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Mj Pettengill

5 days ago
2 min

Marya of the Wood: Healing in the Wild

I have a little studio in the woods. I love this space.

Mj Pettengill

Nov 17
5 min

Marya of the Wood: Blue Jay Way

My instincts were to frown and wish away those pests, those greedy hoodlums. But then I realized that blue jays are not bad.

When Fear Swallows the Light:  Seeing in the Dark

Mj Pettengill

Nov 13
4 min

When Fear Swallows the Light:  Seeing in the Dark

If you can, go way back, even back into the womb, before coming into the world, into the light. Can you still see in the dark?

Mj Pettengill

Nov 2
1 min

The Other Side of a Blue Moon

Left unguarded, we have come perilously close to losing each other. With it comes the danger of loss of self. We must remain rooted in th...

The Eye of the Storm: A Stream of Consciousness

Mj Pettengill

Oct 30
4 min

The Eye of the Storm: A Stream of Consciousness

Blogs... I usually write the first draft, run it through my editing software, re-read it a few times (once aloud), and then post it. The ...

Emerge from the Shadows: Calling Me Home

Mj Pettengill

Oct 28
6 min

Emerge from the Shadows: Calling Me Home

This time it’s different. Whenever I experience the shift of one season into the next, there is often an aspect of longing. The transitio...

Mj Pettengill

Oct 18
3 min

Skeletons of the Past Season

I have learned to appreciate all phases of that which was once thriving and full of life.

Mj Pettengill

Oct 11
6 min

Marya of the Wood: Dream-Walk

Within the first moment of meditation, I heard a rustling in the leaves.

Mj Pettengill

Oct 1
7 min

Ancestral Healing: Where Does it Begin?

We continue to pass along the grief and pain of those before us, and in time, forget their origins. We inherit their losses.

Oh, Won’t You Stay?  (Just a Little Bit Longer)

Mj Pettengill

Sep 27
6 min

Oh, Won’t You Stay?  (Just a Little Bit Longer)

I’m married to the land and creatures that share this space, drifting in and out, leaving footprints behind.

Mj Pettengill

Sep 22
4 min

Marya of the Wood: Follow the Ferns

Follow the ferns into the ancient past, the untold stories of the land.

Mj Pettengill

Sep 15
3 min

Dare to Finish Last

You can be a strong force within yourself, family, and community without raising an angry fist.

Mj Pettengill

Sep 11
6 min

The Poor: Lending Their Secrets, Part 1

Buried deep in the bones of the earth, in dusty, misplaced archives, and scribbled in faded, yellowed diaries, their stories exist.

Mj Pettengill

Sep 8
3 min

Sitting in the Dirt: Marya of the Wood

It's all about remembering our instincts and long-forgotten wild ways.

Mj Pettengill

Sep 4
6 min

Nellie: Upon the Bare Earth

There was light there, in the homeland of old stories, but not enough. I had been there too long.

Marya of the Wood: I Left My Soul in the Pond of Mirth

Mj Pettengill

Aug 29
5 min

Marya of the Wood: I Left My Soul in the Pond of Mirth

Layers of rot and decay became raw—a rich scent of being—an invitation to pause and feel the silken grit all the way through to the bone.

Mj Pettengill

Aug 27
2 min

NUTRITIOUS SUMAC LEMONADE

Staghorn Sumac is an ancient medicinal plant with antioxidant properties and significant levels of Vitamin C.

Mj Pettengill

Aug 23
5 min

Marya of the Wood: The Last Note

One of the most essential elements of these healing gifts has been stitched into a higher awareness of my sense of belonging.

Mj Pettengill

Aug 20
4 min

Knowing How to See: Reclaiming the 298

Reaching into the corners of uncertain blackness, I saw the dimmest light, that of a dying candle. It was enough to almost blind me.

Mj Pettengill

Aug 13
4 min

Marya of the Wood: The Sacred River

As we stumble along unfamiliar terrain, we begin to understand that we are not searching for a pot of gold. We are here for the rainbow.

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Mj Pettengill

Down from the Tree - Book Three Samuel J. Hodgdon II A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree The Journey Continues

Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues