Temple Room, where you can come for a reading and some tea. I've been thinking about and living into moments of sacred space the last month. What makes a space sacred? What makes a particular time sacred? Are these places and the times in which they appear separate entities, or are they connected into a …
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The Profoundly Simple
"And what is more generous than a window?" My last post talked of how spring had stirred me to silence. It seems that has really been the case, as I went quiet for a few weeks. During this writing hiatus, I've sat with the silence of spring, in hearing and reflection. I have also joined …
Stirred to Silence
Brewery Creek wakes up, ferrying the melting snow in sun-kissed ripples. Water is magical. I don't think there can be any doubt about that. It has the power to give life: as the broth of the Primordial Soup; the cushioning fluid that holds us in the womb; and as a key element of our biological …
St. Piran’s Day | Gool Peran
March 5th is Saint Piran’s Day. Who is Saint Piran, you ask? Well, this relatively little-known saint happens to be the patron saint of tin miners and Cornwall. In fact, the Cornish flag—that black flag with the white cross you see flapping in the wind around Mineral Point—is actually more properly known as Saint Piran’s …
A Year Already!
Hop pendant by Katie White We have officially been in Mineral Point for a year! February 16, 2021 was our first day of moving into the new house. Thank you all for the friendship, the welcomes, and the continued adventure! I first came to Mineral Point in 2016 for the Cornish Fest. I had heard …
Mineral Point Myth: The Birth of Brewing Mother
Brewery Creek in Winter I took a class on Indigenous religions the fall of 2021. For our final project, we had to explain the mythographic landscape of our home using depth psychology and motifs from Indigenous storytelling. My mythos centered on Brewing Mother, a name that I gave to Brewery Creek. Brewery Creek runs behind …
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Hearing on the Mine
"I am before the caldera of the Infinite." It's about one in the afternoon when I climb the mine. It's a wintry day, and not wanting to trek through the snow uphill, I take the long way up through the southwest path. The crisp air gently brushes my cheeks, and I pull my sweatshirt hood …
Why The Point Witch?
Witchcraft is many different things to many different people. Perhaps the broadest definition I can give is that, today, witchcraft is a practice of using natural energies to effect change. There are many different types of witchcrafts: herbalists who invoke the powers of Jesus and the saints to heal; charmers who practice traditional ways handed …
Mineral Point Myth: Brother Christmas and the Knocker
I took a class on Indigenous religions the fall of 2021. For our final project, we had to explain the mythographic landscape of our home using depth psychology and motifs from Indigenous storytelling. My mythos centered on Brewing Mother--a name that I gave to Brewery Creek--and her son, Brother Christmas--aka, Merry Christmas Mine. Native Americans …
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