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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
Is Your Child Leaving Home?
As loving parents, we do things to show our children that there’s no place like home. They still grow up and leave. For the child, that milestone opens the door to freedom. For the parent, that milestone empties the nest. … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Traditions, Friendship, Home, Life in General, Rituals
Tagged college, emptynest, leavinghome, offtocollege
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Episode 44: Owl Medicine for the Spirit
Imagine an owl. Did you feel a sense of apprehension or foreboding? No surprise. Owls have long been associated with death. Maybe you conjured a Halloween scene with an owl and a full moon. Or, did you picture Harry Potter’s … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Totems, Ceremony Ideas, Friendship, Funerals, Goddess, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged animaltotem, birdsofprey, owl, owlmedicine, rituals, spiritanimal
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Episode 41 – Rituals for Writers
To a writer, the blank screen or a blank piece of paper can be exciting or daunting. A blinking cursor can be a beacon to our calling or a signal of danger ahead. Writers create for the masses but do … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life in General, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged nanowrimo, rituals, writers, writing
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Episode 38 – Funerals for Pets
Sometimes, grief can blindside. David Hooper from Build a Big Podcast told me how heart-wrenching it was to have his dog put down. Weeks later, when he felt he was managing his grief, he came home from a stressful day at work, immediately went to put food in his dog’s bowl and reality hit. He sat down and cried. I’ve been there. My guess is you’ve been there, too. Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony Ideas, Friendship, Funerals, Life in General, Rituals, Uncategorized
Tagged animal lovers, animals, family pets, loss of a pet, pet bereavement, pet funerals, pets
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Episode 36: Colored – A Black Lives Matter Ritual
At 9 years old, I didn’t care that my mother wasn’t funny like Lucille Ball, or that she didn’t wear circle skirts and twirl around the house like Loretta Young, or that she was no longer pretty like Miss … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life in General, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Rituals
Tagged blacklivesmatter, blm, civilrights, colored, ritual
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Episode 24 – Funeral and Memorial Rituals
In the previous episode, #23, I talked about my late-friend Mechi Garza, a Choctaw-Cherokee Medicine woman. One of the things Mechi taught me was that there is a difference between being cured and being healed. Being cured is about the … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Funerals, Life in General
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Episode 16: A Valentine’s Day Ritual for One
I have a lot of friends who are single. Some are divorced, some widowed, some single by choice, some living “in the wait.” Even though I read and write romance novels, I don’t believe a person has to be in a loving, committed relationship to have a good life. That said, I do believe every single one of us needs to give love and be open to receiving love from others. How long the loving energy flows back-and-forth in any relationship will vary. To keep the energy flowing, I’ve designed a few safe and simple rituals. Continue reading
Episode 9 – Magical Soup Ritual to Heal the Earth
It’s September. The harvest season continues. If we could make a symbolic soup to heal the Earth, what ingredients should we include? What ingredients does Mother Earth have for you? I explored all that and more in a special harvest … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony Ideas, Friendship, Harvest season, Life in General, Nature Based, Ritual Recipes Podcast, Seasonal
Tagged autumn ritual, harvest, magic soup, ritualrecipes, soup to heal the world
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