By Jaime-Shades of Spirit Tonight, the veil grows thin.All Hallows’ Eve, the turning of the season, the quiet exhale before winter, is a sacred time when the boundary between the seen and unseen softens. For centuries, people around the world have gathered on this night to honor their ancestors, not with fear, but with gratitude, for the lives that made ours possible, for the lessons learned, and for the love that still flows through our blood and energy. Remembering the Line

By Jaime – Shades of Spirit Faith. It’s a small word that carries a big vibration. For me, faith has always been more than belief; it’s been an energy. A reminder that even in the moments when everything feels uncertain, there’s a quiet current of hope running underneath it all. When I speak about faith, I’m not talking about rules or structure. I’m talking about the feeling that lifts you when you can’t quite lift yourself, the knowing that there’s something bigger, wiser, a

By Jaime – Shades of Spirit Last night was one of those moments when time felt suspended, when the ordinary dissolved into something beautifully sacred. After days of preparation and release, I stepped into my first Cacao New Moon Ceremony with an open heart and clear energy, ready to receive whatever messages Spirit had waiting. Stepping Into Ceremony As I arrived, I immediately felt a calm anticipation in the air. Candles flickered softly, the scent of sage and cacao mingli

By Shades of Spirit Over the past year and a half, I’ve walked through more hospital doors than I ever thought I would. I had two knee replacements, a blessing, but terrifying at the same time. Then my mom was diagnosed with cancer: six weeks of daily radiation, weekly chemo, and the day she finally got home she almost passed out and ended up in the ICU, and two weeks later she passed. This year another family member has been in and out of the hospital for the last two months