: dedicated to deepening our human connections, so that we lead more spiritually and emotionally fulfilling lives; by exploring the wisdom and secrets of our ancestors, and unveiling the beauty beyond the veil and within ourselves.
The Wisdom of Folklore, Story + Myth
Because Female Eagles are Caught with Live Meat, not Carrion
Who is a woman’s true love match? While telling the beautiful short story “Wedding” by Nikolay Haytov, we find that if a woman has the brave heart of an eagle, she can only ever be with a man whose heart and spirit match that courage, passion and strength also …
What The Little Mermaid Knows
What the Little Mermaid knows is that our voice matters, and that it should be treasured, respected and honoured, for it not only carries the songs of our soul and heart, but also of all those who came before us. What the Little Mermaid knows is that love is only true when we are valued for who we really are, fish tail, salt skins and all, and hairs with wreaths of petals that are half pearls …
Weaving Magic with Scheherazade and the Power of Words
Words are powerful, they are mini Gods. Every day we make the choice to speak love or not, to encourage someone or not. We make a choice on what kind of prayer we want to weave ourselves into, and on the kind of change we want to make in someone’s life, and all of our world …
Following the Bear
Let us follow the wisdom of the bear as it walks us along our unique physical, emotional and spiritual wildlands – so that we settle into harmony and deepen into love …
East of the Sun, West of the Moon, because All I Seek Is You
“Can you tell me the way then, so I can find you!” “Yes, you may try,” said he; “but there is no way thither, for it lies east of the sun and west of the moon.” “I will, I will, because I will seek you.” …
What Little Red Riding Hood Knows
It was dark inside the wolf, almost as dark as inside the human suit … or what some others call, the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. We dive into its many layers, beginning from its beginning, all the way in rural France and the oral folk traditions – where we make a choice between the Path of Needles and the Path of Pins …
What Donkeyskin Knows
She wears her coat because of how the wind wildly swung its hem across, and the brilliance of its colour shined against the forest browns; because the dust, and mud, and dusk and dawn have all been placed there by her own hands and songs and prayers and trust and courage all kissed love to hold her …
A Child’s Sense of Wonder & the Importance of Reading
Children have the magical ability to move among the many worlds and eras of the earth; to see the land the way a tiny animal would; to experience the sky from the perspective of a wild little rose or a honey bee; to feel the patience and kindness of rhythm beneath the ground of feet; to know the hundred different scents of grass and mud; and to understand the way of language of the whispering leaves and the songs of birds …
Crescent Moon Bear: Anger as a Teacher
Following a reader’s request, I guide you on ways to understand the messages intense emotions give you, and how to handle, work with and transform their energies for your highest benefit; we also dive into the story of Crescent Moon Bear, and its healing understructures based on Zen …
What Étaín Knows
We dive into Celtic myth to explore the beautiful love story between Étaín and Midir – a love that spans over a thousand years, a love beyond time and shape – while also exploring the various changing shapes and phases of our intimate relationships …
O. Henry’s Springtime à la Carte: Coincidences, Mistakes and Love’s Destiny
Dandelion wasn’t a mere plant from a meadow to be written on the menu card – for it was no longer her gentle frail fingers typing it – it was the heart’s longing, the memory that gave her life, the name of the young man who weaved her a crown of it making her his love, his future bride, one late summer afternoon, when in the shaded raspberried lane, two lovers promised to marry – a promise made not only with lips, but made with souls and hearts also …
How The Moomins Found The True Meaning of Christmas
In typical Moomin fashion, they stumbled on the true meaning of Christmas; that this is a time for giving, for sharing wholeheartedly and unstintingly with others. Under the branches of the tree, a compact feeling of holiness, as they loved one another …
