by Chris Maddox | Nov 26, 2021 | WILD WOMAN
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...
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 | Oct 5, 2021 | WILD WOMAN
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...
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...
