e24lange
Mar 195 min read
Sacred Earth
Spring or vernal equinox has arrived! After a long winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there has been a slow stirring over the last month...
e24lange
Jan 39 min read
Renewal, Winter Solstice, and the New Year Dilemma
For a few days at this turning of the year, greetings abound…and so I wish you all a Happy New Year! Interestingly, January 1st has not...
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Feb 9, 20236 min read
Sacred Fire and Marmots: Waking Up
It is very early spring here in the Pacific Northwest of Canada…the snowdrops have just unfurled, daffodils are tentatively showing their...
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Oct 8, 20228 min read
Food Fights and Forgotten Respect
There is an ancient Zuni tale that has been passed down for generations by their storytellers. It was first published in 1884 but I...
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Aug 24, 20227 min read
Talking Trees
A fellow educator, Dr. Betsy Jardine, gently guides me through a breathing exercise, a free word association, and then an early nature...
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Dec 28, 20215 min read
Hope in the Darkness
After the bustle of feasting and festivities this month, the quiet can be welcome. Sometimes, though, we descend into lethargic torpor,...
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Dec 3, 20218 min read
Shimmering Salmon: Learning Balance
November 2021 In late fall, the main run of the shimmering salmon here in the Canadian Pacific Northwest is almost over. The salmon began...
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Jan 29, 20217 min read
Storytelling Moon - Wisdom Stories
During the Storytelling Moon— the depths of the cold time here in the Northern Hemisphere—is a time of refreshment and renewal by reading...
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Dec 31, 20205 min read
The Thirteenth Moon: On Ritual
Full moon energy has been present over Dec. 28, 29, and 30…the thirteenth full moon of this year. A thirteenth moon is special, only...
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Nov 24, 20207 min read
Ecogrief...in a Year of Grief
Just as the bears and bees crawl into hibernation, so this month my energy for the outer world wanes and withdraws into my inner cave....