Licia’s Blog
Whatever Shines
"Whatever shines should be observed." -19th-century astronomer William Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus "All that sparkles does not shine."- common proverb I’ve been thinking and observing folks in my life lately, whether they are close by or far removed. I...
My Jess
Today my first born turns 16. I naturally ruminate on the events that led up to this day, the anniversary of his birth. It was a hard day that revealed a lot about both of our most basic traits. My pregnancy was flawless…I LOVED being pregnant. I felt powerful...
A Word about Angels
Lovely readers, thank you so much for coming here and indulging me by reading my writing. It is such a wonderful thing to connect with you through ideas and sharing, and to hear yours, too! I want to say a bit about the fact that I work with the angelic spectrum of...
It’s the Ego that Tries to Negate Parts of Ourselves
first published on 12-4-06 on www.liciaberry.com I had an interaction last night that was such a blessing to me; I went to a cookie exchange party here in the valley and got into a conversation with a woman that was simultaneously sad and affirming for me, causing me...
A Prayer by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Refuse to fall down. If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down. If you cannot refuse to stay down, lift your heart toward heaven, and like a hungry beggar, ask that it be filled, and it will be filled. You may be pushed down. You may be kept from rising....
Divine Game of Peek A Boo
originally published on www.liciaberry.com 5-22-07 Self Love and Self Worth-The Joy of Forgetting and Remembering My personal healing process of late seems to be taking me to the old wound of being unloving towards myself and feeling unworthy. I am asked with some...
Divinity is NOW, Divinity is ALL of it
I wonder when we will trust our bodies again? I studied under a “spiritual teacher” for several years that used the language “the highest good”. Her answer to difficult things happening in the world was to “pray for the highest good”. Her answer to when we had...
Reclaiming the Word “Witch”
Like so many GOOD things that have been twisted, misinterpreted, and manipulated, the conclusion that I am coming to about the word “WITCH” is that it needs to be shed of its nasty connotations (at least in my own mind), and that the word needs to be reclaimed. In the...
What is a “Witch” Part 2-Deep Feelings
My last post has struck a nerve for some of you, and I’m glad to know I’m far from alone in critically examining this word “witch” and trying to understand what it means in an original sense, rather than a pop culture, commercial, colonial, Christian or patriarchal...
What is a “Witch”?
...cause I've been called one! Seriously! The town we used to live in, small as it was, had several churches. There is a meeting of the spiritual leaders of those churches called the Pastoral Alliance. And, as it goes in small towns, there is not a lot to talk...