of all the questions, this is maybe my favorite. and the most tender. YES. being able to connect with unseen reality is part of our human heritage. no matter where you come from, who you are, what your gifts are, what you do or don't believe, who your ancestors were,…
I’d like to share something from one of our dreaming otter circles, where we engage our helping spirits in the unseen realms, and each other in loving community. a recent topic was ‘crisis’…and you might wonder who would voluntarily get together to circle about crisis if they didn’t have to?…
there is power and fruitfulness in the most 'simple' spiritual practices. in this article, we'll start with your personal altar and close with...a helpful hippopotamus to make you smile, that also illustrates a fundamental truth about how energy flows. the altar altars are deeply personal, creative, and marvelous – yours…
'childlike joy' as a gentle antidote for weariness: if you've been 'adulting' too much lately (meetings, bills, commitments, challenges, burdens, sorrows, burnout, social media doomscrolling, compassion fatigue, overgiving, you name it)... my helping spirits invite you to turn towards cultivating 'childlike joy' as a gentle (and sweet) antidote for whatever…
the divine feline: cat lovers don’t need it explained. there is something in us, deep in our hearts, that reveres, cherishes, and delights in cats! some of us have felt it all our lives – a strong need to serve, rescue, help or support cats. some feel a simple,…
person: what do you do? me: I help sensitive, empathic, and gifted folks learn to slow down, work with helping spirits, and live a magical life. it’s awesome! person: why would you want to work with ‘sensitive people?’ aren’t they just fragile flowers who need to grow a thicker skin?…
as I'm writing this post, the air is crisp and cool here in the redwoods, with crimson and gold leaves falling like gentle rain to the earth. I’m hearing from some of you that first snow is falling, and that others are drinking in radiant desert sunbeams...wherever you are planetside,…
all of my work is based in these sweet truths - they are the strong foundation that allow me to support wonderful folks in creating and living magical lives: magic is real, and you can miss it when you move at a fast, contemporary pace. slowing down allows the loving…
there are lots of types of sensitives here planetside. here at the dreaming otter, we believe that those of us courageous enough to incarnate in our evolutionary times (and those who find their way here) might identify as a highly sensitive person (HSP), intuitive, starseed, or empath. these terms overlap…
“do you check your smart phone before you pee in the morning, or while you are peeing?” ~the social dilemma I think about that question a lot. then I think about the thousands of folks who have come for healing sessions because they feel so ratcheted up all…