Category Archives: Spirit

Samhain

Posted on November 1, 2010 by jenny

Samhain (pronounced Sa-wain) is the Celtic New Year. In the past, this was a time when animals were killed if they couldn’t be fed through the winter, and the vegetation is dead or dying, so Samhain is associated with death. … Continue reading →

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Struggle with Depression

Posted on October 23, 2010 by jenny

(Written in October 2003) A dream about grade school – where I learned not to let on that I wanted something for it wouldn’t be given. Family was that way too. I think about babies who die because no one … Continue reading →

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Despair

Posted on October 20, 2010 by jenny

(Written in October 2003) What I am feeling is despair. I feel “like” my life has been wasted in a meaningless struggle, etc. But that’s a thought. What am I feeling in my body? Ache and heaviness of heart, weakness … Continue reading →

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Three Things

Posted on October 7, 2010 by jenny

(Written in August 2010) When I got to Karen yesterday, I just cried. I said I was confused and discouraged and didn’t know what to do, had no way to know which technique was working to help me out of … Continue reading →

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Guidance

Posted on October 4, 2010 by jenny

(Written in April 2008) Dear Guides & Guardian Spirits, I’m feeling very discouraged about the state of the world.  Please help me. Dear Jenny, we remind you that compassion does not disappear because people are short-sighted and entrenched power seeks … Continue reading →

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Difficulty Letting Go

Posted on September 27, 2010 by jenny

(Written in January 2005) Spent most of my time with Karen crying — tried really letting go of everything: Neskaya, Bella, Eleanor — I see that I’m always carrying responsibility in some way.  It’s not that I worry consciously — … Continue reading →

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No Firm Foundation

Posted on September 12, 2010 by jenny

(Written in February 2007) I’m feeling precarious, a bit lost, a little scared, a little discouraged.  I feel like there is no firm foundation under me.  I try to let my weight down solidly on the couch, to let the … Continue reading →

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Lammas

Posted on August 1, 2010 by jenny

In the wheel of the sacred year, I think of the solar holidays, the equinoxes and solstices, as providing a basic framework.  They are about the relationship between dark and light, day and night.  The Cross Quarter Days are determined … Continue reading →

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World of Diversity

Posted on July 25, 2010 by jenny

(Written over 2003 – 2005) In the spring of 2003, I went to NEFFA, the New England Folk Festival that’s held in Natick High School in Natick, Mass.  I fell in love with a Peruvian tapestry.  It was about 12” … Continue reading →

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Wild Turkeys

Posted on July 20, 2010 by jenny

It was 1996, the summer from Hell.  In February I had tried Paxil for 5 days while my terror shot through the roof & got worse & worse until the 5th night when I didn’t sleep at all.  So I … Continue reading →

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