To spring and rebirth

When you don't see the end in sight
The cold breathing down your neck
The fear it is going to over take you
She steps in with grace
She whispers,
"Dear one, just have faith, for you know I always come for you."
She pulls some magic from her sack
With a touch of warmth
A gentleness about her eyes

And you feel your cold toes thawing
Because you could no longer bare the constraints of shoes
You just had to dip your toes in the earth
Just a bit too soon

Ostara, the great mother of Spring
Oh
With the smell of sweet honeysuckle and jasmine
And the wet earth beneath your finger nails
The explosion of blooms and blossoms
The mischief of squirrels in the trees
The fertility of a bunny
The goldenrod sunsets
Topped with a warm soft breeze.

{Photo Credits}
:: Model Jessica Hargrave :: Jacket c/o The Selkie Folk :: Barefoot Sandals from Run With the Tribe :: Earrings and bunny necklace from Roots and Feathers :: Crown made by myself :: Statement Ring from Earthbound Trading :: Moon Phase necklace (worn as a bracelet) c/o Aurora Shadow ::

I am so honored that two of my photos got used in this season's Amulet Magazine, one of them being used as the cover photo! Get a copy of the magazine here, and just check out the site in general because it's a gorgeous offering.

Only love,
Katelyn
 

Weaving.

​This spider. She comes back every dusk and starts her process. Setting support strands and making sure she's in a good spot for the night. Then. She weaves. I've formed a bond with her. I think about catching flies to put in her web for her, for all her hard work. Weaving in the wind. As if the wind is just coming to caress her and tell her to keep going.

Keep weaving your magic, little one.

I am here, listening. Open to receive your knowledge and learn from you.

Only love,​

Katelyn

Snake Medicine

The other day I set out to search for feathers, for one to show itself to me to send to a good friend. Instead, I stumbled upon snake skin and bones. I knew that this was mama Gaia stepping in to teach me a lesson. One-don't search for the feathers. You will find them when the time is right. Two-Snake medicine has come to visit you for a bit. Learn my star-child. Learn.

Well, hello there Mister Serpent. Yes, I am ready to learn from you and I don't think we've met before but my name is Katelyn.

"Snake ceremonies involved learning to transmute the poisons within the body after being bitten many times. Survival of this world would then enable the individual to transmute all poisons--physical or otherwise. It activated the energy of kill or cure, ultimately leading to dramatic healings." *

I have been feeling them, snake, the bites. And the ones that hurt the most? When I bite myself. I have been learning to transmute and quiet this noise. The noise that aims to keep myself from going to where I am meant to. To fulfill my purpose, my destiny.

Your keynotes, dear snake, are rebirth, resurrection, initiation, and wisdom*.
And I am seeing how each one of those is playing a role in my life right now. Through the dramatic spiritual growth that has been happening, even daily. The resurfacing of old wounds to finally deal with and lay to rest. The way I am kept on my toes working off of very little sleep and a whole lot of ideas to initiate. The wisdom that has been brought into my life by dear friends, beautiful teachers, and even the depths of my soul, past and present.

I am learning from your ways of unhinging. To unhinge and take in ample amounts of information at once. Process. Sit with. Absorb. Digest. The digest is a bit tricky, as some information gets trapped inside for a bit. But, I swallow the pill. I let it heal me. I let the medicine consume my body. And I am learning to trust that it IS healing me, from the inside out.

Dear friends, what can you learn from snake?

I was taught a beautiful meditation with snake. Sit with him. Imagine the poison being aimed at you, daggers shot at you, especially the ones from within, imagine them entering through the head. Direct this poison down. Down through your body, but avoid your heart. Do not let the poison seep into your heart. Push it down through your stomach, past your thighs, down your calves, and out the soles of your feet. Repeat this as many times as needed. Take all the negative thoughts poisoning your gorgeous soul, love, take it and transmute it. Quiet the noise. Quiet the raging waters.

"When snake comes into your life you can look for a rebirth of new powers of creativity and wisdom." *

Love and light.

Katelyn

*excerpts taken from Animal Speak by Ted Andrews.