Medicine Woman of Providence

A beautiful offering from a beautiful human Thank you for bringing your light to Sacred Repair today 💕

Beautifully full day. Packed and shipped some nourishing herbs to a new client and led a practice for some of the best teachers in New England at the AISNE conference.😍

Break through the surface stuff (the chatter in your mind) and get to the real dirt (balancing your whole self). One way to break through the surface is by using meditation to reclaim some space.



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Worm reminds us that through direct contact with the soil and earth around you, you will find nourishment, and in turn nourish. Worm never takes more than it needs and aims to continually use or recycle everything it consumes.



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Often this moon is called the Crow moon because the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter. Sometimes the Full Crust Moon because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. However, this moon is most frequently referred to as the Worm Moon because as the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. A bit more reliable than a groundhog noticing it's shadow, eh?



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With your Healer archetype, you make yourself whole. You alleviate your stress and discomfort. You repair your heart, your body, and your spirit. How powerful is that?! Whether you consider yourself a Healer by nature, by profession or not at all, you were designed to heal.

Labradorite is the most powerful protector of the mineral kingdom, creating a shielding force throughout the aura and strengthening natural energies from within. It protects against the negativity and misfortunes of this world, and provides safe exploration into alternate levels of consciousness and in facilitating visionary experiences from the past or the future.



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Worm may seem the unlikeliest of animal spirits to guide us, but that’s what makes Worm so powerful. The word ‘worm’ derives from Old Norse ‘orm’ and Anglo-Saxon ‘wyrm’, meaning "serpent" or "dragon".



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Moonstone is a stone of new beginnings. This stone reminds us as that just like the waxing and waning of the moon, everything is part of a cycle of change.

Snow Moon--Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, Native American tribes of the north and east most often called February’s full moon the Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this moon as the Full Hunger Moon since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.

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Lakshmi, your Lover/Seductress archetype, and Spirit Otter provide a unique opportunity to explore brahmacharya. Rather than turning away from your sensuality, create more pleasurable moments for yourself. Replenish your joy and rekindle your relationship with Sacred Feminine, one small act of self-Love at a time.



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This month, explore how you can use the delicate energies of your heart center to melt an icy situation, whether self imposed or external.

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Relationships, healthy boundaries, and division of duties/labor are central to otter behavior. Researchers are fascinated by this and some attribute this faithfulness to a respect for boundaries — the females and the males each have their own raft/den/territory. They are certainly not bothered by overlapping of territory, but they do respect each others' space. Since human relationships don't always maintain such beautifully clean boundaries, we need to make the effort to continually define them. How do you create sacred space for yourself?



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Spirit Otter reminds you to take stock of what is in your life right now and accept the balance of the "good" and the "bad", while not getting bogged down by what "isn't". Find joy and wonder in the small things that give you pleasure as an adult as well as revisit those that gave you pleasure as a child.

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Cinabrite is a stone of will power to attain and maintain inner freedom. It allows us to fulfill our dreams. It gives us a strength of purpose, helps us achieve our goals and the power to pursue them. It is a stone of purpose, achievement and problem solving.

More commonly known as the Full Wolf Moon, this moon marks the time of year when wolves are particularly loud and vocal. Wolves howl to communicate over long distances. It is a way of saying “here I am” to the rest of the pack or “stay away” to intruders. By the time we reach breeding season in January and February, a chorus by a pack of wolves can last from 30 to 120 seconds or more...that’s a significant difference from the average 3-7 sec howl any other time of year. So wolves are particularly loud and vocal in the first few months of the year, thus the Full Wolf Moon.

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Hey all, I'll be sharing How Ancestral Medicine Works with and a panel of my fellow ancestral medicine practitioners this Tues at 3pm EST. It's free and sure to be super informative...cuz those peeps are incredible! Truly honored to be sharing with them. Link to join in the comments. See you on Tuesday 1/18.

Cinabrite is a stone of will power to attain and maintain inner freedom. It allows us to fulfill our dreams. It gives us a strength of purpose, helps us achieve our goals and the power to pursue them. It is a stone of purpose, achievement and problem solving.

Within a family of wolves, or family of people for that matter, communication helps maintain social stability. It is vital to keeping the family functioning together as one; it helps to reinforce solidarity and enables the opportunity for the young to learn how to be and how to survive. Finally, communication is also used to express an individual’s intentions or emotional disposition or feelings.

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As people, we too begin to vocalize with passion in January. We cast our new year’s resolutions. Our words often focus on changing rather than reclaiming. understanding that honest communication and action form the bedrock of any healthy relationship. For some, it is a simple enough practice to own and speak your Truth. For others, this is an area of great challenge.

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The Cold Moon invites you to reflect on the stillness you can find in nature this time of year. The leaves have fallen. There is little brush in the way, so on a quiet night, you can see more clearly over longer distances. The animals are more scarce and those who are out are more deliberate in their actions.
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