Crows and Crones appear frequently together in myths and folktales around the world. In recent history they been negatively associated with evil and darkness, however, looking more closely at the roles they played in ancient folktales and myths, we discover that they are imbued with divinity, prophetic power and omniscience during times of great change.
Read MoreThe White Stag: The Hunt to Become Whole
The White Stag appears in both ancient and contemporary folktales in both East and West. Discover how the White Stag continues to be a symbol of transformation, an apparition that enters the picture when we leave one world and enter another, and a benign being that heals and leads us to a state of wholeness.
Read MoreRabbits and the Moon Goddess: Traveling the Silk Road
Growing up in Asia, I always believed there was a rabbit on the moon assisting the Goddess who passed the time grinding dried medicinal herbs into an elixir of immortality. However, only recently did I discover that this trio of associations (rabbits, the moon and divine feminine) is an ancient archetype, stretching across a diverse array of cultures, landscapes and centuries by way of the Silk Road.
Read MoreThe Morrigan: Holding the Tension of Opposites
The Morrígan is an Irish Celtic goddess of war and peace, destruction and fertility: a captivating symbol of contradiction, filled with magic and prophecy inviting us to similarly hold the tension of opposites. The folktale asks us: can we allow space for brokenness and beauty to sometimes intertwine?
Read MoreBear Mother's Arms: Where Elder Hands Cradle Cubs & Kinship Blossoms
The story of how hunter and prey, human and wild, soften into kinship is as old as time, carried quietly through our many lineages and held deep within the marrow of our bones. This Inuit telling lives as a relic of our shared humanity, and a sacred act of remembrance: of mothering the wild, and being mothered in return, in a world that has long since forgotten how.
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Photo of a gorgeous scene from the North Woods Lake Umbagog and Androscoggin River region where I spend several; days each summer immersed in pristine wilderness . . . .along with all the rustic charm and quirks and inconveniences that come with truly getting off the grid! Every corner of this lush landscape carries the spirit of Sky Woman, from the Haudenosaunee creation story of Turtle Island—North America.
Sky Woman’s Seeds: A Myth to Grow What Matters
What if creation wasn’t just something that happened once, long ago—but a pageant we’re still taking part in? In this reflection on the ancient Haudenosaunee creation myth of Sky Woman, I explore themes of reciprocity, balance, and the quiet power of tending what we love. With insights from Robin Wall Kimmerer and Ilarion Merculieff, this piece is a love letter to the enduring relevance of ancient myth for our contemporary moment.
Read MoreWild Wings & Whispers Within: Call of the Shadow, the Untamed Self
What if the stories we inherit are meant to call us home, back to the old woods of the soul? In this lyrical retelling of a beloved African American folktale, three baker women hear a knock that grows louder with each rising loaf — until their quiet cabin bursts open into wings. Part caution, part invocation, the story hums with ancestral echoes and sacred thresholds. The owl, guardian of the in-between, becomes a symbol of wild return and transformation, reminding us that when we silence the deeper self, it will rise again, calling us back to life. Let this story lead you on a journey to reclaim what is feathered and alive within.
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