The pathway to where I now stand:

By age 13, I took religion seriously enough to ask my pastor what it meant to accept Jesus as my lord and savior and what exactly it meant that he died for my sins.

I felt the answers were rote responses …and not addressed by the pastor in any way that I could make sense of.

2 years later I asked about remote people who hadn’t heard of Jesus – would they go to Hell?

The pastor said yes. I left the church.

(I realize now that many church leaders would provide a more nuanced response to my question. I am simply reporting my journey and experience as it unfolded.)

At age 28 the study of Native American spirituality was inspired by the death of a family member.

I learned, practiced and shared a pipe ceremony for over 20 years, attended sweat lodges, although not with native people.

I was not brave enough to attempt to make inroads with the Native American communities in CT.

While still in a small city in CT …

I practiced meditation off and on.

I studied Celtic practices.

I attended full moon meetings (songs, sharing …a simple monthly ritual).

I went on an 11 day Vision Quest retreat in the Northeast, spending 4 days on my own.

I attended WomenCircles camp for several years – healing rituals and sacred practices – releasing trauma and other aspects of my being, speaking my truth.

I attended Witch Camp for 2 years (with Starhawk), similar to the prior camp; males were included.

I attended 1 year of Priestess Training.

[I homeschooled my children for our last 2 years in CT.]

[My mother moved in with us 6 months before our move.]

We moved to upstate rural NY – the Catskills (age 42) …

I continued homeschooling my younger children for 2 years, then they chose to return to public school.

I reestablished full moon circles in NY – as leader.

During this first decade in NY, I was blessed with 2 grandchildren close by, my son’s closest friend became part of our family, my 1st marriage ended, my mom passed away, and my 3 younger children found their way to college and homes of their own.

I met my 2nd husband at the age of 51 and we married when I was 56.

We kept the chickens and cats I’d had on the hill, and when he retired, he added bees to the landscape.

A 3rd grandson came into my life!

The full moon circles continued, as did my practice with the pipe.

I entered a 3-year program of shamanic training at the age of 60.

I spent several years learning and practicing ancestor healing (of my ancestors).

I worked with many others, still offering shamanic healing – mostly soul retrieval and energy clearings, as well as clearing negative energies from homes, providing protection, and also assisting the dead who had not moved on from the realm of the living.

I spent the first winter of my retirement in semi-seclusion, a time of personal introspection, studying, journaling, dancing.

I learned to accept my similarity to my mother, to honor her, and I also came to a place of alignment with myself and with God during that winter.

At age 67 my husband and I moved down from the steep and beloved property I had found when I first moved to NY. There had been a couple of falls, and it was time for level ground.

We landed in a lovely village in a nearby valley.

I taught a local class to journey in the shamanic tradition.

I engaged in personal healing which was channeled from the Angelic realm – deeply impactful and helpful – for close to a year.

I began Channeling Lei Lei the following year, coming to understand that I had promised to do so before this incarnation.

I practiced breathwork for 6 months, releasing judgment of self and others, beliefs I no longer aligned with, moving into greater internal well-being..

Full moon circles had petered out after Covid, but I started them again in a spiritual shop in the village last Fall.

Last January I attended a very illuminating and engaging class developed by Drunvalo Melchizedek (taught by Viola Rose) on living in the heart, the nature of reality, the 3rd eye, the merkaba, and transformation.

Last Spring I found myself engaged with Arcturian practices and information and meditations.

More recently I have learned Pleiadian practices, information and meditations.

At this Time:

I’m dancing with a group of women – for fun!

I recently ended the inside full moon circles, and hope to start again in the Spring – outside!

I continue to engage in a consistent altar/meditation practice which I have enjoyed for 10 years.

I have taken on additional daily practices I have learned from Arcturian and Pleiadian support via Earthly organizations. They have been extremely helpful for me, especially regarding personal balance and sustatining harmony.

I continue to work in healing through both channeling and shamanic practices. I am continually to learn how best to serve others.

In the past year I have come to walk in greater humility, and to continue to release patterns of negativity and judgement of others. I have correspondingly increased my personal frequency with intention. This has taken a great deal of focus and practice and has improved my life beyond measure.

The stem of my pipe broke about 15 years after I moved to NY. I left it alone for some time, and I am currently resuming my mission to repair it. Perhaps I will share it again.]

I do want to say that I also find the sacred in both song and dance:

I have had a lifetime of immersion in singing, including lullabies (childhood + motherhood), church, 3 choirs, chanting in workshops + full moon circles, as well as personal expression – singing at home.

As for dance – I engaged in quite a few years of ballet, as well as belly dance, Qi Gong + other movement, both organized and private, including some of the recent dances I’ve learned with the dance group. I also dance in the backyard.