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About mariner2mother

I'm a mother of a creative 20 year old son, a former merchant ship's deck officer, and a wife. To feed my creative side I take photos. I am also Reiki attuned and am a student of Energy Healing, having used several healing modalities to work on myself and my family. My most recent adventure has me navigating a very challenging Kundalini Awakening.

Fresh Air

Sometimes when I need a change of scenery, I take a drive to the coast. We’re lucky to be less than an hour’s drive to the ocean and an even shorter drive to hills and mountains, with miles of farmland … Continue reading

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Recognizing a Kindred Spirit

Have you ever met someone who felt like a kindred spirit? You didn’t even really know them, yet they felt familiar? Something you couldn’t quite put your finger on? The other day I was out running a few errands and … Continue reading

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Appreciating Mom

In the years since my mother’s death in 2012 by her own hand, our relationship has continued. She’s been walking in the spirit world, and I’ve been doing my thing here in the physical world. But my “thing” has become … Continue reading

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The Navigator

There have been times in my life when I’ve been a traveler and a navigator. Quite literally, in my former career, I worked on coastal boats and then on ships all over the globe. And my last sea-going job was … Continue reading

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We’re All Equal

In a recent healing session, I wanted to be able to feel like my energy is sovereign. In other words, to have sound and grounded energetic boundaries and feel like myself again. To not unconsciously experience a cascade of internal … Continue reading

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Rebirth and Leveling Up

When we last left our intrepid heroine, she was deep in the jungle fending off lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Well, maybe not exactly that. Perhaps it was closer to falling deeper down the rabbit hole – just … Continue reading

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Synchronicity, Abundance, and Grace, Oh My!

I recently had one of those days when my heart must have been cranked open wide. I swear, the Universe conspired with my guides to bring moments of grace that brought me to tears. Tears of gratitude. Ok, I’ll admit … Continue reading

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Well Seasoned

With all the inner changes I’ve been having, certain words don’t feel the same for me anymore, like, the word ‘old’. And I’m talking about when we specifically use it to refer to us, not something like a desk or … Continue reading

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When We Don’t Love Ourselves

A big part of the spiritual movement is love. Loving ourselves and loving others. And something I’ve been struggling with for the past few years is the ability to feel love. I mean, it feels like my heart keeps getting … Continue reading

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A Metaphysical Retrospective

Whilst still in a bit of a process of being squeezed and deeply transmuting all sorts of darkness within myself and the world, courtesy of Kundalini energy, I was listening to a BATGAP (Buddha at the Gas Pump) interview of … Continue reading

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