Lots of babies are born through assisted techniques like forceps, cesareans, vacuum (if you don’t know what this is, it’s just as it sounds) and with various chemicals in their blood from pain control for their mothers. In some cases these interventions can be life-saving. A lot of times they are unwanted by families. And Read more about The Temple of The Cranium[…]
Last week I was in a small American airport. Because I’m not a fan of the large MRI-looking scanner that’s found it’s way into the hearts of homeland security, I opted for the pat-down, where someone comes and assesses whether you’re dangerous manually. Sure, you have to wait for a female staff to come find you, Read more about Why Sisterhood Gets Reduced To Porn[…]
Flat. You’re just flat. You can’t even think why. Nothing happened that should make you apathetic like this, or sad, or even depressed. Outwardly you might be described as calm. Depending on how well someone knows you, depressed can appear calm. My mentor, Andrew Feldmar, would say that that there is no such thing as Read more about Depressed? Or Just Shocked?[…]
Last night I dreamed about a narrow, rocky shoreline. About a mile long, its end curved out into a point facing out towards the sea. The water was not like ours, up here, in the Pacific Northwest, dark green and grey. It was azure, bright, and clear. As I walked the shore, I walked towards the elemental– Read more about Land’s End[…]
Last time I re-told a short vignette about the beginning of a young woman’s journey with cancer. As many bloggers can attest, it’s hard to predict how what you write will land. Sometimes I believe I’ve poured my very best into a piece and it hardly seems to get traction, and then other times, what I Read more about Discussion: When The Fear Falls Away[…]
She’s driving home from the airport. The break from school and work has been perfect. She’s checking her voice messages on the road. There’s one from the doctor. “Could you please make an appointment to come in and discuss your test results? Thank you.” She phones the office back and makes an appointment for the next Read more about Until The Fear Falls Away[…]
Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with John-Luke Edwards and Nikiah Seeds of The Forked Stick. I always enjoy stepping out amongst the shamanly types, there’s a kind of poetic license you’re almost guaranteed when you’re talking with someone whose website is called Wolfindark. You’re welcome to listen to the full two hours, which includes another Read more about Child Spirit[…]
It could have been a day like any other, maybe like this one today. This morning had pain though, the kind that raises curiosity, the kind you’re not expecting, especially when you’re pregnant. The Midwife said, “It’s probably okay, just lie down, the placenta might have pulled away from your uterus a bit. Just rest Read more about The Miscarriage of Meaning[…]
Last night my partner, Bruce, and I had dinner with friends. Great food and great conversation, around – of all topics – the theme of redemption. I was motivated to come home and dust off an old paper I wrote in university about the Jewish understanding of redemption. I thought it would be great to Read more about Birth Pangs of Redemption[…]
All Soul’s Day, a long-buried festival for us in North America, was one week ago. It begins with Hallow’s Eve, the end of the Celtic year, followed by the new year, one that recognizes our ancestors. While a celebration of ancestors does not belong to the Celts exclusively (right here in British Columbia, there is a Read more about Vine Of The Dead[…]