February 5th, 2025 JoAnne Dodgson
Here are a couple gems from our ceremony, powerful guidance from Earth and Spirits for resetting balance in our world… Audio Clip Mother Earth is Calling to Us by JoAnne Dodgson https://www.joannedodgson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MotherEarthBalance.m4a Audio Clip Love is a Choice by JoAnne Dodgson https://www.joannedodgson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VultureElk-1.m4a Originally Published on https://joannedodgson.com/blog
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December 1st, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
‘Even if one person fell in love with life again, a river of change would begin to flow. Even if just one person chose to live in heart-centered ways, a powerful momentum would be set in motion for creating a heart-centered world. ~ from Spirit of Chocolate: A Woman’s Journey to the Rainforest in Search […]
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November 12th, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
When I heard Jasmine’s urgent barking, I headed back out to the mesas. I could sense from the trail of her voice that she was on the move. Was she chasing coyotes again? Jasmine and Coyotes had many close-up encounters through our years living on the mesas ~ spectacular, breath-taking, can’t-believe-this-is-happening-right-before-my-eyes encounters. So when I […]
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October 23rd, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
In my first Soul Retrieval ceremony, about twenty-five years ago, I was taken deep in the ocean waters to swim with a pod of dolphins. In this wild and free adventure, we explored vast underwater realms. We soared above the waves, soaking in the warmth of the sun and breathing fresh salty air. Somewhere along […]
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October 1st, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
I’ve been clearing a patch of land by my house where there’s a burly overgrowth of dried Tumbleweeds. My harvesting wardrobe includes thick leather gloves and toeless socks pulled over my arms to prevent painful encounters with the prickly thorns. I’ve been wondering about these still-rooted Tumbleweeds. Why haven’t they tumbled the way Tumbleweeds do? […]
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September 1st, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
We live in a universe, on a planet, and in bodies that are intricate weavings of cycles within cycles within cycles. Wherever we are on our earth, we are moving toward Equinox. This shift in the earth’s seasons has been honored for centuries in diverse human cultures and in ceremonial ways. In each 365-day cycle […]
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August 1st, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
Dandelions color the landscapes with vibrant green leaves and bursts of gold blossoms. They are one of the first flowering plants to root in the earth and reach toward the sun, celebrating the awakening of spring. Dandelions beckon the pollinators out of their wintery retreats. Dandelions offer nourishment to many, including humans. Blossoms, leaves, and […]
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July 1st, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
Grandmother Corn is an Ancient Onewho shares the medicine ofplentyenoughnesslush nourishmentabundance Everyone’s included in the bountiful sharingnobody’s left out of the beauty and richnesswalls don’t separate the haves from have-notsthere is nothing you have to do to deserve the gifts In her languagewords do not existto evaluate who’s worthyof love, generosity, and respect In her […]
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June 19th, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
Solstice is a particular alignment between our earth and sun, a cosmic happening that shapes unique seasonal shifts in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. For centuries, humans have been honoring Solstice in remarkable ways in diverse cultures and lands. In a recent ceremonial gathering, the spirits shared a vivid teaching about the Solstice that is […]
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May 30th, 2024 JoAnne Dodgson
I’m moving home. It’s a big leap ~ from here to there, bridging endings with beginnings, and reorienting my inner landscape in relationship with the physical world. My quests for home, to find my people, to live my passions and purposes, have led to many shifts through the years. There have been grand adventures, great […]
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