In the Soul Work Series I chat with everyday people who have found and are living their passions. Today I talk with my friend and writer Sara Thibault of the soul-stirring blog, Soul Spackle. Sara is currently offering the free series, 31 Days of Soul Medicine, to help you end your year in alignment. What…
The energy is so potent right now as we wind down 2011 and ready ourselves for all the possibilities that 2012 will bring. With today’s Lunar Eclipse and next week’s Solstice, we have the perfect opportunity to release all that holds us back from manifesting our big dreams in the year ahead. In this light,…
Photo by mel5545 on flickr ‘Tis the season for cheer but are you feeling cheerful? The holiday season can fill us with anxiety with its triggers for our most common sources of stress: money, food, family and social interactions…sometimes all in one sitting! What would it be like if you could experience with holidays with…
Peace~Love~Joy Mini Bunting Freebie Download Mini Buntings (zip file – 4 PDFs) I am so excited about the Peace, Love and Joy mini buntings I made as a holiday gift for you, my dear readers. You can download them for free by clicking on the link above. I made the Peace~Love~Joy buntings thanks to a…
Guest post by Rachelle Mee-Chapman of Magpie Girl for Sacred Connections series. So often we are told that we must add a layer of activity onto our daily living in order to access the sacred. If only we would go to church, or mosque, or temple… If only we could do yoga every day… If…
As we approach the end of 2011, we can breathe a collective sigh of relief. It’s been a hard year for almost everyone I know. Not that 2011 brought tragedy per se, but rather it presented us each with challenges to overcome and perseverance to master. Whether or not you believe that the end of…
It has been a quiet morning for Azi and I as we prepare squash and beet dishes to take to our friends’ potluck Thanksgiving dinner later this afternoon. Thanksgiving is always an odd holiday for me as I am not American and so do not have childhood memories of turkey dinners and family drama to…
Photo by Pequena Suricata on Flickr This month’s Full Moon in Taurus shone a light for me on self-care – a need to care for myself as I wind down the year and get ready for a new year of growth in my business and personal life. So, of course, I turned to my on-line…
Guest post by Sharon Knight for Sacred Connections series. I believe all life is a song. You can hear the rhythms pulsing all around you, the chirping of birds, the laughter of voices, even the oceanic lull of traffic. And we are part of this song, part of the great symphony that is life. We…
In the Soul Work Series I chat with everyday people who have found and are living their passions. Colleen Hurley is a dietitian and wellness coach who works to nourish your whole body, mind and spirit. I have known Colleen for a couple of years and am thrilled to see her nutrition services blossom. What…
In April 2007 I resigned from my comfortable office job with the intention of making a living doing what I love. Within the year I had birthed Crafting the Sacred and found my groove as a creative spiritual entrepreneur making it on my own. I want to share with you some of the self-care business…
There is a major shift happening in our global consciousness as we question the status quo of economic inequality and demand the right to live a full life. We are looking squarely at the belly of the beast — the beast of giving over power instead of owning our power. Do you know what personal…
Over the next few days, in the Northern hemisphere, we will gather to honour our beloved dead with Halloween, Samhain, All Souls’ Day and Dia de los Muertos celebrations. Far from the ghoulish pranks of mainstream Halloween, the origins of these holidays are ancient and sacred. It is at this time of lengthening nights –…
Guest post by Fran Riley for Crafting the Sacred’s series on Ancestral Threads. I’m Fran and I’m proud to be guesting here, and honoured to know the lovely Jo, wise spiritual woman that she is. I’m going to take you through how to make a mini table top shrine to honour an ancestor. I made…
Guest post by Michelle Millichip for Crafting the Sacred’s Ancestral Threads series. Two years ago I lost my mum to breast cancer. I’m still working through my loss and finding ways to live with the sadness, while also to honouring the amazing woman my mum was. One way I did this was through the tattoo…
Guest post by Jackie Stewart for Crafting the Sacred’s series on Ancestral Threads. We each have a family Soul that yearns to experience divine love, acceptance and wholeness in the same way that our individual Souls do. As individuals, when we experience painful or challenging situations and emotions, our Souls call us to accept them…
This links round-up focuses on connecting with those who have gone before through creativity. Mexican-American artist Jorge Rojas gives oracle readings using corn tortillas as his divination tool. In this insightful interview, he shares how his corn tortilla practice is deeply rooted in the corn-honoring traditions of his ancestors. It wasn’t until…
Guest post by Anu Athanikar for Crafting the Sacred’s series on Ancestral Threads. Every once in while a strange, old family story invades my memory. The mysterious tale begins like this: Before being married off to my aunt, my uncle allegedly had a passionate and tumultuous relationship with a woman who was clearly deemed unsuitable for…
Guest post by Sherri Lynn Wood for Crafting the Sacred’s Ancestral Threads series. I drew this picture of my mother, Linda Susan Wood, only a few hours before she died on Christmas Eve day, 2003. Notice the journal entry to the left and the last line which reads: I was thinking of rage and grief……
Guest post by Elise Allen for Crafting the Sacred’s series on Ancestral Threads. I have kept an altar for many years, even before I knew what to call it. I would set an intention and place an item where it would catch my eye each day; or I would hang onto something special from a…
Hi, I'm Jo Crawford of Crafting the Sacred. I help creatives manifest the work they love with equal parts intuition and practical know-how.Read More About Jo »
