Hello dear soul,

For the past month, I have been working daily with the Japanese Sun Goddess Amaterasu. 
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“Working with” is a common term in pagan circles for focusing one’s energy and time on a certain deity. This is distinct from “worshipping” and in the Jungian world would be similar to doing active imagination with an archetype or myth. It sometimes has the quality of shamanic journey work or meditation.

She has been teaching me about the DISCIPLINE of self care.

Daily practice and daily self care take DISCIPLINE! They take repeated effort, they take willingness to slow down and look inward even in those moments when we feel we don’t have time or just don’t want to. For me, this has meant making time before my daily “to dos” to sit outside in the sun every single morning (when the weather has allowed).

If I picked up my phone to check instagram, I would hear “Nope. Put it down. Just sit. Let the sun be on your skin. Nothing else.” I would also receive this reminder whenever I was eating a meal, “Nope. No distractions. Just eat. Taste your food and breathe. Nothing else.” Reading, checking social media, watching something, these things can come later.

A few weeks of this has truly breathed the life back into me after a long and stressful winter! I feel more spaciousness to work one step at a time on my goals, and more capacity for fun and joy to bring into my relationships. I feel less fear of overwhelm, which has been a constant looming threat in my busy life.

When I awake with purpose in my heart
I rise from bed with a smile
My morning routine feels like a ritual of preparation
for the magic making of my day

When I walk with purpose in my heart
each fall of my foot to the earth
is greeted with support
and I am encouraged to step forth again
and again
and again

 My dear one,
Sow your seeds
Get to know your seeds
Your seeds of inspiration

Fall under the spell of your seeds
Share the stories of your seeds
Tell your seeds,
You’re coming home to them.
No more wandering and wondering

You were right all along
You were impeccably created
Your seeds were impeccably made
From Beyond
From the Deep
Trust your seeds

​I recently spent some time camping in the desert in Utah alone - just me and the earth and the ever present awareness of my calling and devotion to the path of priestess and wild warrior woman. I dove into the visceral presence of the sacred and found myself in frequent communion with a deeper wisdom.

From HER to me to you:

What can I do? How can I help? How may I serve?

Be awake
Be aware
Be wild
Be open

Blessed Beltane my loves!!

Today is a day of celebrating our fertile earth, of allowing the fires of our passionate hearts to burn brightly, and of consecrating the union of divine feminine and divine masculine.

This morning I woke up GRUMPY! I’ve been packing too much into my schedule (again) over the past couple of weeks. My eyes are tired. My wild heart wants freedom and spaciousness and is stirring a rebellion in me that must be listened to. So, ditching my calendar’s suggestions this morning I sat outside for a while soaking in the spring sunshine and listening to the whispers of spirit on the wind.

From Her to me to you: