THE Volcano Witch (Kathleen Borealis)

I have the new Lego Minerals Collection set and I am making some outreach material but slowly.

well........ my website is down. Working on it

Reminder I am currently finishing up a degree but I have plans for the next season! I'll be back on here more as well. Just a few more months!

M8.7 off the coast of Russia with a tsunami generated. Reminder that I am currently finishing my PhD so I am consolidating and just taking questions on my Discord. Just message for access.

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Time to defend postal service today.

Order & distribute cards ⬇️ from Half Letter Press via @marc-fischer.bsky.social

Use as mini-posters and/or send through the mail.

Text on back informs public about vital role of post office and shows support to U.S. postal workers.

bsky.app/profile/marc...

Why is self esteem so damn hard!?

The auDHD in me wants step by step instructions to improve it.

I am working on a short series on some volcano folk lore from around the world. It will all live here for now.

The Saint and the Volcano | Kathleen Borealis Get more from Kathleen Borealis on Patreon

It should be on the lowest setting allowed by Patreon. In the discord is a free link.

www.patreon.com/posts/saint-...

I am slowly rolling out my new social media approach. Reminder that I am not a "personality" but a scientist who wants to give back to the community.

My writing is going to be on Patreon while I figure some things out.

Discord is aways open just ask!

If you are curious about the imagery of flying a nations flag upside down it is common practice in Hawaii and understood to mean a nation in distress.

The inverted Hawaiian flag has come to symbolize a nation in distress and is the main symbol of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.

I love that movie so much

As a descendent of New Amsterdam and New France I take my responsibility towards North America, the land and her people very seriously.

If you disagree with me on how to get there but are still motivated on doing the best for everyone then I respect your opinion and you have every right to disagree with me.

On the more extreme end: I like the idea of legal households instead of families / marriages. Also reminder: I am not now and have never been Christian.

But take care of each other is the bases for most of ethics

- I want to be part of a country that can take in immigrants and give them a better shot at life
- we are at the adapt part of climate change and we should be working to figure out how to support climate refuges

- our constitution is built on giving a voice to smaller population zones
- the constitution is also built for things to move slowly
- I would rather feed 10 people who can feed themselves than one person starve.

- I think if you work full time on minimum wage you should have access to housing at 1/3 your income
- You should be free to be you whatever that looks like (gender, religion, race, sexuality, etc etc etc)
- freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences

I'm not around online but here is what I have to say about the state of the US:
- I am a DAR member and my family (2 gens!) fought for the founding of this country
- the constitution isn't perfect but it is our messy experiment in democracy and I believe in it.

I have Santorini updates on my discord. trying to not stretch myself too think across multiple platforms right now (thesis writing)

Reminder that just contact me for access. Just any way you can find. I was getting spam accounts when I posted a link so you have to (not really) work for it!

Earthquakes in Santorini are in the news. I am going to be answering questions on my Discord but remember to pay attention to the local agency in charge.

There is only so much information that can be given and sometimes it feels like there is a hole. But that is just uncertainty

I'm so so sorry. My friend had a sudden heart attack while hiking. Both are equally hard. 💔

Any US based followers who need a good grounding I have a recorded meditation on my site

katborealis.com/resources/

On a similar and more... interesting note? Did you know that there is a type of "stone" that forms in the cremations of Buddhist?

I went down a curiosity hole for a while on this one. They are called Śarīra and are said to be a pearl of crystal like bead found in the ashes of spiritual masters.

Death is never convenient for those left living. Death can come when and for who you least expect.

Nothing is forever, Everything is always changing.

Its been a hard 2 weeks

Every year I make my own Wheel of the Year based on a worksheet I developed.

I have taught this as a workshop previously but this year I just updated the files linked on my "resource" page. You can also find a link to the podcast episode covering it.

katborealis.com/resources/

Hello by amazing friends and listeners! The new podcast episode should be hitting your podcast app of choice shortly!

12,000-year-old ritual passed down 500 generations may be world’s oldest | CNN Deep in an Australian cave, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that an Aboriginal ritual may have been passed down 500 generations and survived 12,000 years.

www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/s... super fascinating

cover image for podcast episode with the title: "Borealis Medication Podcast" on top and "Gravel and tea cups - a conversation with Althaea Sebastiani" on the bottom. In the center the cover of the book "Alive with Spirits" by Althaea Sebastiani with background a grid of two tea cups one blue with flowers and one in black and white and two images of gravel one with coral fossils and angular and one sub-rounded

NEW EPISODE!

Borealis Meditation – S05E05 Gravel and Tea Cups: a Conversation with Althaea Sebastiani

katborealis.com/2024/05/bore...

I will finally admit that I am working on book. But in my chase down interesting ideas way and who knows when it will actually be done. I am however going to be sharing things I find on both the patreon and the discord.