Angela Raincatcher | Nine Ravens Studio

with a strong and open heart

Two chants

Last fall, while waiting for the bus, I was thinking about how we needed a song for the lighting of the Samhain fires. The voice bubbled from inside:
Rise up, Sacred Fire! Burning divinity, live in me!
This last week, it began to rain as I was walking home from work. I had no [...]

Walking the Path

As long as I am standing in the dark, I have an excuse to not walk the path because I cannot see it. But once the light breaks, I have to decide to walk or not. And I question whether I am strong enough to walk it.
Over the past three years I have been consciously [...]

Connections and Cycles

This past weekend, Becoming made its third annual pilgrimage to the headwaters of the Potomac River. Our intent was:

to honor and bless the source of the waters that run through the land on which we live. We ask humbly for her to return and bring abundance to our land and our lives in [...]

Life Mission Statement

I am currently reading First Things First by Stephen Covey et al for my work with Reflections Mystery School. This last month, we read the chapter “The Passion of Vision” about creating a personal mission or vision statement. Starting with the mission I wrote for this web site (on the right navigation bar), [...]

More artwork since December

Since December, I have been busy learning more about Photoshop and “riding the dragon” (I think she is green) of creativity by creating more collages. Rather than post all of them here, I direct you to my image gallery. This work has inspired me to do more of my own photography, rather than [...]

  • Spring Daily Practice

    Envision your breath as a spiral that encompasses you.

    Offer your breath as a gift to your Divine Self.

    Chant a mantra.

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