Guest Bloggers

We are happy and excited to include the most wonderful art & magic-makers to the Build Altars Blog.

Regular Guest Bloggers

Laura Tabet – View Posts
WORDS FROM A CROWRIDER, CROWRITER, and CROWLABBORATOR
2nd Thursday of the Month

Laura Tabet, MA, (PhD candidate) is a healing arts practitioner, teacher, writer and Crowrider, working and flying about in Oakland, CA, supporting the training of future Crowriders – individuals interested in gaining capacities and highly creative lives through engaged transformation.  Cranio Sacral Therapy, Imaginal Psychology, Intuitive Consultation, Mythology, Astrology, Energy Work, and Expressive Arts are her most trusted training practices.  She is currently writing a dissertation on human initiation and the role of imagination in engaging the creative potential of change and seeks playful collaboration with all interested Crowriders! Visit Laura’s website

Mary Swanson - View Posts
GRACE UNDER PRESSURE
3rd Thursday of the Month

Mary Swanson is a full-time Medical Intuitive. She received her certification from the Academy of Intuition Medicine in Sausalito, CA in 1994. She teaches her students “how to be happy” by using meditation, conscious awareness, writing, painting and Ritual in her many workshops and classes. Mary is also a writer and visual artist. She lives in Middlebury, VT. You can find her at maryswanson.net and arthousevt.com.

Emily K. Grieves - View Posts
FROM MEXICO WITH LOVE
4th Thursday of the month

Emily K. Grieves is an artist and healer dedicated to helping people find connections to the sacred in their lives. She explores symbolism, mythology, and ritual in her artwork, drawing inspiration from the celebrations and mysteries of Life. She has also dedicated herself to the healing arts as a practitioner of shamanism and hands-on healing energy work for over 10 years. She lives with her family in Teotihuacan, Mexico, where she has painted murals in the Dreaming House, and where she helps lead groups into the transformative energies of the pyramids. To learn more, visit www.livingwithpyramids.blogspot.co and www.thedreaminghousemx.com.

Visiting Guest Bloggers

Jenafer Joy Lindh Owen - View Posts

Jenafer Joy is a storycarrier, irreverent personal-revolutionary, community wrangler and ridiculously-blissy newlywed. You can find her teaching with the rowdy crowd at Cosmic Cowgirls.

Former Guest Bloggers

Francesca Preston - View Posts
ALRIGHT, NIGHT: Writing From Dark Places
Francesca Preston usually writes between the lines before she crawls underneath them. A poet, essayist, and graphic artist, Francesca runs a writing consultation & editing business, Grafista. With an intuitive and highly-skilled hand, she helps educators, healers, artists, and entrepreneurs to articulate their work. Visit Francesca’s website.

Debbie Luna Baxter - View Posts
EN-LIGHTING THE DARK
Debbie Luna is a Portland based Momma, Artist, and Photographer who is currently under construction. What she can say for certain is that she has 2 very special boys, Hawk and Zavi, a wonderful dog, Murphy,  and a super supportive man named Brian. She is looking forward to seeing what the next year will bring while stepping into being a Mother of a Newborn and holding the Newborn within. Visit Debbie’s website