In the old ways, sacrifice and gratitude were two halves of the same act—an exchange between humans and the unseen world, between ancestors and descendants, between truth and discomfort—and owning it with courage.
How to include your furry family in ancestor season rituals + folklore on pets as psychopomps. We lost our kitten, Olive, t [...]
For millennia, ritual has been the container through which we mark change — a way to embody transitions so we don’t have to carry them alone. But in modern life, many of these rituals have been lost, silenced, or left behind.
L'Acqua di San Giovanni Every year, on the eve of June 23rd, as twilight kisses the longest days of the year, Italians across t [...]
In 2018, I wrote an article titled Why We Moved to Sardinia. It is one of the most-read articles on this website. When it came ou [...]
As the days grow shorter and the air becomes crisp, there’s a natural shift in our routines. We crave warmth, comfort, and connec [...]
Tonttu with mock-up of A Guide to Celebrating the 12 Days of Yule Family Heirloom Edition. Who is Tonttu? Meet the Yule G [...]
Mock-up of the expected finished product. We can create it together! The wait is over, and I’m beyond excited to announce that t [...]
Celebrate the mid-August festival Ferragosto with ancient Roman roots by embracing the Italian concept of Il Dolce Far Niente—the [...]
Image Credit: https://atlasmythica.com/egg-symbolic-spiritual-meaning-dreams-history As the wheel of the year turns to the Spr [...]
