The Raven Knows
The raven travels between the worlds and returns with messages from beyond. I have made that journey many times over the years, and this is where I share some of what it has taught me.
This learning keeps its own pace, and hurrying it only makes the road longer.
Across many traditions, the raven is a messenger and an ally. Those who practice the old ways have long known of their ability to go into the unseen realms, often returning with omens, messages, and warnings. My own path has kept to that same threshold, where the seen and the unseen meet. It's from this place that I write.
The essays here follow where that path has led: how people heal, what they need as a ceremony or a session settles into daily life, and how the old traditions and the newer approaches are finding each other. I offer them in plain words and with care, for you to weigh against your own experience.
Latest writing
How the Medicine Speaks
The medicine has its own wisdom, and it rarely speaks in plain language. This essay is about the forms it uses, why it sometimes arrives in disguise, and what it tends to set in motion once the ceremony ends.
Integration Happens in Relationship
The ceremony is often the launching point, and the real work begins when a person carries what was revealed back into an ordinary life. This essay is about why that asks for one trusted person over time, and what that person needs to be able to see.
The Relationship Behind the Medicine
This work takes years to learn, with a teacher and with the plants. Lately there are faster ways in, and this essay looks at what they leave out and what to ask of anyone who offers to guide you.