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To Crazy Wisdom Community Journal’s Readers and Advertisers –
In the spirit of responding in a practical way to what is happening, we have postponed the publishing of our Spring/Summer Issue (May thru August 2020 – Issue #75) due to all the reverberations and fallout from the Covid-19 Pandemic. Our editorial content is all set to go, but so many of our advertisers are closed for business currently, and they’ve asked to postpone their advertisements. Additionally, so many of our 235 local/regional distribution spots are closed that we wouldn’t be able to distribute most of our 11,000-copy print run.

Posts from our Blog

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Saint Patrick and the Fae Folk of Ireland
Saint Patrick and the Fae Folk of Ireland

This popular missionary saint is best known for introducing Christianity to pagan Ireland during the 5th century AD. I thought it would be interesting ask the Irish Fae (aes sidhe) for their viewpoint on the massive cultural changes resulting from Patrick’s work, which disrupted ancient relationships between humans and the many species of fae folk.

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Love: Grandmother's Wisdom and Little Women Lessons
Love: Grandmother's Wisdom and Little Women Lessons

Inspired by Louisa May Alcott's 'I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship' from Little Women, reflections on my Polish grandmother's enduring wisdom, sewing as mending metaphor, family moments in snowy February, and finding hope amid change and loss.

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Meet Comedian, Shelly Smith
Meet Comedian, Shelly Smith

Shelly Smith had been building toward her one woman show for years, but it wasn’t until the night before it opened that she completed it. “I booked the date, then I knew I had to finish it,” Smith explained. “It was not done ‘til literally those last 24 hours, as I was fine tuning it.”

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How Does He Love Me? Let me Count the Ways: Understanding the Give and Take Across Love Languages
How Does He Love Me? Let me Count the Ways: Understanding the Give and Take Across Love Languages

After 32 years of marriage, I discovered how The 5 Love Languages—acts of service, words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, and gifts—deepen connection. From sunroof surprises to quiet dances, real stories of love that lasts.

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A Spiritual Channeling of The “North Star”
A Spiritual Channeling of The “North Star”

A conversation with Polaris, the “North” star

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Darkness Doesn’t Eat
Darkness Doesn’t Eat

Once terrified of the dark—haunted by sleepwalking and shadowy fears—I learned to see darkness as a gentle, restful lady. Through winter nights and motherhood, find peace in the quiet beauty of night. Reflections on overcoming fear.

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Gold Folk: A Spiritual Channeling on Gold's Role in Planetary Energies and Human Treasures
Gold Folk: A Spiritual Channeling on Gold's Role in Planetary Energies and Human Treasures

Channeled message from gold

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The Fae of Oakwood Park: Living with the Faeries
The Fae of Oakwood Park: Living with the Faeries

Once I was settled, I “announced” that my new home was open to all. Now that I live next to the Huron River, fae who travel this natural highway have a safe place to rest for the night. I’ve been told that a sort of “welcome sign” which is visible only to non-humans is in front of my place.

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Heart Forward
Heart Forward

I warmly invite you to choose a word that describes something you’d like to focus on or move toward in the coming year. How would you like to show up in the world, and what word could help you to move in that direction?

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A Stranger's Kindness in Paris: The Encouragement That Restored My Hope
A Stranger's Kindness in Paris: The Encouragement That Restored My Hope

Lost in the Paris Metro: How One Act of Kindness from a Stranger Changed Everything

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Features from our Winter 2020 Issue

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Herbs for Your Garden: Growing the California Poppy
Herbs for Your Garden: Growing the California Poppy

In Michigan, California Poppy is grown as a self-seeding annual. The entire plant (roots, leaves, and flowers) can be harvested in late summer when the plant is flowering. Preserve the fresh, finely chopped roots in 40% alcohol to make a tincture that will last for years. Flowers and leaves can be carefully dried to make tea. Use one or two teaspoons of dried herb in eight ounces hot water and steep for 45 minutes. To collect seeds, watch for the plants to form long, thin seed pods and wait until the pods begin to turn brown and dry. Collect intact pods into a brown paper bag and allow them to dry. The pods may burst open on their own, or you can gently roll them between your fingers to extract the small, black, round seeds.

Messages from the Beyond, Empowerment from Within — Discovering My Purpose as an Intuitive Animal Communicator
Messages from the Beyond, Empowerment from Within — Discovering My Purpose as an Intuitive Animal Communicator

After this eureka moment, I took a leap of faith—I started offering free readings via Zoom for pet parents—I did group, one on one, and email readings. It was at the end of my first group reading in July 2020 that a participant (Julie) asked me if I could read horses. (During the gallery, I had been able to connect with her dog Ripple). I told her that I didn’t know but was willing to try!

Advertisers Highlight, April 2026, Week #2
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Green Living: The Solution Rises Every Morning
Green Living: The Solution Rises Every Morning

The U.S. Department of Energy states that, “enough energy from the sun hits the earth every hour to power the planet for an entire year. There are obvious advantages to solar PV technology. It produces clean energy. It has no emissions, no moving parts, it doesn’t make any noise, and it doesn’t need water or fossil fuels to produce power. And it can be located right where the power is needed, in the middle of nowhere, or it can be tied into the power grid.” 

A Warrior Spirit: Q&A with Intuitive Scott Baker
A Warrior Spirit: Q&A with Intuitive Scott Baker

Meet Scott Baker aka Chetan, a Dexter local that has homed in on powerful intuitive abilities. These abilities have helped him navigate his own life in a more meaningful way and allowed him to help others understand themselves better. Baker has found a connection to those who have passed and can tap into the spirit of those around him through psychic and tarot card readings.

Gardening for Nutrition and Delight
Gardening for Nutrition and Delight

I’ve helped many people start gardens over the years, and my first question is, “What do you want to accomplish with your garden?” The answers vary widely, from “saving money” to “growing exotic ingredients” to my favorite: “The garden is now solely for the delight of the kids.” These are all valid approaches! To help you think about different approaches to gardening, here are some ideas for a simple 4’x8’ raised bed garden.

Becoming Athena: An Experiment in Divine Possession
Becoming Athena: An Experiment in Divine Possession

As my curiosity about philosophy grew, I discovered in the writings of philosopher Baruch Spinoza the same ideas about God, nature, free will, and joy which I had embraced independently: God is nature, there is no free will, and the meaning of life is to enjoy it. Nietzsche once joked that Spinoza wrote as if Athena herself imparted her wisdom to him. I agreed, but to me, it was no joke; I felt her calling to me through these ideas.

Being Ken Kozora
Being Ken Kozora

Ann Arbor musician, composer, and educator, Ken Kozora, is a one-of-a-kind gem. I asked him on a quiet afternoon at the Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, a favorite music venue and hang out, what was the pathway that led to receiving the Love Award from the Artist Advocacy Foundation in Detroit this past September. Our conversation was delightful as he spoke with energy, expression, and conviction.

Book Review: Vow of Aliveness by Ravi Baikei Mishra
Book Review: Vow of Aliveness by Ravi Baikei Mishra

Ravi Baikei Mishra weaves a deeply personal memoir with a spiritual framework for reimagining how we engage with our inner and outer worlds. At its heart, Vow of Aliveness is a reckoning with the “default world”—a term Mishra uses to describe the consumer-driven, noise-saturated, status-obsessed culture that shapes our values and identities. From this critique emerges a guide for reclaiming something quieter and more true: a life led from within.

Spirit Seeds, Winter 2026 on Abundance, shadow work, and infusing your cooking with intentional energy
Spirit Seeds, Winter 2026 on Abundance, shadow work, and infusing your cooking with intentional energy

Triana tackles answers to your burning questions, like how can I release a past-life vow that is blocking abundance in this lifetime? What’s the most effective technique to integrate my shadow after an intense ritual? How can I infuse my cooking with intentional energy, so every meal becomes a spell?

 

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