Author: earthwise2
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A Walk in the Winter Woods
EarthWise: Bringing together the wisdom of the Earth found in nature, science, mythology and spirituality. An EarthWise Invitation to Walk Come along for this simple EarthWise walk in the winter woods. This invites reflection, observation, connection and being immersed in the varying and sometimes delightfully surprising moods, lights and shadows of this season. This is…
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Solstice, Sustainability and Simplicity: An EarthWise Reflection
There is no one right way to do Solstice. But a mainstreaming approach seems to lose the sense of the sacred silence and the sacred pause.
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The Breath of Mid-Winter: a revelation
There is something in the brisk northern air that can stir the blood into sudden movement, a feeling of something coming alive, even in this season more known for rooting and resting. A winter’s morning can be bright and alive and replenishing.
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Journeying into the starlit sky and remembering home
The Wayfinding system represents what is also lost in much of European ancient knowledge. We can only guess at the meaning and significance of stone circles, great constructions over time such as Stonehenge and Avebury. That they had great meaning and significance is not in question. What it was is lost– and perhaps deliberately so,…
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An Invitation to Explore The Moods of Early December
It is still early December and the year seems to again stand in a quiet hush. It is not yet the depths of winter, and yet the evening draws in quickly now, and shortened days often have the hue of twilight throughout.
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Polynesia: The Ancient Knowledge of “Wayfinding”
The ancient methods used by the early Polynesians to travel across the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean are known as “wayfinding.” This is a system that integrated a variety of means to plot and check location, including not only the daytime location of the sun, but night-time stars and ocean swells.
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Poll: What is your favourite November characteristic?
Shifting Seasons: what does November bring and what does it mean to you? We are now half way through November and each day brings the Winter Solstice closer. Winter is approaching. What is your favourite charateristic of November? Tell us in this EarthWise poll.
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Nature connection and disconnection: moving through the landscape
Have we become irrevocably disconnected from nature in our modern world? Have we lost a former ability to connect, in a way and a time when life was more simple and sweet? Just what is it that we want and expect from nature in our modern, urbanized, industrialized world? Is this any different from how…
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Celebrating the final harvest: the calendar of the moon
…in this modern era, it is worth considering the relevance of the sun, the moon, and the varied timings of the seasons, as to when harvest is celebrated. This can be taken on a metaphorical as well as literal level.