by Chris Maddox | Mar 7, 2014 | WILD WOMAN, Wildness
There was a moment, way back, when you were a wild child. You were free, unapologetic. You didn’t worry about being authentic. You were yourself, period. I remember being on my bike, at around 8 years old. Wind in my hair, I knew every back street and stop sign in my...
by Chris Maddox | Mar 1, 2014 | Herbs, Lunar Wisdom, WILD WOMAN, Wildness
The New Moon in Pisces is a time for creating from devotion. Give an offering of love to the feet that hold you. They are at your service upon each and every beck and call. Give them the gratitude they deserve this New Moon; swim your toes and paddle your feet in a...
by Chris Maddox | Jan 13, 2014 | WILD WOMAN, Wildness
There is a common misconception about wildness: to be wild is just to do whatever comes into your head to do. In other words: follow you whims. While following your impulses is certainly part of the creative nature of wildness, each wo(man) must discern: is the...
by Chris Maddox | Jan 2, 2014 | WILD WOMAN, Wildness
I love New Year’s Eve more than any other day of the year. I am always filled with gratitude for what has come to pass and in awe of the grand sense of possibility that the New Year brings. That is how I usually feel. I had a whole plan to send you a love note for New...
by Chris Maddox | Dec 28, 2013 | WILD WOMAN, Wildness
Because 2am is just a good a time as any. Because what I want to ask is really very simple. Because it’s a handful of days before the new year, a time when we collectively awaken to a sense of creative possibility… Our ability to create lies almost entirely in...
by Chris Maddox | Dec 10, 2013 | WILD WOMAN, Wildness
I was lying in bed. Finally warm under my covers, cats comfy in their perfect little pile on my legs, I got the message loud and clear: Drink a glass of water. I dismissed the thought immediately. “Nope. Not going to happen,” I told the little voice inside. “Please, I...
