Author Archives: Stephanie Marohn
Calling All Angels
Dear Friends, The animal sanctuary and I need a new home. The place where we’ve been living has just been sold and we need to move by the end of July. My sanctuary has a nonprofit sponsor and I am … Continue reading
The Holy Fool
Rumi says, “Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah.” The Fool card in Tarot signifies having no fear. The Holy Fool is the one who is “foolishly” fearless. Angeles Arrien talks of how calling someone foolish is really criticism of … Continue reading
Book Reading
Book reading and signing tomorrow! I’ll be talking about the Animal Messenger Sanctuary and reading from my latest book, What the Animals Taught Me: Stories of Love and Healing on a Farm Animal Sanctuary. Saturday, August 25 at 3 pm … Continue reading
Check Engine Light
Being a mystic living in a cave seeking God must have its challenges, but is any of it as challenging as trying to stay centered, with an open heart, calmly accepting what is and what will be, while sitting at … Continue reading
The Importance of Brambles
I looked out the living room window this morning to see the flock of California quail that live here. I was delighted to see 11 young ones, grown big enough that it is likely they will survive. In previous years, … Continue reading
The Apple Ritual
The animals are starting the apple ritual early this year. They coax me to the various trees around the property to get me to shake the tree and bring down some apples for them. The apples aren’t ready, but the … Continue reading
Peace and Calm
Everyone on the sanctuary is healthy right now—knock on wood. I’m hesitant to call attention to that, out of superstition that it will pull in some calamity. But I’m risking the fates because I want to send out a big … Continue reading
Joys of Summer
What a joy it is to feed dinner to the group in the warm late afternoon of summer. These days, now that the grass on the land is dried golden, the animals are usually waiting near the barn at 4 pm … Continue reading
Exploring the World
One of the joys of having animals roam free is getting to watch their explorations of the wide world. Here is Snowflake at 18 days old discovering the birdbath and figuring out what to do with it, while her sister, … Continue reading
One of My Familiars
Witches have familiars, those cats and owls and ravens and other supernatural beings who help with the magic. Here is one of my familiars at work. She is the daughter of a tabby cat who I’m sure descended from a … Continue reading