True friendship is a Soul-treasure of the highest order.   Sometimes, in the busyness of the day to day life, especially as we age, we can forget this. Yet each time one is in the presence of a true friend, time itself seems to fade away. The ticking clock & the...

Twenty-one days ago I received a soul-jolt, a rattling, a kind of wake-up call from within. Maybe I’ll tell you about it sometime, or maybe not, we’ll see, but I bet you know what I mean. My mind, heart, and body sent out a call I could not ignore. Anyone walking on...

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...

Dear One,  The Moon is dark again, making her new offering. May we open our arms and receive it.  The great creatrix, Joy Harjo, of the Muscogee nation writes:  “When I began to listen to poetry, it’s when I began to listen to the stones, and I began to listen to what...

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...

Dread. Monthly dread.   That's all I can ever remember feeling as my period approached each cycle. I was eleven when I first moved through this transition. I had what the doctor called a "bad period" -- ten days long, heavy, exhausting. I had to agree, though I...

Claim Your Seat in Wild Woman School: Poetry & Practices (Online, From Anywhere)The Poem: "Just a Simple Declaration of Love" by Nikki Giovanni From her collection, Love Poems.   "In the reddish gray of morning just before night concedes I know the silhouette of...

Walking the path of the Wild Woman is not at all like walking on a paved road where the mighty trees have been bulldozed and the coyotes, and birds, and insects have been run out - their habitats obliterated. Where cement has formed lines on the ground and boxes on...

After a year of extraordinary experience, unlike anything we’ve seen in our lifetime, the Spring Equinox arrives in the Northern Hemisphere tomorrow, offering up new life, a vibrant new color palette, more light, plants, insects, animals we haven’t seen in some time....

Dear One,    I hope this letter finds you warm & well.  Today's Wild Woman Weeklyish offering is a guided Meditation, an inner adventure of sorts, which centers around the question: What has love built in your life? You'll want to be sure to have a total of 30...

I believe the unfolding of life is always teaching us, always. Some lessons come quick and easy in a flash, but most, at least for me, unfold through a longer, more rigorous, often repetitive series a moments wherein life hits me over the head relentlessly until I get...

Dear One,    The final New Moon of 2020 is here. This Moon Cycle offers much, including the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year. One thing I've learned over the years is that wild women are not afraid of the dark. Wild Women know darkness has so much to teach...

About the “From the Other Side” Serieswith The Wild Woman Project Founder, Chris Maddox In the modern world, brimming with companies, people, and special interests waving their hands and shouting, “Look over here! Buy this, do this, think this!,” our...

We are creatures of story, instinctively making meaning of life’s chaos.   As we move through our short lives on Earth, what we choose to pay attention to, the ways we decide to name what has happened, shapes our reality.   Naming the beautiful things we perceive,...

This practice is for those looking to align with Love, the most powerful force on the planet.   All you need is 10 minutes & a Journal.   Tip: Read all the way through & then do the whole practice.     Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and breathe for a few...