State of Wilderness

(written for the first full moon following Hurricane Beryl) Thunder Moon, you call to usWe call upon your energy They can’t say they didn’t warn usThat July would bring the stormsSo we would learn from this upheavalAnd prepare to be reborn Now the storm is behind usAnd we focus on rebuildingThe cleansing made space forReflections…

Maiden, Mother, Crone. Each of these symbolizes both a separate stage in the female life cycle and a phase of the Moon. In this weekend, I touched the Maiden, the Mother and the Crone in backwards order, reminding me of the triple-headed Goddess Hecate. Hecate stands at the three thresholds, at the place of intersections,…

Dum da dum da dum dum dum dum The drums begin Calling to the spirit guides Calling to our ancestors Honoring the Gods Awakening the Goddess Dum da dum da dum dum dum dum We feel it in our bones In the soft of our bellies The beating of our hearts A primal connection To…

Lady Justice rises above the skyline along the freeway. You might notice her as you are making your way north out of Houston, just as you pass the Aquarium. You might glance to your right and see her mighty stance, her afro, the blindfold across her eyes, scales of justice in one hand and a…