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Kitty Edwards

Ritual: Solstice Fire Ceremony

Fire is a powerful transformer. It transmutes heavy energy into light. It delivers our prayers to the heavens and cleanses our hearts....

Kitty Edwards

Ritual: Earth Altars

My favorite book this fall is Morning Altars by Day Schildkret, who introduces a ritual practice to nourish your spirit through the...

Kitty Edwards

Ritual: Create an Ancestor Altar

An ancestor altar will change your life. When you invite your ancestors to engage, you can source from their wisdom and experience. They...

Kitty Edwards

Ritual: Grief

In every spiritual tradition there are prescribed periods of mourning the loss of a beloved. While the specific number of days,...

Kitty Edwards

Ritual: Create Your Own Sacred Space

The wisdom keepers of this world are masters of shifting subtle energies. They know a multitude of ways to create sacred spaces using...

Kitty Edwards

New Shamanism: Where Did It Come From

“With the current revival of shamanism and shamanic healing, we are at last beginning to recognize the spiritual and psychological value...

Embrace the power of rituals this holiday season

Of changes, challenges and a new way of being

Of holding on and letting go

Of courage and conversations that matter

Of rhythms, ritual and tradition

Of ritual, grief and loss

Of gratitude, grief and giving

Of remembrance, honoring and gratitude

Of Broken Parts and Golden Gifts

Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop . . .