The Energetic Do-Not-Call List
Walking around unshielded as an empath is like being a lint roller in a house with a long-haired cat. You pick up everything and you get used up very quickly. Your energy gets gunky and depleted. You feel fatigued, and it can start to take a toll on your health. These energetic dynamics affect us all – not just empaths! Empaths are more likely to sense it and feel drained by it, but negative energy impacts everyone on some level.
Cleansing – A Shower for the Spirit
Just like we want to breathe clean, fresh air, we also want to surround ourselves with clean, fresh, positive, and uplifting energy because that is what we will take in. Our energy fields are naturally permeable. We can sense what is around us, positive or negative. And, just like we change our air filters and clean our homes, we also want to do the same with our energy.
Grounding – Connecting to the Physical
At its most basic, grounding connects you back to the Earth, to yourself, and back to this time and place. Grounding draws you back into your body and can stabilize your energy. This can be accomplished in different ways in different contexts.
My Own Path Through Grief
“Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you” Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, Welcome to Night Vale Recently, I lost a dear cousin to a …