Healing HOME

(Shaping the Foundations of Hearth Mysticism)

I’ve been juggling more things than usual—writing newspaper features for the Humane Society, managing another literary project for a new client—and among service, whether volunteer or for pay, it remains important to give time to our own pursuits. So I’ve returned to my own writing, watering deep roots, which makes my mornings feel quite full in a good way.

My Sanctuary Spiral system is complete, though I should have done the Sanctuary Compass first as it’s a lot simpler and I don’t want to confuse people—like skipping geometry and going straight to trigonometry—which is why I haven’t marketed it yet. It’s part of a cohesive three-part system for what I call Hearth Mysticism. This isn’t New Age. It’s ancient. It hails from a time when women were honored through their daily chores, because the sacred and the mundane were often deeply intertwined and were not underestimated.

Today, most people tend to look down on hearth-keeping, homemaking, sanctuary stewardship (choose your term), but I do what I can to turn this on its head, infusing routine tasks with the mystical, because the home is truly the central foundation for holistic wellness.

Long before modern medicine, women were nursing their families to health with herbal teas, warmth and rest, prayers and healing hands. The quality of the air that they breathed, the quality of the water and food that they consumed: these things mattered, and our ancient ancestors knew it. This is why we heal the home, and why I do what I do with enthusiasm and with love, watering deep roots to partake of the most nourishing fruits.