Each day we open our eyes
into our own ongoing quest,
the story of our lives
as it is being written
right now,
this miracle we are invited
to discover and inhabit every day.
May we look to our landscapes
for guidance,
when to persist
and when to yield,
when to retreat
and when to bloom.
May we remember
we make our own path by walking,
that the temple
is wherever our feet are.
This week's shop update features some Earth Day OOAKs! This is also the anniversary of our Flora sculpt and we still have some of her in the shop, so happy birthday to her! We also have our beautiful herb green Plant Magic goddesses.
This week's magic:
10 minute video: making space and loving this world
Some surprises for you this week in honor of Earth Day!
In the Temple of the Ordinary (fondly called TOTO), volume 1 is FREE on Kindle until April 22.
She Lives Her Poems is also free—TODAY ONLY.
Last year’s video from this same time in case you need some additional inspiration: sacred space and trusting ourselves.
This month were pleased to have guest speaker for our live Simple and Sacred Circle,
who guided us through an Embodied Vision Portal Process. The finished painting was a magical vision of connected empowerment. If you would like to order a print, it is available here. If you would like to book a personal session with Maria you can do so here.
From the Archives!
Since we are traveling this week, I looked back at last year’s newsletter from this same week and decided to collate the resources from that week into this section!
The Girlfriend God podcast interview talking about faith, practice, devotion, and everyday magic.
Happy Anniversary to my book Replenish, which was born at this time last year! It is available on Amazon and on Kindle. Print copies are also available in the etsy shop as well (these come signed and with a prayer card).
Reminder that a whole Wheel of the Year’s worth of Replenish Retreats are available for you for free, including printable companion cards, here.
My Wild Initiations conversation with Lucy Pearce became part of her Creative Magic podcast series.
Resource Reminders:
New essay on Feminism and Religion: Showing Up
An Introduction to Goddess Studies continues this week with another free post in this unfolding online class series.
10. immanence and transcedence (note: publishing Saturday)
Life’s Bits and Pieces:
Thinking about this quote: “For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world; worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet, or excite you.” --Anne Lamott
Reading:
to self: Unseelie. This is fantasy YA fiction about an autistic fae changeling learning to work with her magic.
to kids: Rogue Knight. Book two in the Five Kingdoms series. These are long books.
Making Space and Loving this World
Reminders: Create sacred space for yourself in your own life. Commit to what you love through devotion, not forced discipline. Keep a place for joy, solitude, and personal renewal. Stay connected to hope and love, even in challenging times.
Journal prompts for the week:
What are you keeping a place for in your life?
What are you holding sacred?
What is calling to you, for your time or your love?
What are you tending to so that it can bloom and thrive?
Can you keep loving this world?
What wisdom is right there, right where you are?
Affirmations for the week:
I tend to my own edges.
I nurture what I wish to see thrive.
I keep a place in my life for the sacred.
I keep a place in my life for myself.
I say yes to life.
I keep loving this world.
I commit to my own life's unfolding.
Today we offer what we can
on this spinning altar
of earth and sky.
Today we refresh our spirits
and renew our promises
in a sacred pause
of replenishment and discovery,
our faces tipped to the sun
with wonder and connection.
Much love,
Molly, Mark, + Family
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