Sophia's Portico

01/03/2026

"She listened to the voice
of her Soul
as it called her forward
into love and grace and magnificence."

She walked naked
Into the New Year.
No definite plan.
No vision boards.
No intentions set.
No journals created.
No classes or workshops scheduled.

Only trust in the Great Mystery,
in Goddess,
to provide and direct
her Soul toward its destiny.

Dreaming the visions between
past and future lives,
She listened to the voice
of her Soul
as it called her forward
into love and grace and magnificence.

As it called her deeper into her purpose,
step by step by step.

With only an open heart
and the thrill of the journey,
She walked freely and open
into the coming year.

~ Arlene Bailey
Her Sacred Wild

Art: Kendra Hirons
Kendra Hirons

01/03/2026

❤️🫂"Loving yourself is not about believing you are perfect.
It’s about believing you are allowed to be imperfect and still deserving of gentleness."🫂❤️

A Shelter Within

Why not dedicate the new year to simply loving yourself more?

Loving yourself is often about learning to show up for yourself
the way you would for someone you cherish.
It’s noticing your needs
before exhaustion does,
listening to your own voice
amidst the noise,
and giving yourself permission
to take up space in your own life.

It means forgiving the versions of you
that didn’t know better,
and resisting the urge to punish yourself
for surviving the only way you could at the time.

Sometimes loving yourself looks like courage;
other times it looks like rest.
Often it looks like boundaries
that feel lonely at first,
because you are choosing your well-being over approval.

Loving yourself is not about believing you are perfect.
It’s about believing you are allowed to be imperfect
and still deserving of gentleness.
It’s the slow trust
that you can be honest with yourself
and still remain whole

Over time, that trust becomes
a shelter you carry within,
a space where you can safely grow,
release what no longer serves you,
and begin again,
without ever abandoning who you truly are.

~ 'A Shelter Within' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by CallyJohnson-Isaacs Cally Johnson-Isaacs Illustration

01/03/2026

"The moon brings renewal
As we learn to let go,
Of that, which no longer serves us,
We adapt to the flow."

As the January full moon,
Appears in the sky,
We seek to find where,
All loyalties lie.

The wolf moon reminds us,
To give thanks to the pack,
Who surround and support us,
Always having our back.

We give thanks for connection,
For those who stay true,
Who stand close through dark days,
Helping us through.

We are reminded of intuition,
What we know deep inside,
To lead us by instinct,
And to continue to guide.

The moon brings renewal
As we learn to let go,
Of that, which no longer serves us,
We adapt to the flow.

The month of resilience,
Comes forth and takes hold,
As we muster the strength,
to brave the dark and the cold.

So look to the moon
For your warmth and your light
As it illuminates the sky
On this frozen Winter night ...

🖋️C.E. Coombes
🎨Cynthie Fisher

Serendipity Corner 🌝

01/03/2026

1/7 & 1/21 🪘Drum Circle🪘

12/29/2025

"Embrace the rest, find your balance, and nurture your soul."

Winter whispers a different kind of magic, a silent invitation to turn inward.
The world outside may seem still, but beneath the frozen earth, life is quietly rebuilding.
Like a seed holding tight to its promise, we too can use this season for deep renewal.
Forget the rush of growth; instead, sink into the stillness. Wrap yourself in warmth, nourishing your body and spirit with simple comforts.
Let your mind wander through dreams of springtime, imagining the possibilities that lie dormant within you. This is a time for reflection, a chance to appreciate the quiet beauty of the present moment and prepare for the vibrant energy that will soon return.
Embrace the rest, find your balance, and nurture your soul.
Winter's gift is the foundation for a flourishing future.

🖋️C.E. Coombes
🎨Kat Fedora

Serendipity Corner ✨

12/29/2025

1/3 🧘🏽‍♀️Meditation Group🧘🏽‍♀️

12/28/2025

✨🙏🏽"May the year ahead meet us gently.
May it teach us when to step forward
and when to rest.
May we find the courage
to release what no longer serves us,
and the strength
to carry what still needs our care and attention."🙏🏽✨

A Blessing for the New Year

As the new year approaches,
may we find time to pause,
not to rush ahead,
but to arrive fully
where we already are.

May we remember what this past year has given us:
the joys that surprised us,
the sorrows that shaped us,
the lessons that asked for patience,
the unexpected moments of grace.

May we honor all of it without judgment,
trusting that none of it was wasted.

May the year ahead meet us gently.
May it teach us when to step forward
and when to rest.
May we find the courage
to release what no longer serves us,
and the strength
to carry what still needs our care and attention.

Bless this coming year
with clarity when the path feels uncertain,
with steadiness when the ground shifts.
May we be guided by wisdom rather than fear,
by compassion rather than haste.

May our hearts remain open,
open to love in its many forms,
open to connection,
open even to vulnerability,
knowing it is the doorway
to a deeper and more meaningful way of living.

May we speak more honestly,
listen more fully,
and choose kindness,
every single time.

As we step into this new year,
may we do so with a renewed sense of hope and a deep gratitude
for the quiet miracle
of simply being here,
right here and now,
in this very moment.

~ 'A Blessing for the New Year' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art Unknown via Pinterest

12/22/2025

What a WONDEROUS Winter Solstice Ritual last night, and what an amazing turnout!!! ❄️
We introduced a new story: "Deer Mother"🦌, while keeping our traditional songs 🎼that we all know and love, and sang together throughout the story. 📖
We embraced the Darkness. 🌚
We lit candles 🕯️ and shared the Warmth created in our circle, from both present energies and those in Spirit.🥰 ✨🙏🏽
We enjoyed delicious Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes🧁and Gingerbread Cookies.🍪
Thank you to everyone who helped make this evening possible!🙏🏽
We are so grateful to all involved in creating and coordinating another Magical Winter Solstice Ritual.✨❄️
Our heartfelt thanks to all those who participated, and to everyone who came out to help us celebrate the return of the Light!☀️
Blessed Be!🙏🏽

12/21/2025

"On the final night before Yule’s rebirth, we are reminded that light comes from darkness, strength comes from lineage, and transformation begins in stillness."

Mother’s Night is the sacred hush before Yule, the deep, still night where ancestral memory breathes and the feminine current hums beneath everything. It is a night to honor the Mothers: the women of our bloodlines, the matriarchs, the ancestors, the spirits who guarded the home, shaped our paths, and carried us when we couldn’t carry ourselves.

This is a night of turning inward. The dark has reached its fullest depth, and the world pauses before the light begins its slow return. Mother’s Night is not loud or festive,it is quiet, heavy, and holy. A night for remembrance, for sitting with what was, and for honoring what has held us through the year.

Candles are lit softly. Offerings are given with intention. Prayers are whispered, not demanded. We speak to those who came before us, especially the women whose labor, love, grief, and resilience laid the ground we now stand on.

Mother’s Night is the womb-space of the year. The pause between endings and beginnings. Nothing needs to be decided yet. Intentions are still forming, resting in the dark, waiting for their time to be born. Grief and gratitude sit side by side here, and both are welcome.

On the final night before Yule’s rebirth, we are reminded that light comes from darkness, strength comes from lineage, and transformation begins in stillness. Honor where you come from. Trust what is quietly growing within you.

🕯️🌲✨

12/18/2025

"As the moon guides me, I embody
the knowing that Nature’s cycles are
my cycles, ancient and intricately
woven into the pattern of all that is."

With each day, we are growing closer to the Winter Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere. Each solstice is a Cosmic Stillpoint* and Mother Earth’s way of showing us how to be in harmony with the season.

In winter, we stand still and turn inward. It is her way of showing us how to turn away from the crazy, outward movement of our human culture, as we slip gently into that inward place of reflection and self-care so that we may rest, rejuvenate and dream what comes next. It is her way of telling us to turn to Nature as she so beautifully mirrors this wisdom.

As we deepen into the coming Winter Solstice in Capricorn on Saturday, December 21, Vision Weaver speaks.

~*~*~*~

On the longest night of the year,
as seeds sleep deep within
the dark moist Mother,
out of the void I step.

Mirroring the essence of the moon,
symbol of my own birth, death and rebirth,
millennia of lunations course through me
as I quietly step fully and completely
into my visceral raw power
and cosmic sovereignty.

Marked by the forest,
my very skin the bark of the
Hallowed Yew, Hemlock and Oak,
I send my roots deep and wide.
As the moon guides me, I embody
the knowing that Nature’s cycles are
my cycles, ancient and intricately
woven into the pattern of all that is.

With golden antlers that reach toward the
stars connecting me to ancient wisdom,
I am a woman who does not fear death,
a woman who goes willing into the depths
submitting to the alchemy of the void.

Death and birth both portals to
my next incarnation.
Light and Dark my alchemy.

The Flower of Life holding the seeds
of all that is yet to come.
Each taking, each giving
whatever I need.

Each time reborn stronger,
I am the Virgin Huntress.
A Woman Unto Herself.

Complete.
Wise.
Sovereign.
Still.

Created from wet, moist, verdant earth
as the Sun enters Capricorn,
I am Daughter of both the
Above and Below.

I AM the Without and Within.

In this time when the Sun stands still
and all outward movement slows, the
quiet, gentle presence of the moon
turns me inward toward the Stillpoint**.

As a hallowed rebirthing comes calling
on this Winter Solstice Eve,
I weave the visions of morning’s light.

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Vision Weaver, Art and Words © Arlene Bailey 2025

*Stillpoint – a term used in different healing modalities to reflect that place where the central nervous system shifts from its usual state of alertness to one of calmness. This allows the natural rhythm that is always occurring within the craniosacral (our above as below) system to ease into a therapeutic standstill.

Note: The original Vision Weaver (writing and art) was birthed on the 2018 potent Full Moon in Cancer opposite the Winter Solstice Capricorn Sun, hence the Full Moon in the art. That was very much MY birthing as I am a Capricorn Sun and a Cancer Full Moon and Vision Weaver my gift!