tending to our spiritual space (my Sicilian folk methods)
Ciao Amici!
As I mentioned on Instagram, I wanted to share some of the ways I protection my spiritual space using tools and talismans of my ancestral tradition.
But first I want to share something I think is essential to begin. Their is a personal energy that really needs to be practiced while we...
Madonna dell'Alto || ancestral healing
(the following is a small excerpt from the first draft of my book)
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“È una passeggiata facile. Vai dritto.”
Mario put a bitter espresso in front of me, added a shot of fennel liquor to it, and laid down a plate of soft freshly...
sfincione {a special pizza from Palermo}: ancestral eating for the seasons.
My Zia (aunt Pina) had creamy, flawless skin, silver white hair, and bright blue eyes. She looked nothing like what someone from Sicily "looks" like. That's because Sicilians don't look like anything. They are 2000 year mix of so many different genes from so many different places. There is a...
Marybeth Bonfiglio
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MaryBeth Bonfiglio has been teaching and guiding writing to both youth and adults for over a decade. She’s trained in midwifery, herbalism, and yogic philosophy while practicing healing and magic through her lineage passed on traditions. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in creative non-fiction from Antioch University, Los Angeles.
