Ancestral Tending for Changemakers

Resources from our retreat together

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Journeys

Journey to the Wise Ancestors

Madre del Mundo by Marsha Gomez at Alma de Mujer

​The ancestors are as close as
our breath,
food in our bellies,
wind on our faces, 
ground beneath our feet,
birdsong in our ears,
longings in our hearts,
pulses of our souls,
cellular intelligences,
stardust.

The ancestors call to us
through the cracks of all that
would keep us from them.

They are help for the helpers;
​change for the changemakers.

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Bridge propped up by stones over Cypress Creek at Alma de Mujer.

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There is a whole world longing to reclaim us.

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I identify as Chicanx, bisexual, cis-woman, late-identified Autistic and VAST.  I currently reside in Tucson, Arizona.  I am also a practicing psychologist, and I wrote my dissertation based on the teachings I received from the elders at Alma de Mujer.   I am descended from people who made the Sonoran Desert borderlands their home going back generations.  They include northern Mexican Indigenous people, as well as settler colonialists from the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland, and France--and many ancestors who have made themselves known to me in my heart but whose names and stories I have yet to know.  You can read more about my influences here.  ​

Corn Mother accompanying me to make offerings of repair.

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Ancestor altar at Alma de Mujer

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There is a field of unimaginable belonging beckoning to us.

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Tree canopy at Alma de Mujer