by Chris Maddox | Jan 19, 2023 | Lunar Wisdom, WILD WOMAN
For as long as I can remember, I have loved the feel of January. The stress of the holidays behind us, and the sense of wide open vistas of opportunity and potentiality ahead. For a precious few weeks, the spark of aspiration is alive and felt on a collective level. ...
by Chris Maddox | Jan 6, 2023 | Creative Fire, Reclaiming Sisterhood, WILD WOMAN, Wildness
As a kid, I’d hop on my bike, wind on my face, looking for an adventure. All I had to remember was to be back before the street lamps came on. Afternoons, summers, and weekends were full of adventures in climbing trees, building forts from found materials,...
by Chris Maddox | Dec 20, 2022 | Lunar Wisdom, WILD WOMAN
When we follow the tracks of the Wild Woman Archetype, who is viscerally connected to the cycles of the Sun and Moon and intrinsically connected to the living world, we are over and over again faced with the presence of darkness. Eventually the Full Moon fades to...
by Chris Maddox | Dec 3, 2022 | WILD WOMAN
The days are long, but the years are short. I overheard one seasoned parent say this to a new mother just recently, regarding the process of parenting. The phrase was instantly lodged in my mind. It’s a Gretchen Rubin line. And it is one that applies just as well to...
by Chris Maddox | Nov 18, 2022 | Heart-Centered Leadership, WILD WOMAN
The holiday season of 2022 is dawning. What will we make of it? When I officiate weddings, I make sure to begin with a reminder to savor the precious minutes of the ceremony. After all, the wedding ceremony is one that is often the culmination of years and years of...
by Chris Maddox | Nov 7, 2022 | WILD WOMAN
“Healthy wolves and healthy women share certain psychic characteristics: keen sensing, playful spirit, and a heightened capacity for devotion. Wolves and women are relational by nature, inquiring, possessed of great endurance and strength. They are deeply intuitive,...
