by admin | Dec 9, 2019 | Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Science, Community, Consciousness, Ecosystem, Environmental Activism, Nature
A new type of seaweed, I thought. Black – I haven’t seen this here before. But it isn’t seaweed, washed up on the beach this morning. It’s ash. We’re 25km south of the fire that has just ravaged over 70,000 hectares of forest between Batemans Bay and...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Archetypes, Blog, Climate Science, Community, Consciousness, Ecosystem, Environmental Activism, Myth, Nature
Being trained to read mythic symbols, i have sometimes erred on the side of caution when it comes to the classic “End is Nigh” predictions. I’ve often felt i was in a similar boat to the IPCC: if we warn people that it’s the end of the world as...
by admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Science, Community, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Ecosystem, Environmental Activism, Meditation & Mindfulness, Nature
The first bird turned out to be alive, still. Only just though. It was so weak i could approach, nudge, and note its feeble movement in protest as my dog backed away from the scene. The next one was certainly dead, turned up so that you could see its guts had been...
by admin | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog, Climate Science, Community, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Ecosystem, Environmental Activism
A simple three point defence of climate action in the face of current conditions: The drought is biting so deep in New South Wales, that even this nice patch of rain we are now having (at least on the south coast) hardly keeps the dust down. The whole south east of...
by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog, Climate Science, Community, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Environmental Activism, Meditation & Mindfulness, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
How do we keep plugging away when the odds are against us? Whether we are environmental activists calling for climate justice or dealing with our own inner issues and challenges in life, we need to take care of ourselves if we want to keep going.This simple practice...
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...
