Crystal Tapestry
JoAnne Dodgson
excerpt from Walking the Spiral Path: Awakening Power and Passion
As the orange glowing sun rose up over the horizon, a hint of magic filled the
air. A chattering flock of ravens surfed wildly on the winds, landing high in the trees
and soaring to the ground to hold council among the frozen cornstalks in the field
beside our house. 
I wondered what they were up to, besides calling me out to play.
I ventured into the woods, delighted by the beauty of the vibrant green forest dusted
with sparkling white snow, all embraced by the brilliant blue sky. Our spirited dog,
Jasmine, romped through the underbrush, sticking her nose deep into animal tracks
imprinted in the snow to determine just who had been by and how long ago and if
there still was a chance of catching up.
When I stopped beside a creek to breath in the deep woody silence, I noticed
the thread of a spider’s web swaying slightly in the breeze. Hanging in a graceful arc
between the branches of a cedar tree, the delicate fiber was lined with snowflakes.
Each individual snowflake was clearly visible, such intricate starry crystals of all
different sizes and shapes gathered along a shimmering thread.
Enchanted by this discovery, I looked around with heightened awareness and more discerning eyes to find the woods filled with snowy spider webs. There were sparkling threads strung from broad cedar branches to the tips of the neighboring pines. There were glittering fibers dangling around the spindly bushes beside the icy creek. There were ornate strings of tiny snowflakes stretching all the way across the path
I walked along,crystalline fibers reaching out and connecting tree to tree to tree to tree. The glittering tapestry of snowflakes woven in the woods was a vivid reminder
of the extraordinary web of life, that vast array of diverse life on the planet, the
countless unique and intricate beings all connected yet distinct. Balance and harmony
thrive in the connectedness of the web, in the honoring and understanding of the
relationship among all beings, in the fertile knowing that we all are joined in the circle
of life.
Boundless potentials come alive when we explore with awakened awareness
the worlds within us and all around, leaving behind the well-ingrained habits that
cloud our vision, bury our passions, disguise our gifts, and shape us into something
other than who and what we really are.
There’s such beauty in sharing our unique distinctive songs as we dance with the
grand web of life, each of us embodying particular forms, energies, and rhythms,
bringing into the world our unique purposes, passions and gifts. The tapestry of our
lives is colored with freedom when we are guided by our own creativity and knowing.
There’s magic in weaving the webs of our lives with shimmering fibers like those
among the trees, reaching out with curiosity, unconditional love and compassion,
connecting heart to heart to heart to heart.
Dr. JoAnne Dodgson is a healer, teacher and writer whose life and work are centered in the ancient tradition, Ka Ta See, “living in balance from the heart.” Her unique healing work with individuals and groups offers dynamic invitations to awaken joy, empowerment, connectedness and compassion. She has been involved in counseling, teaching and community outreach for over twenty years. She has a doctorate in counseling psychology and has been on the faculty in holistic health, women’s studies and psychology programs.
JoAnne's writings include medicine stories and five books: Unleashing Love, MoonDance Journal, Walking the Spiral Path, Gifts of the Grandmother, and Cocooning.
UnLeashing Love
A Collection of Medicine Stories to Feed the Spirit and Awaken the Heart
Written by JoAnne Dodgson
Medicine stories are shared with the intent to evoke healing and inner reflection, to feed the spirit and awaken the heart. Unleashing Love is a beautiful collection of unique medicine stories filled with rich and compelling experiences to delight the senses and expand awareness, to nourish personal quests and invite connections with unseen worlds, to awaken the passions of life within us and all around.
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some Stories by JoAnne Dodgson
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WALKING
the SPIRAL PATH: AWAKENING POWER
and PASSION
by JoAnne Dodgson
is a collection of medicine stories, each distinct yet
connected, all sparked by inescapable callings to delve
deeper for understanding, to see the unseen and give
voice to the unspoken, to unravel bindings in the quest
to be free.
Price: $14.00
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GIFTS
of the GRANDMOTHER
by JoAnne Dodgson
A captivating true
story of a woman's spiritual quest which unfolds as she
explores high desert canyonlands. Her compelling story not only gives us a view of the incredible beauty she had discovered within herself but provides us with the promise that this beauty is within each and every one of us waiting to be discovered. 160 pages, color illustrations, 5 x 8" paperback, comb binding)
Price: $16.95
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MOONDANCE JOURNAL
MoonDance Journal is a one-of-a-kind journal ~ handmade,
lovingingly printed and bound by JoAnne Dodgson.
a unique sacred space for exploring your inner journeys, spiritual quests and life path throughout thirteen moon cycles of a lunar year. Celebrate the rhythms and seasons of your life.
Retails for $19.95
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