This weekend I was at the Rocking X Ranch, having my own retreat with my husband. Across the creek from this group of chairs is a long and wide patch of blackberry bushes, partly visible in this photo. The blackberries were ripe, and so of course we picked all we could reach. I always learn from picking blackberries. Here were …
Getting ready for fall
It doesn’t feel at all like fall yet in Tucson, but they tell us that the fall equinox is Wednesday, September 22. This marks the beginning of fall in the northern hemisphere. So I drew a Sand Spirit card, asking the question in the title: how do I best get ready for fall? I drew card #1, which looks to …
Turning over a new leaf
I’m listening again to Ekhart Tolle’s The Power of Now, and remember why it’s such a classic. It is so dense and full of truth, that if I could implement 1/10 of it, I know my life would change. Of course I love the points he makes about seeing, since that’s what my own interest is. We don’t usually stop …
How Sand Spirits Reveal Your Personal Myth
I love using the Sand Spirit Insight cards to reveal a personal myth that might give you insight into a theme in your own life. Choose three cards from the pile face down, or just think of three numbers between 1 and 36 and pick those. I chose #33, #16 and #11. From a completely intuitive place, use the three …
