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Breathing with Trees

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
I ventured out, alone, in my snowshoes, on a quiet trail through the woods. We had had the first substantial snowfall of winter a few days before, and I came to a part of the trail that had not been broken since the storm. I’m not experienced on snowshoes and it was only my second time out this season, but…
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In the Season of Hope

By Blog, Wheel of the Year
A couple of days ago, Americans acknowledged the festival of Imbolc (or Candlemas) by practicing the art of weather divination. In other words, some folks woke up a groundhog and, because the groundhog saw his shadow, declared there will be six more weeks of winter bleakness. For the most part, I don’t mind winter and enjoy the snow, but sometimes…
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Sacred Spirals and Breathwork

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
“…no circle is ever closed. We walk ever in spirals.” ~ R. Scott Bakker Do you feel like you’ve been here before? We see time as linear and circles in the patterns of nature. And so spring comes around again. Or does it? During the past two moon cycles I’ve been quiet. Introspective. I’ve become aware of many patterns repeating…
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Dancing in the Moonlight

By Blog, Spiritual Ecology
Once every three years or so there is a month with two full moons. The second is known as a blue moon. If you’re reading this on July 31st and you go outside right now, you’ll be standing under one. Astrologers seem less excited about the second-of-the month aspect of today’s full moon than about the moon being in Aquarius.…
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