Rattling the Bones

I’ve been hosting Moonlodges in the Montreal area for more than 25 years.   In the last 15 years, I’ve helped matriarchs from Europe, the U.S., and other Provinces of Canada start up their own Moonlodge Circles.    It’s been an incredible journey for women in the last century.   We’ve come a long way when it comes to healing and empowerment.   On Saturday we celebrated the 1 st Moon of the year, 2015 according to a Blue Moon calendar.   On our Medicine Wheel this 1 st Moon is called the “Moon of Welcome” and refers to the 1 st steps we take into a new season (birth / infancy, adolescence, adulthood and the elder phase).   Every year brings forth a different perspective of the 13 moons based on our personal story, as well as the cosmological, natural and human influences.   I don’t think anyone will argue with me when I say: “2015 triggered challenges; which absolutely demanded our full attention.”   It’s not every year that we...

I’ve always loved history.  Not so much the names of people or the dates of events but the vibe or energy I can pick up from old stories.  As a hypersensitive (don’t like the word “empath” – sorry) I’ve always picked up “impressions” off of objects, buildings, and even people or events.  For most of my childhood I believed these “feelings;” which often took the form of elaborate stories were simply fantasies or imagination. When I was a child my parents would take my brother, my sister and I to the Shriners Circus every year.   The first year was held in tents in the back of a mall.   Then their success grew and they changed the venue. In the huge arena they would cater to 10 times the crowd.   I remember telling my parents at the time, how the Circus felt different year after year despite the fact that it was always the same people and the same acts (give or take). It was only after my first music concert at the age of 16 years old that I noted i...