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Thoughts on self-understanding, transformation, meaning, and reconditioning. Using genealogy, place, history, science, and folklore, I uncover threads within roots and traditions to create personal practices to nurture peace and give context to life.

Newsletter · By Karen Steele · Official site

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    September’s Final Friday Round-Up (opens the original)

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    Think of this as an index of sorts for the month. A helpful place for going back and finding that one 5 Note form the month that seemed interesting. Or, finding the grandmother story that talked about probate records. Let’s round ‘em up!<

  2. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Same Place, Different Time (opens the original)

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    Magic is all around. It’s in the everyday; it’s in our hearts. It’s in the moments that can be missed if not paying close attention. Change that occurs in nature is one of the most powerful magic I know. We, humans, don’t control the moment the leaves fall off of the trees, the change in the color of the sky before a storm, the change across a field of green grass, or the swift growth of bunny rabbits. It all happens without us, and in some cases, despite us. This year Same Place, Different Time

  3. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    Learning from the Grandmothers - Sarah (opens the original)

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    This month’s story is one of the saddest I have written so far. It also feels deeply personal. As a woman and mother, Sarah’s story strikes a place that feels deep and ancient within me. You see, Sarah is my great great great grandmother. She died at age 29. <div class=

  4. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    The Terrain of Autumn Transitions (opens the original)

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    I love the beginning of the school year. There’s an excitement and energy to it that is unique. It is a time filled with hope, anticipation, renewal. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="324.64285714285717" src="https

  5. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    August's Final Friday Round-Up (opens the original)

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    Think of this as an index of sorts for the month. A helpful place for going back and finding that one 5 Note form the month that seemed interesting. Or, finding the grandmother story that talked about probate records. Let’s round ‘em up!<source ty

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