Family Altar

Stories of Spirit

STORIES OF SPIRIT…Connecting to our Ancestors while the Veil is thin

As a Natural Medium, I am fortunate to have contact with my Beloved Dead whenever I wish. I visit with my ancestors and guides often,...

DEATH, ADDICTION, & THE TROUBLED SOUL

My father’s story has a beautiful ending; filled with family reunions, healing, and soul growth, not all who dance with the devil are so...

Stories of Spirit…Welcoming Death [the art of the Doula]

Waiting on dinner, I checked my Facebook messages and read “You should come sooner than later. She seems to be holding on, enjoying...

Stories of Spirit…The Sacrifice of War (remembering my father)

Growing up the child of a wounded warrior, I knew the toll of war. My father was missing an eye, a fancy piece of glass made to resemble...

Stories of Spirit…Ancestor Honoring [staying connected to our beloved dead]

Death is one of my favorite subjects. As a Medium I spend many hours a week talking to dead people, and much more speaking to people...

Stories of Spirit…Tea with Grandma (honoring the Dead)

The living family members who had brought me to the house, were laughing and enjoying themselves as stories were shared by their...

Stories of Spirit…the Sorrow of One [mourning alone]

No matter how much we share love of someone with another, the feeling of loss created by death is a lonely thing. It is something that...

Stories of Spirit…The Betwixt & Between [guidance from the ancestors]

This weekend, under the bright full moon my sister and I held our annual, ancestor honoring event ‘The Betwixt & Between’. We have done...

STORIES OF SPIRIT…Sacred Melancholy

October is my favorite month, with it’s early darkness and heavy mist. The colors, the smells, the coolness of the air; all these things...