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Musings & reflections on creating the Gaian Tarot, Pagan/Goddess Spirituality, Sense of Place (Pacific Northwest), Nature, Art, Living Green, Living Mythically, Sacred Travel, Books & More by Joanna Powell Colbert
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Gratitude begets Gratitude, Hope begets Hope
Yesterday when I sent out my newsletter, I included the gift of a print-quality download of my best-selling print, the Star. I just wanted to say thank you to my subscribers, especially those who have...
Make History
All Soul's Night
Last night our friends gathered to honor the changing tide and to remember our loved ones now on the other side of the veil. We built this altar for our ancestors. Isn't it beautiful? Thanks to Chele ...
Preparing for All Hallows
Since my return from the east coast, I've been immersed in a large web redesign project for my Main Client and working very long hours on it. I get on a roll, just like I do with artwork and the......
"Spiritual Leaders for Obama"
Hey, we have "Artists for Obama" and "Plumbers for Obama" and "Garden Gnomes for Obama" — so why not "Spiritual Leaders for Obama" too? (In spite of the fact that the list of leaders is sorely lacki...
Carolina on My Mind
From the cool crisp autumn woods of Maine, I traveled to the warm summer woods of North Carolina last week as the guest of Beth OwlsDaughter and her husband John. Their home felt like a cross between ...
For those of us who missed BATS . . .
While I was standing in the rain on the beach last Saturday, my Tarot buddies from far and near were having a grand old time at BATS (Bay Area Tarot Symposium). Three of us Bellinghamsters were there ...
A Wedding Blessed by Water
Our friends Steve and Michele were married today, on the west side of the island in an eye of calm in the midst of a squall. This particular beach has been the scene of many gatherings, parties, kayak...
First Blood, First Moon
Yesterday we welcomed our beloved goddess-daughter into the circle of women. Blessed be. (Henna and first & last photos by Chele of Henna Moon.)...
In Which I Get Political
And so it begins. The emails, the blogs, the tweets, the RSS feeds. Each of us convinced We are right and They are wrong. I'm not very political on this blog, partly because I try to keep the content ...
A Puzzled Seeker
How cool is this! Nels from the Sacred Harvest Festival in Minnesota sent me this photo and thank-you note, as I had given my permission for them to blow up my Seeker card into a 4x6 puzzle. Wish I ha...
Creating Tarot Community
Our Bellingham Tarot Meetup group met the other night. I have to say that I'm so happy that I took the plunge and decided to start this group late last year. I love my Tarot conferences, like BATS and...
Celebrating Lammas, the First Harvest
(Photo: the head and hair of the Bread Goddess) I'm home from the third annual Northwest Lammas Festival, a homegrown affair started and sustained by some of my mermaid sisters and brothers. (We thank...
Rainbow Cottage House Blessing
The weekend was graced with good friends, great food, music, laughter, healing and love. We are blessed. And Rainbow Cottage, now vibrating with the warmth of the weekend, is truly home. (It takes the...
Have you registered yet for the Readers Studio 2009?
I can't believe I forgot to blog about the opening of registration for the Readers Studio! Here's what I wrote in the Gaian Tarot newsletter I sent out yesterday: It's time! It's time already!! to SIG...
Straw Bale Home for Sale on a Jewel of a NW Island
Here are of two views of the great room at Heron House. This is the house that Craig and I built together, lived in for eight wonderful years, and are now releasing to a new owner who will love it......
The Bounty of Summer
The morning's stash from the Farmers Market — who could resist? An island friend was selling his produce and said he'd be stir-frying up new potatoes, sugar snap peas and garlic tops for dinner — ...
8 of Air, 8 of Swords
Are you wondering why this 8 of Air is so different from the RWS 8 of Swords? It’s because I’m looking at the energy of the number (8) and how it’s expressed in its element (in this case, Air â€...
Home from the Readers Studio
I’m home from another deeply satisfying Readers Studio. This is one Tarot event I will just not miss, even though the ten-plus hours of travel to and from the east coast is exhausting. (Yesterday wa...
