by Chris Maddox | Nov 17, 2021 | WILD WOMAN
Sitting in my old office, in my old house, pen in hand, I took to the first pages of a brand new journal, given to me by the couple I was to wed in just a few days. Bound with light brown leather, embossed with an illustration of a compass, I carefully wrote down the...
by Chris Maddox | Nov 3, 2021 | WILD WOMAN
Dear One, The New Moon carries in a satchel full of blessings and creative potential. Can you feel it? We begin this Moon Cycle by walking through a poem of resilience, wilderness & spell making written by Ada Limón, aiming to see the world through her visionary...
by Chris Maddox | Oct 13, 2021 | WILD WOMAN
Joy Harjo, of the Muscogee Creek Nation, Poet Laureate of the United States, holds within her name, a message. In Mvskoke, her tribal language, Harjo means “so brave, you’re crazy.” Rooted in the stories, perspectives, and blessings of her ancestors, along with lived...
by Chris Maddox | Sep 20, 2021 | WILD WOMAN
Spiritual instincts, understanding, and connection flow like water to and through us, nourishing and guiding us, as if by magic, so long as we are open to it. Well, that’s what I have come to believe anyway. A colleague of mine, who is a long time Zen Buddhist...
by Chris Maddox | Sep 5, 2021 | WILD WOMAN
Dear One, The Moon is dark, signaling another beginning, or perhaps, an end. Maybe beginnings and endings are one in the same? The late, great Patron St. of Wild Women, Mary Oliver wrote: “Poetry is one of the ancient arts, and it begins as did all the fine...
