The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/author/sheri)
Sheri Barker is an author, poet, wildlife enthusiast, and gardener living in western North Carolinawith her two cats and her husband. She has been a solitary practitioner for more than 30 years, has studied under the RavenMyst Tradition, and enjoys connections with other solitaires and community groups. Her poem, Traveling the Crow Road with My Daughter, was published in the anthology, My Wandering Uterus: tales of traveling while female. She also writes a blog which can be found at https://fromthebearpath.blogspot.com/. When she isn’t writing, Sheri can be found dabbling with divination, in her gardens, or eyeing her growing pile of books to be read.
“Creating a homestead from scratch is a long, slow process, especially for someone with very little practical experience as a gardener, zero experience with livestock and water management, and limited financial resources. At least it has been for me.”
Sheri Barkers considers how energy work and gardening can combine to create change.
“The last days of winter are unfolding as they should, with snow, ice, and cold temperatures starting to become balanced by days of warmer weather and increasing daylight. Sensing the nearness of spring, part of me wants to put on my fastest sneakers and gleefully run down the path to greet her. But the wheel turns as it turns, and I know I cannot hurry the seasons.”
Sheri Barker continues her exploration of the classical elements in this column about the power of fire.
I looked around, trying to find the chimes, and saw a woman walking towards me from the east. Tall and graceful, she carried a book in the bend of her arm. She wore a long, flowing gown of pale green, pale yellow, and white. The chiming grew louder as she drew near, but the sound remained pleasing.
As she passed by, I asked, “Do you hear that sound?”
She laughed in a way that echoed the chimes and answered, “The question is: do you?”