Conversations by the Fire

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, I just expected them to know… or I shouldn’t have to ask… or I should be doing better by now… ?...

Dear Friend, This time of year carries a particular kind of intensity — the long days, the full light, the pull toward doing and...

A Moment for Reflection and Alignment At the threshold of the longest light, I sat by the sea. The tide was soft, the sun warm but not...

Ah, the full moon. Sitting here in my new home, birds singing outside, the sun setting, the green of the trees all around. Slowing down....

Dear Friend, As we stand in the turning of spring towards the fullness of summer, with the Solstice on the horizon, I’ve been...

Full Moon in Scorpio – May 12, 2025 The moon didn’t let me sleep last night. She called me down and in — into the places I’ve neatly...

Dear Friend, I’ve just returned from lying on the green grass, sunlight on my skin, the sound of birdsong wrapping around me like a...

I’m living in one place, and dreaming another into being. The walls around me are familiar— marked by years of memory and rhythm. And...

Lying on the sand, the sea breathing before me, I watched the mist roll in — soft, rose-tinted tendrils curling toward me from the...

I arrive— breath held, feet pausing at the threshold, young ones within me peeking out, eyes wide, hearts questioning: Will we be safe? Will we be seen? Will we belong?

The Rarr, From The Faeries Oracle, by Brian Froud and Jessica MacBeth Dear Friend, As we step into April, the air hums with renewed...

In the hush between darkness and dawn, I step into the unseen. Black Tara, silent and vast, waits where the threshold hums with knowing....

Standing here, at the threshold— midpoint, cusp, inhale, exhale— light and dark folded into each other, the pull of what was, the whisper...

In the shadowed hush of moonlight's grace, I stand, bare and boundless, in night's embrace. Ketu's fingers, cool and keen, Trace the...

There was a time when friendships were simple. When the earth beneath my feet was warm and hardbaked, when dust coated my legs as I...

Spirit Dancer, From The Faeries Oracle, by Brian Froud and Jessica MacBeth Dear Friend, As we step into March, we find ourselves at a...

We meet them here, in the quiet moments— morning light caught in their lashes, feet still curled in sleep’s soft forgetting, the hush...

Parenting is an unfolding relationship, a dance between guidance and connection. One of the most powerful principles we can embody in...

When we think about thriving relationships—whether within a family, partnership, or community—one of the most vital elements is mutual...

Parenting is one of the most profound, yet challenging, journeys we embark upon. At the heart of it lies a deeply scientific yet deeply...