by Carrie Pitzulo | May 1, 2019 | Earth-based spirituality
Merry Beltane! Beltane is a Celtic festival that honors the midpoint between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. At this time, the energy of life, light, fertility, and mirth are growing to their summer peak. You don’t have to be of Celtic heritage (I’m not!)...
by Carrie Pitzulo | Jan 19, 2019 | Death and Grief
This time of year is recognized by various cultures for the deep shifts taking place. Not only do we see the landscape undergoing the dramatic change from summer into autumn, but energetically, the veil thins and we begin the turn inward. It is a time when our...
by Carrie Pitzulo | Jan 18, 2019 | Death and Grief
It began at this time last year, autumn eve, when my three-year-old daughter asked me to play dead. We did this on several occasions until she solemnly inquired, “What is die?” Unprepared, I fumbled through a lame, stuttering answer. I’ve always considered myself...
by Carrie Pitzulo | Feb 25, 2018 | Death and Grief
A couple of months ago, at the start of winter, I wrote about the energetic presence of death in my life at that time. I could feel it hovering, waiting in the wings. Indeed, my aunt passed away and I struggled to comfort my grieving grandmother and explain the loss...
by Carrie Pitzulo | Dec 18, 2017 | Death and Grief
This time of year can be magical – but not in the consumerist, endless holiday music kind of way. Since my awakening to earth-based spirituality, I’ve come to appreciate the magic of the growing darkness, the turn inward, and the reminder to slow down. We honor the...
