An elegant deer took a few tentative steps onto the two-lane highway, looking here and there, ears shifting around, gathering information, assessing how and when to make her journey to the other side. I stopped in the middle of the road and turned on the blinking hazard lights to alert other drivers. I held […]
Ancestral Intelligence (AI – the organic kind) Wide-open wings caught the rays of the sun as a red-tailed hawk soared from the sky landed with grace in a juniper tree just a few steps ahead on my hike in the desert mesas Wonder filled the spaciousness between us hawk and me magic rippled through the crossing of our paths on […]
I just spent a few days in Southern Colorado, soaking in hot springs and wandering around the lands of Chimney Rock. These healing places have been calling me back, again and again, for almost twenty years. Here is some beauty and magic to share… Lunchtime Companion Juvenile Bald Eagle (thank you to my dear friend […]
When I arrived at the center where our ceremony was to take place, I was told there’d been a scheduling snafu. The center had overbooked the afternoon, so we’d have to start late and end early to squeeze the ceremony in between other events. I felt discombobulated by the change, unable to inform people already […]
Enjoy these gifts from the Spirits in our community Throwing the Bones Ceremony. Bear, Lioness, Whale… listen to the callings from our companions on earth. Originally Published on https://joannedodgson.com/blog
Such a delight to speak with Lynn Cline on her Santa Fe Public Radio Show, Cline’s Corner. We covered alot of terrain in thirty minutes…finding balance in an out-of-balance world, connecting with the earth, gifts from the spirits, healing and remembering, and more. Listen to Podcast Originally Published on https://joannedodgson.com/blog
Sea Turtle has something to show us about being at-home wherever we are and wherever we go ~ at home in our bodies, in the cycles of our lives, in the places we inhabit, in our belonging in the vast wonder of life. Follow Sea Turtle as a guide for finding your way back home… […]
I’m delighted to share my interview with MysticMag. Some questions we explore… * When did you first know that being a healer was your calling? * What is the most important detail in maintaining mutual trust with clients? * What do you love most about your profession? Read More: Interview with MysticMag Originally Published […]
My article, Mineral, Stardust, and Ash: The Keeper of the Bones, was recently published in Sacred Hoop Magazine. Sacred Hoop Magazine is a leading international magazine about Shamanism, Sacred Wisdom, and Earth-Centered Spirituality. Please visit their website to subscribe and enjoy past issues: Originally Published on https://joannedodgson.com/blog
You are a piece of Creation. Every being ~ coyote, hummingbird, wildflower, human, honeybee, ocean, mountain, whale ~ is a living part of Creation, a unique Co-Creator, always Creating. How can we bring alive our natural creativity, our capacities to co-create, as we move into new cycles and through transitions on our earth? Soak in […]
