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ELKE SPEAKS


Resurrecting your True Light
Resurrection: a word that often follows the words "destruction" or 'breakdown', as in to resurrect a broken chair or building or...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 16, 20224 min read
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Do we have to be right? Or do we want the truth?
This morning’s aha moment: would I rather be right, or know the truth?

Elke Siller Macartney
Feb 28, 20221 min read
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As both Human and Being, I commit to...
I am known as a wise woman, and as such, I honor your wisdom as well. Always trust yourself, your intuition, and your deepest knowing. I...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 2, 20212 min read
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The Offering
For me, feathers are an offering from above: above the fray of everyday dramas, and above the bounds of gravity. Years ago, we lived near...

Elke Siller Macartney
May 10, 20213 min read
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Resurrection time
Easter Sunday, 2021 What shall we resurrect today? Shall we resurrect old patterns that do not work? Shall we resurrect the many years of...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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Upon seeing my deceased husband's face on Netflix
Jim Macartney, my sweetheart of 35 years, died on August 1, 2020. Recently, I’m emotionally in a fairly stable place, and thus able to...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jan 15, 20214 min read
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Fall: season of loss and discovery
In the waning days of fall, I recorded this while walking in the forest… Fall, the season, is rich with symbolism galore: Fall, is...

Elke Siller Macartney
Dec 1, 20205 min read
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More blessings in my process...
It's been awhile since I last shared my process of emerging into a new life without Jim: Both grieving and healing continue, and I'm...

Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 19, 20203 min read
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Count the hidden blessings
It's easy these days, to count the curses. The curses, the darkness, the shutdowns, and shutouts… The millions upon millions of lives...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 28, 20202 min read
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Note to Self, Re: Texting is Fraught…
Life notes to self (and friends): Texting, while a convenient way to communicate, can be misconstrued, misunderstood, and fraught with...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jan 21, 20201 min read
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Noticing...
Besides good exercise and fresh air, there is a reason I love to walk almost everyday: No matter how fast or slow I walk, I notice things...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jun 13, 20192 min read
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Dance til I'm 110
Last night, I used up my ferry punch-card to travel to small but mighty Guemes Island--home of some of the most creative souls I know....

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 28, 20191 min read
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Aura Cling-ons
It’s tricky to be a seer sometimes. As much as I do my best to see the good in everyone, I I see a lot of sludge as well. And by sludge...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 25, 20193 min read
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My broken wing
This is a long one... It's been quite some time since I last posted, and for pretty good reason. Nine days ago, while at the end of a...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jul 7, 20186 min read
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Stay grateful.
There's a lot going on in this sunrise picture: Obvious is the stunning orange, red and blue morning sky. Not so obvious are the...

Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 13, 20183 min read
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