by admin | Aug 20, 2019 | Animism, Biodiversity, Blog, Consciousness, Ecosystem, Nature
The dead wombat has been there for a couple of days now. The stench tells the story, as do the flies. The painted stripe down its back is another thing – a sign to those who care, that this one has been checked. Its pouch is empty; no babies need to be rescued...
by admin | Aug 15, 2019 | Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Science, Community, Ecosystem, Environmental Activism, Nature
Here is a letter that is less than 1 page long and is designed to gather support for the Global Climate Strike on Friday 20th of September. Please feel free to adapt, sign as your own, share widely and use to initiate a conversation in your workplace or with anyone....
by admin | Aug 8, 2019 | Biodiversity, Climate Science, Community, Consciousness, Environmental Activism
The School Strike for Climate started by climate action heroine Greta Thunberg has spread to the adult world (as predicted here in March). So now we can throw ourselves into support of the movement without worrying about whether or not we’re supposed to wait for...
by admin | Jul 4, 2019 | Animism, Archetypes, Blog, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Evolution, Meditation & Mindfulness, Music & Art, Myth, Nature
In Anima, Thom Yorke follows a trail that was set out for his soul when his European ancestors crossed paths in the great forest. For this new audiovisual feast from Paul Thomas Anderson is fairy tale, folks, mark my words. And as a writer who has long explored the...
by admin | May 24, 2019 | Archetypes, Blog, Meditation & Mindfulness, Music & Art
Not all Severins songs are about cosmic power, depth psychology, ecosoirituality, animism and the like. Some are about plumbing. The unrelenting pressures of parenthood, including showing loving kindness to children even when they are unravelling our patience faster...
by admin | May 10, 2019 | Animism, Archetypes, Blog, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Elemental, Evolution, Meditation & Mindfulness, Music & Art, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
Initiation makes us into something we weren’t before. Successful ritual transforms our consciousness, expanding our minds beyond a little circle of desire and gratification, connecting us to the more-than-human world of nature all around us, the ecosystem we depend...
by admin | May 1, 2019 | Animism, Archetypes, Blog, Community, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Elemental, Environmental Activism, Evolution, Meditation & Mindfulness, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
We are born out of the eggs of our mother, inseminated by our father, awakened to our immediate environment. As Caterpillar, the next stage includes wandering about in small circles, munching on the leaves we were born on, following the wisdom of our immediate and...
by admin | Apr 29, 2019 | Animism, Blog, Community, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Elemental, Evolution, Music & Art, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
How do you feel in your body? Do you enjoy it? How does the way you move relate to the way your mind works? There’s no separation. Just as the universe is consciousness made manifest in physical reality – at least one kind of physical reality, which in itself is...
by admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Animism, Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Science, Community, Deep Connection, Ecosystem, Elemental, Environmental Activism, Music & Art, Myth, Nature, Sacred
Animists like me believe the world is alive. It goes beyond an intellectual idea, but it’s more than just a feeling, too; many traditions from around the world recognise the possibility that consciousness flows through the universe, that intelligence is a property of...
by admin | Apr 19, 2019 | Archetypes, Blog, Community, Deep Connection, Meditation & Mindfulness, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
Everyone knows that Easter is based on an ancient pagan festival of rebirth – hence the eggs and bunnies, fertility symbols par excellence, aligned with a full moon of pregnant portent. Historically, Christianity overtook every sign of an alternative...