Welcome to Dragon Letters, No. 6
Cancer Moon Edition
August 5th, 2021
Hola my dear ,
In this Dragon Letter we’re diving a bit deeper into what it means to live with a planet in transition and thriving within chaos. We’ll continue to dismantle white supremacist ideas of the wild. You know, all the fun stuff!
But for real… how are we doing? How can we expand our capacity for this Time? Weave in community care in all your do. Everyone is going through something. Be kind, and love fiercely.
We can chose our discomfort now and avoid a worsening of our future through Decolonizing now.
I’m grateful to be alive in this Time. We have all the tools we need to thrive in transition as long as we are Decolonizing.
Please reply and let me know your favorite things from this Dragon Letter and your reflections.
(The huge favorite of my last email was my upcoming Decolonizing Time workshop. Over 100 people have already registered. If you are one of them, thank you for affirming this work! You’ll find those and many other great resources if you search your inbox and put me in your safe list. Star✨ me, add to Primary Inbox etc.)
Walk in beauty. Live your magic. Go wild.
xo Ixchel
Buy Disasterology today, available at Amazon.
Atmos Magazine has a chapter of the book, Disasterology, available in their Frontline section.
Disaster Justice
Book Recommendation
Disasterologist (it’s a thing) Samantha Montano has written about this Time through intersections of climate activism and disaster preparedness, while centering justice.
This topic resonates deeply. When Katrina happened I became Certified Emergency Response Team trained and created evacuation plans and systems with my neighbors. I got a ham radio license and then I ran for city council, because climate chaos preparation was not happening at the city or regional level to the degree it needed to be.
Some of my biggest cognitive load comes from being unprepared. Go-bags, extra food, water, and medicine. These are the things that make me feel resourced and ready. The things that help calm my nervous system.
Preparing for climate chaos is why we chose to live where we are, and why we still feel secure in our location after going through multi-year shelter-in-place living. Part of that work is also about Decolonizing so we can co-create a world where all can thrive.
Know your neighbors. They are usually the ones that you’re going to go through a disaster with. Have a plan. And ask questions about where your disaster dollars are being spent locally, regionally, and at the State and Federal levels.
At the moment essential disaster resources in Minnesota are being used against Indigenous people protecting the water source of millions of people in the US. That’s not right. Visit Stop Line 3 to find out how you can take a stand.
Alexis Nicole (aka Black Forager)
Alexis Nikole Nelson, the very popular Black Forager on TikTok made a great video in response to someone commenting about her foraging being harmful after it was highlighted in the New York times article: How Black Foragers Find Freedom in the Natural World.
The assumption that wild places are untouched and that wild places need protection from humans is a false narrative that I found quite problematic when working on environmental justice issues in Northern California.
Problematic because, as Alexis explains, the protections were meant to remove BIPOC from the land and resources so white people could have a place to explore and rest.
Sadly, raging wildfires are the price that all Californians are now paying for “land protection” and lavish lifestyles combined with unchecked corporate ecocide that funds their lifestyles. An elsewhere in the world the injustice of these actions is creating climate fuckery with devastating effect.
Reconnecting with Time/Space/Place, decolonizing. This is how we heal the rift.
Decolonize Time Workshop
AUGUST 21ST, 10-11:30AM CST
REGISTER HERE
In this workshop, you’ll discover:
Lessons from the Ancestors on
How to reclaim our stolen future with our planet in transition.
The Edgewalkers Dilemma:
How do we make miracles and get epic shit done without reproducing systems of brutal productivity on ourselves or our people?
We’ll cover:
- Decolonizing Time
- Colonial and Indigenous Time
- How Time is systematically used against us
- Liberating Your Flow
- Flow Cycle + Activators
- Dreaming in the Wild
- How to thrive with a transitioning planet
- Dreaming in the wild
- Rest for the rebellion
- Boundless Vision for a BADASS life
At the end of the workshop, with your consent, I will offer a description of my Boundless Vision 1/2 Day Retreat for your consideration. Feel free to go early if it doesn’t resonate.
Rest assured, if you can’t make it live. All registrants will receive a replay of the workshop. Honored to share this formative teaching with you. xo
Register Here
Luz de amor para Compañeras
Let’s Make Power Moves(f*ck the money stories, it’s time to flip the script)
A free virtual workshop onSaturday, August 28th from 12pm-1:30pm ESTNaomi Clark is a proud Black American Woman. Truth Teller. Feminist Money Coach + Consultant. In this workshop learn her methodology, the self-AUDIT-practice ™ for how to bolster your self-trust, uncover your invisible sources of power, and align your actions to your values. Register here.
The Wayfinders, founded by Helena Liu, is a year-long mentorship program for scholar-activists to build liberatory bodies of work while centering rest and joy. It begins September 6th. Helena provides a revolutionary feminist framework through which participants decolonize their minds, develop solidaristic connections, and nurture radical self-care. Visit to learn more.
Trevia Woods is opening A Season of Authenticity, Community Care, and Knowing Who You TRULY Are. The new cohort of the Authenticity Framework will be starting in August 2021.
Held is for thoughtful, caring, intentional, justice-oriented people who want to have the rituals + community-care resources they need to operate powerfully in the world and feel good in their own skin without culturally or spiritually appropriating. Visit to register.
I went through two seasons of HELD last year and it was eye-opening and heart-warming. I felt more deeply connected to my roots. I am in awe of what Trevia teaches around cultural appreciation rather than appropriation. Authenticity Framework is a must for your decolonial journey.
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I was raised and bore children on the traditional, unceded, and stolen lands of the Coast and Central Valley Miwok (colonized as Petaluma, CA) and Nisenan (colonized as Sacramento and Fair Oaks, CA), past, present, and future. I also write, work, and live in the highland forest of the traditional, unceded and stolen lands of the Totonac, Nahua, and Mexicah, past, present, and future, in what is known as Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico.
P.P.S. I do not live or consent to the colonial impositions regarding the construct of Time. I also practice honoring rhythms of work, play, and rest so that I can serve you with embodied presence and with loving care. This means I may take several days to respond to your requests and questions. (h/t Eva Glamaris)
P.P.S. A mention is not necessarily an endorsement of someone. It’s an acknowledgment, a citation, of the origin of information in my process of understanding. (h/t Kelly Diels)
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