Grief doll as prayer & offering

A grief doll with a heart of mugwort, rose, and moonstone.

I’ve been working on this doll as a way to process the grief that I’m feeling about everything that’s unfolding in this country and in the world.

The grief I feel about the ICE raids, kidnappings, and shootings. The grief I feel over the many genocides occurring around the world - and the role that the US government has in each. The grief I feel as I navigate parenting through social and ecological collapse.

How do I decide between cereal and pancakes for breakfast when Liam Ramos and his father (along with countless other men, women, and children) are suffering at the hands of the government? How do I teach my son long division while the children in Gaza, Syria, Myanmar, Sudan, and the Congo (not an exhaustive list) are suffering and dying every day?

I know that I’m not alone in my fear, my rage, and my grief - and creating something with my hands has felt so nourishing during this time.

This doll, filled with mugwort, rose, and moonstone, is a companion to sit with you as you allow yourself to grieve. Her tears are woven with tussah silk and her dress is woven of Corriedale wool. She wears a small, double terminated quartz over her heart - and if you look closely, you’ll see the tiny baby (or, “barnacle”) quartz point on the side.

May this spirit doll be a source of comfort. May she help you hold the tears and the grief. Let her serve as a touchstone, connecting you to the unseen realms, to ancestral wisdom, and future possibilities. May she remind you that you’re not alone in this fight - that we’re all in this together.

May we bear witness to the collapse of empire. May we love each other through these difficult times. May we birth the new world together.

May it be so.

This grief doll is available here, and I’ll keep making dolls and talismans to support you as you navigate the dark.