What if the Darkness Needs Us? An invitation to access your deep soul this weekend
In reflecting on this dark time of year and creating a ritual to encounter the darkness as nourishing, something unexpected arose. The darkness said it misses us, it misses humans, and asked for an offering. The darkness itself told us it wishes to be nourished by...
Lilith Sensual Strength Body Spray: Give the Gift of the Goddess Lilith
Lilith is a powerful Goddess who can help one embody their power and sexuality fully and unapologetically. Strega Tree Apothecary has two products to invite and evoke this powerful force. One is a new body spray: Lilith Sensual Strength. The other is a book:...
Overwhelm and the Art of Procrastination
How are you holding up lately? With sincerity, I hope that you are healthy, occasionally seeing friends and family in person, and able to pull off most of the tasks at work and home that are required of you. I (Sarah here) feel like I am riding the wave of stop and go with some finesse. I can never know when my child might be home for a surprise week off of school which can cause me to cancel all of my work. When we drop back into the rhythm of school, I witness a lack of “get ‘er done abilities” and make poor use of the window of “free” time. I am full of good intentions to accomplish my long list of tasks, but overwhelm and ADD kick in and I basically walk in circles. I feel like I might not be alone in this, so I will share what helps me to not feel like I am letting down my team in the other realms.
Welcoming the Dark with Dark
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the U.S. where we just “turned our clocks back” then you cannot but notice that we have entered the time of darkness. Though the shortest day of the year is December 21, November often feels like the darkest month. Time to slow down and welcome the dark. Traditionally this is done by bringing in the light: lighting candles, putting up twinkly lights, but how about sitting with the dark in the dark and letting it greet your own dark? How about acknowledging the dark with dark instead of light?
