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The Luminous Web

Stories, Strategy, and Soul for the New Economy

The Luminous Web: A field guide to the soulwork of reconnection

I was driving along the coast of Maine when I noticed something shift in me. The fog moved softly through the trees, and there was a quiet sense of presence in ...

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Tending the Sacred Thread: From metrics to mycelium—reclaiming the deeper reason we do this work.

Lately, I’ve been tangled in the weeds—strategy, structure, timelines, metrics, spreadsheets.
All the unsexy bits of the work I do.
Necessary, yes—but rarely nour...

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This Is Not Starting Over. This Is the Sacred Spiral. A love note to those who keep circling back to their truth.

I keep thinking I’ve lost the thread.

I sit down to write, and nothing comes.
Not the vision, not the clarity, not the spark.
Just this quiet ache in my chest—th...

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Have I missed my greening? When Creativity Slows and the Spirit Goes Underground

I came to the Hudson River on retreat—because I was feeling a little lost. My ideas had slowed. My spark had dimmed. I didn’t know what was next—for myself, or ...

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We have forgotten, haven't we? Let it rot. Let it root. Let it begin again.

but they forgot to mention
dirt is where the mycelium sings.
where seeds dream in the dark.
where god got on her knees and played.
where our ancestors buried thei...

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Listening is the Strategy: A new way to grow a business—rooted in reverence, not performance

In my last piece, I shared the story of an eagle I encountered on the side of the road—regal, still, standing over a bed of carrion. She appeared as an omen for...

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