Month: October 2025

I’m 70 years old!

by 8hummingbirdway

I’m posting these words a couple weeks after my 70th birthday.

I am SO EXCITED to arrive here!

I believe change is coming …significant planetary change for humanity …and an elevation of frequency and vibration for all who choose to come along.

I beleive I was born for this time we are in.

My parents both died in their 70s, but I have no intention of doing so. (Although I do know about best laid plans.)

Happily, I do not fear death …which will meet me at the crossroads …at the proper time.

I remember turning 60. The most memorable thing about it was seeing 70 on the horizon. It was daunting.

But here I am …and I am loving life …and I don’t fear 80.

I have no idea what happened! (Maybe it’s losing my fear.)

Life seems to be holding me these days.

I do have some aches and pains, but I am mostly feeling great.

I am ready to do my best with whatever is ahead.

Annie offers shamanic healing and channeled iguidance and healing from Lei Lei in person and remotely by phone or video conference. Contact Annie to book a session, host a workshop, for sliding scale rates or to discuss barter arrangements.

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Samhain(Halloween) Ceremony at the Wandering Mystic 10/31

by 8hummingbirdway

315 Main St. Middleburgh, NY from 7-9pm.

FREE EVENT.

See below to sign up.

The word Samhain is pronounced Sowen. It’s a Celtic word for the day I learned to look forward to as a child …dressing up in a costume and getting candy.

In the Celtic tradition, it is the eve of the new year, which starts November 1st.

This is one of my favorite times to gather.

The Samhain ceremony I have held for many years focuses on releasing the old and calling forth the new.

In the circle, we take a little time to share what is in our hearts. Then we each write down that we no longer choose – fear, shame, disharmony, sickness, lies, confusion, and other specific burdens or patterns. If you can write it down, you can set the intention to release it. We take a few minutes to reveal what we are releasing to others in the circle, if we choose to share …before we place our papers in the fire …and move forward.

Burning your page in front of and with others seals and empowers one’s intention.

Later in this ceremony, each person walks through an archway into their future and into the new year …calling forth boldly the things they want to embody and bring into their life.

Participants might call forth love, financial balance, health, freedom and more …with the intention to move forward in various ways – a new path (job, career, marriage).

A friend who had not been able to get pregnant once called forth a child. I witnessed this …and news of the next season’s birth!

Once your desires are called forth, they become more present in your thoughts, they begin to take shape, plans are made, actions taken …and they have a much greater chance of coming into reality!

Step into the sacred circle and call forth the change you seek.

All are welcome at the Samhain Ceremony on October 31st at The Wandering Mystik in Middleburgh, NY.

Those under 18 are welcome with parental permission/presence.

Be sure to RSVP for details.

Donations warmly accepted, but not required.

Do sign up on the October events calendar at https://www.thewanderingmystik.com/schedule

Annie offers shamanic healing and channeled guidance and healing from Lei Lei in person and remotely by phone or video conference. Contact Annie to book a session, host a workshop, for sliding scale rates or to discuss barter arrangements.

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Best Laid Plans

by 8hummingbirdway

Oh my gosh! Life is a whirlwind …that I am very much enjoying …but it doesn’t go at all as planned. I feel I am caught up in it’s swirling energies like a leaf in the wind.

I’ve got to stop saying I will do this or do that (posting channeled videos, posting channeled messsages, posting anything at all).

Things are constantly in flux and I don’t seem to be able to direct the flow.

A week ago I led my first full moon circle in several years. It went better than I imagined.

It was so important to me …and I got really nervous.

I manged to find the calm …and it flowed with ease. Old frieds and new.

3 days before that I spoke about my trip to Africa to a group of 15 retired people. It went great. [See posts in Jan/Feb ’24]

These things were on the calendar …I had made outlines …but suddenly I had to hone my talk, gather tools, get photos printed, practice my talk.

The week before was not on the calendar. It was about our cat Newman …while my husband was away. I ended up at emergency care all night with him in the midst of extra chores. It took days for both of us to recover.

A few weeks before that was my daughters wedding and houseguests …and recovery.

Preparatory cooking before that …after a sudden visit from an overseas sister.

And really for months I have been unable to control much …as if the flow of life has plans that I am not aware of.

OK …I may not have come to terms with the limits of my advancing age.

It’s forcing me to slow down.

I have to say that despite my failures and lack …I am so grateful to be walking forward into the unknown …with my husband beside me …with my children/grandchildren/stepchildren not too far away …to be a gardener and a dreamer and a healer …to feel the sun …to breathe the fragrance on the wind …and simply to trust what tomorrow holds.

Annie offers shamanic healing and channeled iguidance and healing from Lei Lei in person and remotely by phone or video conference. Contact Annie to book a session, host a workshop, for sliding scale rates or to discuss barter arrangements.

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October Full Moon Circle 10/4/25

by 8hummingbirdway

Tomorrow night at 6:30 I will offer an open full moon circle – a new iteration of something I have been doing for over 30 years. We will step into sacred space with the support of The Wandering Mystic at 315 Main St, Middleburgh, NY

We will each enter our own heart space.

We will pass the talking stick as we share and listen.

The waxing moon provides the opportunity to expand our realities.

We will look inside to discover what each of us desires to call forth …Wisdom? Humility? Integrity? Self love? Healing? Compassion? Forbearance? Play? The choices are endless, and we can pick more than one gift to open to.

Are you ready?

Join us. All are welcome over the age of 18.

It would be helpful if you RSVP – here is a link to the October schedule https://www.thewanderingmystik.com/schedule

The circle will be free of charge.

Donations for the space will be gratefully accepted, but not required.

I apologize for the late notice. Life has been full.

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