Mj Pettengill
Who Was Sarah Abbie Wood? Ancestral Healing: Part 1
We must seek with a pure and open heart, correcting and illuminating whenever appropriate and possible.
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Mj Pettengill
Jun 16, 20192 min read
FATHERS DOWN THE LINE
If those who you called father or grandfather in this life, have departed from the earthly plane, please remember to simply speak their...
Mj Pettengill
May 31, 20192 min read
Mj Pettengill
May 25, 20193 min read
Farewell Kisses
I remembered gatherin’ at the train station. The wind blew the last of the brittle, orange leaves from the unbendin’ trees, and the sky...
Mj Pettengill
May 21, 20191 min read
The Undreamed
"My dear one, once you have answered the call and walk with the ancients, there’s no turnin’ back. This responsibility—a gift—is unlike...
Mj Pettengill
May 3, 20192 min read
A Regrettable Turn
Traces of past beauty mingled with her expressions, tangled hair, and lined face. She had lost most of her teeth, but her smile was from...
Mj Pettengill
Apr 26, 20194 min read
Down from the Tree
Do you have a treasured childhood tree that you carry with you? Of course, you may have guessed that in earlier versions of my life, and...
Mj Pettengill
Apr 8, 20192 min read
Paying Homage
For many years, my work has focused on cultural narrative and traditions, ancestral healing, intergenerational trauma integration, and...
Mj Pettengill
May 13, 20183 min read
The Original Mother's Day Proclamation: Call for Peace
What is Mother’s Day? There are endless possibilities. I will bypass Mother Earth [this time] and focus on the actual holiday itself....
Mj Pettengill
May 8, 20172 min read
Garden Tears: Never Underestimate the Rain
Rain is my constant companion. Although nearing mid-May, I continue to carry wood to keep the fire burning in the kitchen stove. I refuse...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 24, 20162 min read
The Kiss: A Christmas Story
"O Holy Night" is significant to me and my family. It was very important to my father, because he sang it in his youth as a soloist at...
Mj Pettengill
Nov 3, 20163 min read
A Pure, Unshakeable Reflection
As time marches on, much of this cultural narrative remains ageless.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 18, 20162 min read
From Half Orphan to Orphan: Sitting in the First Pew
Away from the battlefields and horrific bloodshed of the Great War of the Rebellion, were other countless casualties, leaving behind many...
Mj Pettengill
Dec 10, 20158 min read
O Christmas Tree! Reflections of a Wildcrafter
I was raised in what most would consider a traditional, rural New England family. When Christmastime rolled around, we would scurry about...
Mj Pettengill
Oct 29, 20156 min read
Robert Frost : Chicken Farmer - Kindred Spirit
When thinking of Robert Frost, one does not usually conjure up an image of a chicken fancier and farmer...
Mj Pettengill
Aug 13, 20154 min read
The Journey Continues
After the loss of my father, I was in a place of sadness and mourning, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw a fluttering of orange ...
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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