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the womb room

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Is your year ok so far?  I wrote a poem about a place I love called the Womb Room.  Maybe you’ve loved a place like this too.  Maybe you’re curious about powerful places and the energy they hold. the womb room did the mattress smell like cat pee? yes,… Read More »

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anger

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I made an art chart.  It’s about anger. I saw an anger chart online for sale, but for kids.  I decided to create my own handmade version for adults or teenagers.  I like how there’s a number system, a way to gauge the amount of anger, and then things… Read More »

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spiders

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I was reading about spiders.  They are sacred.  I think of spiders as Mother God in eight legged form. It’s funny that spiders scare Ming, while they help me feel more safe and protected.  Unless they’re actively biting me, I love them. What have you been learning about lately? corner… Read More »

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four of cups

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  What cards are you pulling lately?  Sometimes when I ask Spirit what I need, I pull four of cups.  Then I’m like–what are you talking about, Spirit?  I need disappointment? Yes, maybe I need to face that I’m not getting what I need.  Four of cups is about not… Read More »

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Jagaddhatri

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I love Jagaddhatri.  I’d like to get her name tattooed on my arm–I draw her name on my left arm over and over again, meanwhile.  It looks like this.  जगद्धात्री My beloved friend asked me if honoring Jagaddhatri feels different from honoring Spirit or Mother God.  I said there’s… Read More »

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praying for the house

Dear friend, Thank you for encouraging me when I mentioned that I wanted to do a ritual, praying for the house.  Thank you for supporting my spiritual life, which is the foundation of my wellness.  And thank you for praying with me sometimes. I’m grateful you understand the prayer part of me, grateful we can… Read More »

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drug combinations

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Do you like to get high?  Probably most people do, or have liked it in the past.  I like to get high from ecstatic dance, touch with trusted dear ones, maybe a delicious meal.  I don’t like drugs for getting high, but I love a lot of people who… Read More »

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what sleepy means

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  You know my darling Ming has narcolepsy, a sleep disorder.  Everyone has been sleepy, but only some people have narcolepsy.  I’m always thinking about being disabled in community, and how disabled people are understood and misunderstood, in our homes and out in the world.  I want to help make… Read More »

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how I developed faith

Hello, reader–how are you doing?  I’ve been thinking about how I developed faith.  Not according to any particular religion.  Just faith that I’m ok and I can trust the universe, Parent Earth, and my ancestors to hold me. Faith is the deep well-being that makes possible all the good I do for myself and others. … Read More »

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my mustache

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I would like to tell you about my mustache, gender, and how that whole experiment is going. gender What’s your gender?  I’ve wished for a long time that we could all have our own gender, and it didn’t need a name.  Or that we could do away with gender… Read More »