2023 Autumn Equinox Greeting from Cie For me, Autumn began early this year. It wasn’t the weather, because the kind of weather we used to have all summer before climate change, only began at the beginning of September here in western Massachusetts. The reason Autumn came early was because an amazing amount of Bear Energy [...]
HUMMINGBIRD Part II by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman Whose heart doesn't lift at the sight of a hummingbird? Their speed can be breath-taking. Hummers have been car-clocked at 60 mph. The quintessence of Hummingbird Medicine is joy. Do you have enough joy in your life? Next time hummingbird flies around you, try merging with [...]
HUMMINGBIRD Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman How quickly can you move from one task to another? To find a solution to a problem? How many fractions of a second does it take to make a decision? To appreciate someone or something? To forgive someone? How big and open is [...]
AMERICAN ROBIN by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman You know you can start fresh anytime, don’t you? Each new dawn, every Spring or birthday carries the promise of renewal. Open wide and take a big gulp out of life. Even suffering can be used as potential for awakening. It will make the ego crack open [...]
2023 SUMMER SOLSTICE June 21st 10:57 a.m. ET Have you been having a hard time with all the suffering, pain, grief, greed, violence, and fighting in the world? This Solstice message is offering an alternative to getting stuck in those things, and a way to help heal them. But first, a little background: As [...]
Crow by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman You cannot ignore me when I caw, caw. I am the law; the law is just. I balance justice with grace. Do you know what grace is? It is that which opens your heart, after being badly hurt; light after disintegration and hardship. Grace is being thoroughly loved [...]
The Equinox begins on March 20th at 5:24 p.m. Deer Hearts,The picture above was taken the day after the Nor’Easter that fell upon the hills of western Massachusetts where I live. Three feet of snow fell here – places with higher elevation got even more snow than that. So much snow piled on top of [...]
Octopus Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman An octopus’s mouth is in its armpit. You read that right. They usually grab prey with their suckers, passing it from smaller suckers at the tip of one of their arms, onward toward the next larger sucker, continuing toward its head until it [...]
Octopus Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman If I wrap my many arms around you, would you melt into my embrace, or would you fight it, though you would not win? I am very strong, but I can be gentle as well, once I learn to trust you. I am [...]
WOLVERINE Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro ~ Thunderbird Starwoman After centuries of mythic tales and legends portraying them as malicious, vicious, and gluttonous, wolverines are frequently shot on sight. This attitude has extended so far that even the species name (Gulo gulo) means glutton in Latin. Because of its reputation, they [...]