February 8, 2025

From the mists of time and ancient prophecy, ancestral energies are with us and they are here for us. This becomes increasingly evident every time my sister circles engage in sacred ceremony. Mystic ancestral presence is powerful and palpable. 

I’ve been wandering through the graphic images I’ve created over the years and found some wonderful ancestor wisdom. Some mystical, some not. But all of it wisdom to guide us. Wisdom to uplift us and help us navigate this storm. Good wisdom to share.

Because it’s Maud and because it’s Ireland and because the words so echo what’s been happening in these past weeks, I will begin with her words.

Beannacht,
Judith

February 7, 2025

A comment on my earlier post today reminded me of this graphic I created a year ago. And indeed, here we are. Yet we are here together. With much wizard wisdom and many wizards among us.

Beannacht,
Judith

February 7, 2025

No man ever steps in the same river twice,
for it’s not the same river
and he’s not the same man.
Heraclitus

I’ve written before about an approaching apocalypse and the many prophecies of these times. Many voices of many prophets. And while not prophets, many of us have seen this coming. For our democracy, the apocalypse has landed. I don’t need to go into detail about that. The tsunamic actions of this fascist administration are cashing down around us every day.

We will never again step into the same river of democracy we have known. And yes, there is huge grief around that. But the river is changing and so must we move through our grief and anger and despair to become the people needed in this time. We are the one’s we’ve been waiting for. 

Apocalypse. Stepping around the popular and biblical interpretations that focus exclusively on catastrophe, I choose to focus on the original etymology. The Greek word apokálypsis means a revelation and I’ve recently read apocalypse defined as collapse and renewal and lifting the veil. While we are focused on doing what we can to thwart the collapse, it’s equally and perhaps more important that we focus on the renewal. We may not be able to influence the collapse, but we can absolutely influence and shape the renewal.

The seeds of renewal, the seeds of compassion and love, of social and environmental justice, of diversity and equality and inclusivity, and even joy are already in us.  

Participate 
joyfully
in the sorrows
of the world.
We cannot
cure the world
of sorrows,
but we can
chose to
live in joy.

Joseph
Campbell

When I first read these words by Joseph Campbell, I struggled. Seriously? Participate joyfully in this apocalypse? But that is exactly what we are called to do. Not to be joyful about what’s happening, but to carry our joy into this storm. To shapeshift the storm of our fear and anger into actions of hope and possibility. To hold fast our seeds of renewal that they will flourish. 

Renewal will come. The veil will be lifted to reveal a vision for the future shaped by the seeds we hold. The seeds we are.

Beannacht,
Judith

February 3, 2025

My spiritual faith is my anchor and my inspiration. Yet in these dark and turbulent times, it’s not the only faith I’m holding on to. I’m choosing faith in many things.

I choose faith in:
The majority of voters who did not choose this fascist regime.
Americans who are waking up to the betrayal of this regime.
The deep well of wisdom that nourishes us.
The resistance that is taking shape.
Friends, families, and communities that will
support each other through this storm.
The fundamental values of equality, social justice,
and environmental justice that we share.
The fundamental energies of compassion, love,
joy, and peace that we hold and share.

Yes. There is much to be horrified by and concerned about. Fear is understandable. But fear is paralyzing. And right now we need a movement of resilience, of hope and possibility. So together, let’s choose faith. It is our choice.

Beannacht,
Judith