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Episode 57: Enchanting Your Tools and Talents
Are you an artisan, a craftsperson, a maker? It’s February. If you lived in the Old World, in northern Europe, especially in the land of the Norse, you’d be getting ready for a very special festival: “The Charming of the … Continue reading
Episode 56: Hope and the Parliament of the World’s Religions
Looking for hope? I found it in a shaman from Greenland, a shaman from Taiwan, a migration expert from Europe, an elder from Africa, and a spiritual healer from Central America. They opened a virtual gathering of spiritual and religious … Continue reading
Episode 55: A Thanksgiving Ritual for Your Home
My contractor barely touches the basement wall and it crumbles. In this season of gratitude, be sure to thank your home. The walls reflect who and what you love. The roof protects you. The floor keeps you balanced. The … Continue reading
Posted in Home, Life in General, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged crumbling foundation, home ritual, thanksgiving
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Episode 54: Self-Care Rituals When Your Spouse Has Dementia
Today is September 22, the Autumn Equinox. Yesterday was World Alzheimer’s Day. As we go deeper into the dark half of the year, I’m going deeper into the rituals I want to share with you. This episode isn’t easy for … Continue reading
Episode 53: Everything Happens for a Reason – A Folktale
The days grow shorter. Have you noticed the shadows? We’re midway through the dark half of the year. To survive the coming winter, we need stories of heroes. The story we need the most is about you. What happens to … Continue reading
EPISODE 52 – THE WEDDING CEREMONY ARCH: A Modern Symbol with Ancient Meaning
What does a wedding arch have to do with a king’s scepter, a flag planted on the moon, and a Thomas Kincaid painting? Weddings are filled with symbolism. One that has been lost over the years is the original meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, Ceremony Ideas, Cultural Traditions, Home, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals, Wedding Vows, Weddings
Tagged Arch, North Star, Polaris
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Episode 51- Yemaya, the Yoruba Orisha “Mother of All” – Part 2 of Seashells and Ocean Goddesses
Science shows that all human life began in Africa. So it’s no surprise that on the west coast of Nigeria we find the orisha Yemaya, Goddess of the Seven Seas, known as the “Mother of All.” Yemaya is often shown … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony Ideas, Cultural Traditions, Goddess, Goddesses, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged blacklivesmatter, climatechange, cowrie, dayofhealing, globalwarming, Goddess, middlepassage, ocean, orisha, ritual, sedna, slavetrade, venuscombmurex, yemaya, yoruba
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Episode 50: Sedna, a Ritual for the Goddess of the Arctic Ocean / Part 1-Seashells & Ocean Goddesses
Have you ever held a shell to your ear and listened to the sound of the ocean? You can dismiss the experience as the simple and scientific vibration of blood to bone. Or you can interpret the sound as ancestral. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Totems, Cultural Traditions
Tagged arctic, childhoodbeliefs, Goddess, goddesslore, healingwater, inuit, mooncircles, oceangoddess, pinkmouthmurex, rituals, seashells, sedna
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Episode 49: The Language of Shells ~ A Beach Wedding Ritual
Mother Nature always leaves messages for us. Unfortunately, we don’t always know how to read them. What messages can you find in seashells? The answers are fascinating. The answers are important if you’re having a beach wedding! Couples … Continue reading
Episode 48 – Renewing Your Wedding Vows
Would you marry him again? Renewing your wedding vows can be a powerful ceremony. You’ll remember the happiest times of your marriage. You’ll remember the most painful times, too. In the beginning, you date someone you can talk to … Continue reading
