Litany for the Earth
Consider: the world needs evolutionary change. Not the kind of evolution that’s slow and increment. Evolutionary as in revolutionary, transformative. Consider:
Beltane 2020
The first of May, a time to dance, to weave colorful ribbons about a maypole. A time to celebrate the uplifting, the fertile, the greening. A time to make love. Yet this year, I am as attuned to what is below as what is above ground.
Singing to the Trees
A few years back, eight of us wrote this song for trees as part of a ritual to protect them from the ash borer and strengthen the Living Web. I sing this song as I walk the woods and meadow of a native plant sanctuary. Perhaps you’d like to join me.
Connecting
Humans, like most beings, thrive when we share intimacy. Yet I’m writing this amidst a pandemic, a time to practice social distancing in order to flatten the curve (please!) and stop the spread of this new virus. Still, we can connect with one another.
Here are some tips for connection.
Ecosystems are People
Rivers, wild rice, the animal kingdom, and other elements of Nature are People. The right of Nature to exist, to regenerate…does not detract from human rights.
When the Earth is Our Teacher
Picture this: you stand in a grove of trees; rocks, moss, and ferns cradle the massive furrowed trunks that rise from wide roots to soar far above. Dappled sunlight reaches...
Ki: Pronoun of the Revolution
How do we address and refer to non-human beings? Relegating trees and canines to the same classification as a metal table, an it: nope, doesn’t feel right. I attended a talk with
Climate Emergency: Act Now
A sailboat blocked traffic in busy Times Square for hours in NYC: Extinction Rebellion has arrived in the US. While XR began in the United Kingdom, it has spread to...
Power of Language, part 1
Think of a hateful word or phrase. Notice how it feels in your muscles, your jaw, your gut, your heart. Notice how the energy of those words affects you. Now...
Note to Self: Nature Writer
Perhaps I should be a nature writer. Images, delights, symbols from nature are what I’m called to share with you because it’s effortless inspiring wonder-ful speaks to the soul And,...