Posts by Jen Frey
A Few Questions
I have some questions for you and these aren’t rhetorical. I truly am interested in hearing your responses. I love listening to people’s stories. Are you frustrated with the World? Do you look around and think, things don’t need to be this way or life shouldn’t be such a struggle? Are you overwhelmed by Earth’s…
Read MoreFour Allies to Help Us Face Big Challenges: We Can Do This!
Over the last several weeks, I’ve noticed a pattern among my clients, myself, and my loved ones of being presented with big healing opportunities, I mean BIG. What happens to Earth, happens to us. What happens to us, happens to Earth, as well as one another. So just as the other Earth ecosystems are being challenged, so are we. Here are four Allies who are particularly suited to supporting us through these BIG healing opportunities.
Read MoreFinding Hope
I write this as rains pour from the sky blessing the parched soil of Heart Springs Sanctuary. My Heart overflows with gratitude and joy at the sight, the sound. My body relaxes, as I imagine the Plants delighting in the caress of Water. I realize that I have been holding my breath and unconsciously stressing…
Read MoreExcerpt: An Invitation into the Plant World
Excerpt from Communicating with Plants: Heart-based Practices for Connecting with Plant Spirits by Jen Frey (Bear & Company, 2023), p 1 – 11. Introduction: An Invitation into the Plant World I owe my life to Plants. This is a simple statement and yet, can you feel the power in it? The truth is that while…
Read MoreTea with the Faeries
A Beltane poem celebrating the magic that surrounds us.
Read MoreThe Restorative Power of Nature
When I saw my clients struggling, I asked my Guides what I could do to offer support to the collective. I wondered what is needed and what is missing. The messages that I received is that people are overwhelmed and they need to slow down, but even more importantly they need time in Nature to rejuvenate and remember they are held and supported.
Read MoreA Passion for Plant Communication
Helping people to remember how to communicate with Plants is one of my great passions and joys. If we want to thrive, if we want to succeed, we need to learn how to live in co-creative partnership with Nature. Plants can show us how to do this and, more importantly, they want to help us do this.
Read MoreThe Way of Brigid
Years ago when I earnestly began my journey with the Plants, I began a relationship with the Celtic Goddess Brigid. She guided me along my path and helped me with my clients. Brigid is notorious for being loved and resilient especially in the face of the patriarchy. This year I have been thinking about Brigid, her gifts, and her lessons. Again, she feels like a fantastic guide to support us through these Earth changes.
Read MoreChoose Rest to Change the World
The Plants routinely tell me that often the most profound and productive thing I can do is to simply sit and be quiet. They also guide me to be fully present, appreciating and enjoying the gifts of the current moment.
Read MoreHonoring Maple
I’ve spent the day with Maple finalizing preparations for our upcoming Maple Sacred Plant Initiation. Sitting in the Temple of Maple’s branches, I am once again, completely humbled by and in awe of Maple’s generosity and support. Maple has been nourishing the people of this Land for generations upon generations, long before the colonists arrived. Even more than that, Maple reminds us of the sweetness of life during the darkest moments. This is something I think we all are in need of remembering.
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