by admin | May 27, 2021 | Animism, Archetypes, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Ecomythic, Meditation & Mindfulness, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
Camped beneath a full moon by a remote coastline, I am alone again with the wind, the sound of the ocean, and a celestial mystery that reminds me that we are all children beneath the stars. I pitched my swag not long after dark, excited to be so alone out here, dive...
by admin | Apr 19, 2021 | Archetypes, Community, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Ecomythic, Elemental, Evolution, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
Your breath is the bellows Breathe down and in and set fire to the body (in the nicest possible way). Your bodymind is the raw material. Bring it to light. The earth is the forge and the crucible. Don’t let it get too hot. The Gold is within you, just as it is...
by admin | Apr 4, 2021 | Blog, Climate Science, Consciousness, Deep Connection, Environmental Activism, Evolution, Nature, Sacred
I have solar on my roof, just bought an electric car, and do much of my shopping at the local farmer’s market. But my home is a new development, which was forest less than a decade ago. Amongst those who lost their homes for mine would have been sugar gliders and...
by admin | Apr 1, 2021 | Animism, Archetypes, Consciousness, Ecomythic, Elemental, Evolution, Myth, Nature, Ritual, Sacred
Depth psychologist Carl Jung was fascinated by the medieval Alchemists, who apparently tried to turn lead to gold. It probably comes as no surprise that this was always a metaphor. It is as if they knew that by refining metals they were exposing themselves to the...
by admin | Mar 23, 2021 | Consciousness, Deep Connection, Meditation & Mindfulness, Myth, Nature, Retreat, Ritual, Sacred
At a recent retreat i co-presented, yoga teacher Clare Lovelace from Soul Tribe mused that the word ‘retreat’ can give the wrong idea about what we do. She pointed out that some people think of it as a running away, a retreat into a weekend (or longer) that is...
