It’s part of my life’s work to care for Parent Earth, model responsibility, understand my role or place in the forest and in Oregon in general. Yes, I want to keep living in Oregon for a while–it’s my home now. I want to make art about these truths, including writing about them. No, I don’t… Read More »
I made this art that reflects my inner life of prayer and what’s important that I’m not supposed to talk about. forest spirit’s favorite machine is compass ball point pen and watercolor on reclaimed product packaging cardstock Laura-Marie River Victor Nopales Idaho and Nevada July 11 2022 Forest Spirit’s Favorite Machine is Compass is a… Read More »
This post “praying in a riverbed” is a letter to my good friend that you are invited to read, like eavesdropping, but you’re wanted. Dear friend, I asked Ming to take me out to the desert. Today he took me out to Late Night Trail which is just outside of Las Vegas. There’s a riverbed right… Read More »
“Hey, lover. We were at Trader Joe’s the other day. And there was this couple, bike hippies–they had a lot of tattoos. I think they might have had backpacks. Do you remember them? I think they were white people,” I said. “No, I don’t remember them,” he said. “Well, I was looking at those people. … Read More »
A friend asked what it means that I’m a witch. Thanks for asking! I’ve described myself as a trikewitch, garden witch, pagan, pantheist Earth-worshiper, and goddess worshiper. All are true. I was pagan as a teenager and young adult, happy to find a religion that made sense to me. I’d been worshiping the moon for… Read More »
I fell in love with the desert, activism, and Ming all at the same time. It was a Sacred Peace Walk, here in Nevada, two years before we moved here. Spirituality in activism is important to me. Recently I read this essay Activism as Spirituality that spoke some truths that are important to me. Please… Read More »
I blogged about how Earth love helps me feel stronger. Herbal abortion knowledge is part of that. It’s a way to use plant power to have control over our own reproduction and health. Also, I like learning about Earthy ways of doing things as alternative choices. Mainstream medicine hurts me and is so dysfunctional. The… Read More »
When I need strength to resist oppression, I ask the Earth. This art I made at a feminist zine workshop is about how I turn to plant knowledge and witchery for strength against patriarchy. My belief in midwifery is part of that. The quote by Audre Lorde helps me feel strong. Her ideas help me… Read More »
I did a presentation about the Trinity bomb for my community, the Las Vegas Catholic Worker. I talked about how the Trinity bomb affected my family and me. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t good for us. When I was getting ready to present, I recorded myself doing the presentation–almost 12 minutes. I posted it on soundcloud. … Read More »
Hey, guess what today is. You have three guesses. Nope, not egg day. Not Thanksgiving, though every day is good for thanksgiving. No, not International Popsicle Day, probably. I didn’t look that up. Today is the anniversary of the first nuclear bomb test, Trinity Day. In the desert, where my peeps are from, in New… Read More »