Your Animal’s Unconditional Love for You
You know that look your dog or cat gives you, the one that drips with acceptance and adoration? Yeah, that's the stuff! Those of us who share lives with animals enjoy such daily experiences...
Rhythm of the Earth – Summer Solstice Event
Lake Harriet Spiritual Community will observe the Summer Solstice - honoring the divine masculine, and celebrating the sun at its zenith - with "Baptism of Fire" at 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, followed by...
EarthTalk® | December 2018
Dear EarthTalk: Considering all the well-publicized problems with plastic in our oceans, do you think that plastic has any kind of future? -- Lea Mauduit, via EarthTalk.org
As much as environmentalists shudder at the proposition,...
A Journey with the Rivers
I've been guided to the rivers. Never would I have expected this, yet when I look back over my life there were signs. Growing up, I played for hours in and around Minnehaha Creek...
The crow that cheered my spirit
Carl Jung encouraged us to look on trivial events as metaphors, small dramas giving us advice, confirming our decisions or supporting us in some way. Given that metaphors are figures of speech that appear...
This extroverted Introvert finds Comfort in the Company of Mother Earth & Angels
When I participated in the Meyer's Briggs personality test many years ago, it indicated that I was an "extroverted-introvert." That means I'm socially adept, as well as quiet and reclusive. When I attend a...
New book explores Echinacea, a medicinal plant with roots in Kansas
The medicinal plant Echinacea in flower in its native prairie habitat in the Smoky Hill River breaks, north of Hays. Photo by Kelly Kindscher
In February 1805, during their Corps of Discovery Expedition, Meriwether Lewis and...
Messages from the Whales: We are Waiting
A small fleet of electric boats arrived at the meeting spot and dropped anchor. Gentle waves lapped at the boats while the land delegation waited on board. Soon enough, a fin was visible, then...
Crow Medicine
A summer's day.
Blue sky, warm sun.
A meditative walk through woods.
Awareness stilled and sharp.
Moving with Nature
Like one of her own
Soft steps, scout walk.
I soften my eyes
And widen my gaze
Sumac, bluebells
Nod their welcome
Scrub oak.
A golden carpet...
EarthTalk® | September 2014
Dear EarthTalk: Why are wildfires on the increase and what can be done to stop them from happening? -- Sandy Heffran, Albuquerque, NM
There's no question that wildfires are on the increase across the American...
My Life with Cats
I have had cats my whole life. I have been very lucky to have had kitties who lived very long lives.
About 18 months ago, I had to cross over my two very special cats,...
Sharing Secrets with a Brown Velvet Muzzle
The other day I was talking to my dog, Java - telling her that I love her, thanking her for bringing immense joy and laughter into my life, and wondering what it will be...
The Wolf Spirit
It was absolutely amazing for me to witness a Medicine Man drumming himself into a trance-like state, drumming to allow himself to alter his mind in order to help me. He was asked to...
The Relationship Between the Sun, Moon and Frog
The relationship between the sun, moon and frog is an odd one. By day, the croaking frog sits, bathing in a pool of sun rays and collected dew drops. His green, slippery skin reflects...
My ‘Little Lady’ — a very special kitten
When a cat suddenly starts showing up in my neighborhood, it can be quite confusing. Does it belong to one of the neighbors? Was it abandoned? Is it lost? Is it a feral cat,...
Spirit Animal Message for the New Year: Whale Wisdom
Water is Life. The water of this planet is its lifeblood and its amniotic fluid. Water is also an incredible carrier of electrical impulses. Therefore, Water is a very important part of the nervous...
