in preparation for winter...

~on my journey~

 

~i arrive in the north~

 

~my arms are open~

 

~as hawk flies overhead~

 

~and a dose of divine intervention is welcomed~

 

~i settle into the cozy, slow-paced sweetness that is winter~

 

~recording~

 

~magical forest finds~

 

~and nature's gifts~

 

~during gentle walks~

 

~amid miniture jewels~

 

~i pause to collect gems~

 

 

~and watch the heavens burn~

 

~a time of discovering sacred pratices~

 

~making offerings~

with love, tears & memories

part of the oakland museum's annual Dias de los Muertos exhibit

my altar for Pa is on display there

 

~returning to the magic of my childhood~

 

~finding comfort in new rituals~

 

~preparing the ingredients: sage, lavender, rosemary, marygolds & prayers~

 

~for making prayer ties with my family before our Thanksgiving meal~

 

~at home my altar is aglow~

 

~crow's embrace~

mixed media piece

 

~my black ink squid protector~

 crafted in SouLodge

 

~wish you may~

visual journal entry

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~setting my sights~

visual journal entry

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 for those of you interested in learning about prayer ties~ meet pixie campbell

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Orly]

You move me, in so many ways, boundlessly, magically, with images and words that immediately affect my mood.
XOXOrly

[Lauraina]

elke, you are an inspiration, a brilliant light. i have an alter in my heart and the candle of your inspiration burns brightly on it! so nice that we can have the people that we love on those most important alters that we keep inside of us. thank you for searching and thank you for sharing. xo

[Manfred Fromme]

Wonderful !
Uncle Manni

[deb fink]

Crows Embrace! WANT!!!!!!

[Orly]

Sending you love and light...just because I feel like it this morning.

[pixie]

Oh, man, that Mountain Lion Woman piece! Setting My Sights! Roar, babe.