Folk Wisdom... Folk Arts... and words that want to be shared
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We aren't in a hurry, sometimes the greatest treasuresĀ are the little things that happen in between the moments.
By Melanie Paquette
Greetings, fellow lovers of folk wisdom! I’m so excited to share this month’s divination as we move through the lingering energy of the recent solar eclipse.
When the Moon momentarily obscures the radiant face of the Sun during an eclipse, the Earth is enveloped in...
By Penny Reed
The winds of change descended upon me, and I found myself staying with my parents as I helped my mother recover from major surgery.
It was clear that my ageing parents needed more assistance than previously thought. What was intended to be a several-day visit grew into a much longer...
Ninth Wave Arts welcomes Zacciah Blackburn of Sunreed, an accomplished and gifted intuitive, teacher, and sound healer, trained in classical healing, shamanic traditions and sacred sound cultures. He teaches internationally and practices in Vermont, USA, at the Sunreed Center.
Over the...
Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings
Beltane
Winter was long, dark, still.
Some days I let go,
To sink into stone, and like a stone, wait.
And now, undaunted by any human despair,
This relentless lusty earth has turned,
Surging out green.
A love-cry from deep in her belly rings out
In...
by J.A.
My Grandmother Jozefa would relish the time of year when the dandelions began to arrive in great numbers.
Dandelions meant dandelion honey could be made and used as a drizzle to pour on ice cream or dessert, or a syrup for pancakes, or turned into dandelion juice by diluting the...
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