Category: Nature Connection
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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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The Hawthorn and the Hedgerow: liminal spaces in the countryside
The hawthorn tree — a quiet sentinel in the countryside — suddenly announces itself in autumn with a profusion of deep wine-red berries. Once part of ancient hedgerows and now a symbol of liminal space, the hawthorn invites reflection on history, folklore, and seasonal transformation.
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Revealing the linden tree
I am not sure where the linden tree was all spring and summer. There, in the woods, where it has been all along, of course. Only not coming sharply to my notice in the way that it is now in the autumn.
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The time between times: exploring liminal shifts in the seasons
Now is the time between times. It is a quiet stretch of days and weeks between one season and another, between one festival or holiday and another. The Autumn Equinox has passed, the time is approaching for Samhain. But now is a gentle period that to me is the time between times.
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What is known? Relationship between science and ancient memory
Introduction Science is not an unchanging, infallible truth. It is sometimes treated as that. That once something is said, with a scientific authority, it is a truth never to be disturbed and anything which does not agree with this is a falsehood, or at best perhaps a folkloric anachronism which is viewed as simplistic and…
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Discovering the spiritual offering of horses: an EarthWise invitation
Bringing together the wisdom of the Earth found in nature, science, mythology and spirituality This is part 2 of the series on the spiritual meaning of horses Introduction From my earliest memory, I was transfixed, mesmerized, by horses. I cannot name the moment, the event, the reason for this. It was just always there, from…
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Changes in the autumn forest: a forest bathing reflection
Introduction In this post, I explore a forest bathing reflection on changes in the autumn forest. This year is particularly noteworthy as unusual– a mast year. A mast year is one where excessive amounts tree production of acorns, horse chestnuts, and fruit occur. This adds the ambience of early autumn. Not only there is a…
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Autumn Beauty: what does the upcoming Equinox mean to you?
Poll Next weekend is the Autumn Equinox, when for a moment, there is an equal amount of dark and light, as the wheel of the year continues to turn. What does Autumn and the Equinox mean to you?
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Reflection on the spiritual gift of horses: an EarthWise journey
Part I in a series Bringing together the wisdom of the Earth found in nature, science, mythology and spirituality Introduction Writing about the Celtic Goddess Epona and the way in which she was also venerated in the wider Roman culture, even outside of Romano-Britain (link to my post) showcases the exalted and special place that…