CW: Non-graphic mentions of genocide, violence, enslavement, rape, racism Have you ever been invited to a potluck with new and old friends whom you know to be excellent cooks? So you show up, and there are all these amazing dishes. There’s potato casserole and barbeque chicken (vegan if you prefer), there’s a huge tossed green …
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I was on my land briefly yesterday, not long enough to offer to bring back many messages for friends. But on Sunday, a friend had asked me for my thoughts on an issue regarding justice work, and, with her permission, I asked the land to help us. The message I received was for her, and …
I drunk-posted photos of my altar a couple nights ago on Facebook, and several folks made comments that they want to set up an altar but haven’t done it yet.It got me thinking that maybe I could share a few thoughts about altars. Where to start, how to go about it, the purposes of an …
“Tell me about the old times again, Mommy.” Jessica was lying in bed, under the cozy canopy, surrounded by her favorite stuffed animals. Mommy had just closed the bedtime book. She smiled her lopsided smile. This was an old ploy of Jessica’s, to get Mommy to keep telling stories to delay the moment of saying …
Hey Fen, Do you mind me asking about your process for receiving messages from your land? Sincerely, Couple-a folks Dear couple-a folks, Not only do I not mind, it is my joy to talk about it. And now I am going to talk about it! At length! Buckle in! From a “how it works” standpoint, …
It’s a labor of love. I have been reading and working with Layla Saad’s writing, via her book, “White Supremacy and Me” (with gratitude to those who are working through this with me in our reading/working group) and it has been resonating in me what she says at the beginning, that this work is a …
I go naked in the woods. Yesterday, on part of my walk, I took off my shirt and went topless for no reason. Not no reason, though. The first time I went naked in the woods, it was an apparent impulse. I didn’t have any idea why I wanted to. It was last winter, and …
I’ve been up on my land. A brief, last minute trip. Ostensibly, because there was work to do. Truly, because there was work to do. And also, because I was called. The land had a message for me. For us. I did as much of the work as I could, then headed out from my …
To begin, let’s get the obvious point out of the way: Women’s oppression is a thing. A real, serious, major thing. Has been for a long time. For all of Western Civilization. Since the first time someone said, “Hey, you know what, let’s consolidate power with MEN and build an entire culture on the idea …