Solitude as sacred practice
I've been thinking deeply about what it means to be alone. As a concept, as state of being, as a perception, as a choice. In Western culture 'alone time' is undervalued. When we see someone dining...
View ArticlePreparing sacred space for love magic
Let me tell you a story - the story of Isis and Osiris, Queen and King of Egpyt. If you'd like to hear the entire story, you can listen to my audio version here. Theirs is a tale of true immortal love...
View ArticleSimple ritual ideas for Lammas or First Harvest
August 1 in the northern hemisphere marks the great First Harvest, known as Lammas or Lughnasadh in Celtic traditions (down in the southern hem, you lovelies are celebrating Imbolc, or first hint of...
View ArticleThe basics of attraction magic
People ask me all the time how to get what they want in life. A new car, a new job, a new lover. Did you know, I tell them, that you're already attracting what you want? Right now? While you sleep? In...
View ArticleSimple Ritual 5: The Garnet Cord grounding
Oh, the root chakra - the red spinning disk at the base of your spine that is the center of place and space, your connection to Earth, the house of your child-self. Our roots are what connects us to...
View ArticleA new way to use your gemstones
You know I love gemstones - in fact almost all I do, in both my professional role as owner of Sage Goddess and in my personal life as a magical practitioner, is work with gems. I have more than a...
View ArticleFall magic is brewing in my online programs – enroll now!
Fall is my favorite magical season and I'm pulling out all the stops in my online courses to bring the magic, beauty, and mystery of fall to life for everyone enrolled in my programs. Are you...
View ArticleMaking Mabon magic: Ideas for Fall decoration and ritual
Welcome (almost!) to Fall! We're turning the Great Wheel once again, toward autumn here in the northern hemisphere. Autumn in magical traditions is a potent time of deep spiritual contact. It's no...
View ArticleSimple Ritual 6: Ceremonial Tips for Beginners
Fall Greetings everyone! I hope the turn of season finds you enjoying the shift in temperature and energy that accompanies our journey into autumn here in the northern hemisphere (to my SoHem brothers...
View ArticleDemystifying Samhain: Everything you need to know about the Celtic New Year
Samhain. It predates modern Halloween, and yet the word itself carries some negative connotations. When I tell people that I celebrate Samhain, they often ask me whether it's an evil or satanic...
View ArticleColor magic 101
In the magical arts, we study the sacred correspondences or connections between colors, numbers, days of the week, signs of the zodiac, phases of the moon and many other mundane facets of life that to...
View ArticleSharing my journey North with you
I'm a southern California girl, born in Orange County and raised just outside of Los Angeles for most of my life. In 2011, my husband's job in tech security prompted a relocation to the North, where we...
View ArticleGuest post by Drucilla Pettibone: Connecting with the Fae at Samhain
Samhain blessings, dear ones. I am so excited to begin a series of guest blog posts today by drawing upon the wisdom of the deeply magical mistress of faerie wisdom, Drucilla Pettibone from...
View ArticleThe magic of allowing yourself to be seen
I do a lot of coaching in my work, and one of the most common questions I'm asked is about my transition from a very private career as a professor and teacher to my public career as a very 'out'...
View ArticleConnecting and listening to the Earth
This weekend I had a the opportunity to travel to the mountains of Sonoma County and be photographed in a day-long shoot with Goddess Photographer Stacy de la Rosa. I drove for two hours, crossing the...
View ArticleGo beyond gratitude
As a magical practitioner, I work with the concepts of manifestation and attraction on a daily basis. Our lives - your life - as we live them right now are a mirror of what we've sent out in the world,...
View ArticleGratitude Giveaway: The Chakra Dream gemstone set
I am in deep gratitude for this work - for the guidance from Spirit that has led to what Sage Goddess is today. I am in gratitude to YOU for your support of my work. Thank you for every note you've...
View ArticleAnd the winner of the Chakra Dream gemstone set is …
Cassandra May! I meditated before reviewing all the entries and Spirit was clear: There are many deserving beloveds out there, so many of you who have struggled, persevered, set your intentions, wished...
View ArticleSimple and magical holiday rituals
Merry Yule to all of you in the Northern Hemisphere! I hope the end of 2013 finds you well despite the rush of travel, the many demands on your time, and the frenzy of activity around you. Now is the...
View ArticleSacred adornment for intention setting in the New Year
I love these days between Christmas and New Years, don't you? It's a nether-space of not-quite-new-but-not-quite-finished time that summons me to rest and relaxation. Much of the world is dormant now,...
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