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If there is one superpower I hold above all others it is my ability to love fast and fierce. I used to joke about how I can fall in love every 5 minutes. Except it’s not really a joke, because I do fall in love at least every five minutes. Whether it is with something beautiful, a person, an animal, words someone spoke or wrote, a delicious bite of food…well you get the picture. I love with my whole self. And love is the foundation for my life. This week we celebrate Valentine’s day. This hallmark candy and rose laden holiday is not one I subscribe to. But it does invite the energy of love into the collective. Romantic love certainly. But with the increase in Galentines events and gatherings, we also get that platonic love vibe moving through the ethers. Who do you love? How do you love? In what ways do you offer love to yourself? To others? Simple Practice Make a Valentine Make two One for you and one for someone you love Get out your art supplies and cut out paper hearts Make them funky Or beautiful Let your creative self create No judgements Let your love infuse into each movement of your hands Hang your valentine next to you mirror Give the other one away During this time of unsettled energy in the collective Give love wings Let this be your love spell The Latest Want to make some magic with me? Irisanya Moon and I will be crafting up a Love Altar and offering a Love Oracle this Saturday February 15th at Brew Coffee and Beer house in Santa Rosa at 1:30 pm. Local Witches, stop by and gather with us! Readings! I’ll be offering readings at the Whimsy Market March 15th at Jack London Village. Say hello and explore all the witchy goods on display. The Spring Conference is happening! Stay tuned for details. This year’s theme is Witchcraft for Resiliency. I already have a fabulous lineup of past teachers forming. This year I’d also like to open the door to you. If you have a class you’d like to teach, fill out this form to be considered for the conference Summer Solstice Retreat If you are longing for some time in magical community, close to the land, the Summer Solstice Retreat might be just what you are looking for. Come reground and regroup beneath the trees and sun and stars for four days of ceremony, spell work. Rejuvenation and community. Learn more and register here The Witch Next Door is back. I dropped a short episode yesterday for you all and will be continuing to create and host this podcast in the coming weeks and months. Listen in Finally. I created an updated version of my e-book “Ground Yo’Self a guide for earthing your roots” and it’s FREE!
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All 3,256 days of it.
I jest. But January did seem long didn’t it? I want to share with you all a little bit about where I have been of late. Not interested? Skip down to the next section where I offer a practice for Witchcraft in times of upheaval. At the end of 2024, I started to make some moves around shifting platforms and looking at Wise Woman Witchery through a business lens. It felt weird. And kind of yucky. In 2020 my business picked up a little steam. With people home my online reach grew and so too did our community. In 2024 my reach was stunted. Whether by algorithms or a flood of Witchery options on the market I can’t be sure. But by the end of the year I started really looking at the future of this heart project. I took a marketing class. They pushed using Chat gpt for so many things. Copy, messaging, describing self, creating classes. It all felt bad. Apparently it’s effective. But it feels bad. In addition to the environmental damage AI does to our earth, it also felt like it was taking my writing, my heart work, my humaness and dumbing it down. Playing psychological games with words and not even letting me show up as myself. So I found myself circling back to the questions “How does one bring offerings authentically into the world, but still manage to pay their bills?” “How can I reach people when I am competing against computers that are clearly “smarter” than I am about the world of online marketing and what grabs people's attention?” I don’t have all the answers. But what I do have are perhaps more compelling questions. “What does this community need now?” “How can I stay true to my values and morals and truths and be in service?” And finally “How do I do this in a sustainable way?” I’m mulling these things over and letting them guide me. I’m talking to my allies, to my ancestors and to the land. I’m listening to the voice of my heart. And as the answers unfold I hope you will be here with me to discover what comes next. Witchcraft for Times of Upheaval Things are pretty unsettled here in the US right now. Maybe you’re feeling the shaky ground we are standing on too. I’m going to be sending you a few tips in coming newsletters for simple practices you can use to support yourself (and others) Today’s Witchcraft tip is all about grounding. How do you ground yourself? Where is your center? What are the tools you use to reconnect to the moment and to yourself. Here are a few of my favorites.
Why ground? The most simple answer is it settles your nervous system and brings you back to yourself, your center. If we want to work with energy effectively we need to be a steady conduit for that energy. If we want to work magic, we need to be grounded. It is in this rootedness that clarity can arise, that messages have more space to not only come through but to be understood, that our magic can flow and be more effective. Dearest Wise Ones, take good care of your sacred selves. |
Emily Morrison MA, MFTArchives
February 2025
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