Elizabeth Lange
- Aug 24
- 7 min
Talking Trees
A fellow educator, Dr. Betsy Jardine, gently guides me through a breathing exercise, a free word association, and then an early nature...
Elizabeth Lange
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
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,...
Elizabeth Lange
- Dec 3, 2021
- 8 min
Shimmering Salmon: Balancing Life and Death
November 2021 In late fall, the main run of the shimmering salmon here in the Canadian Pacific Northwest is almost over. The salmon began...
Elizabeth Lange
- Jan 29, 2021
- 7 min
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...
Elizabeth Lange
- Jan 1, 2021
- 5 min
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...
Elizabeth Lange
- Nov 24, 2020
- 7 min
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....
Elizabeth Lange
- May 30, 2020
- 6 min
Leaf Unfurling Moon
It is a joyful time of year as the buds shapeshift into leaves, slowly unfurling in curls and spirals, an echoed pattern throughout the...
Elizabeth Lange
- Mar 28, 2020
- 4 min
Water Running Moon
As the grip of winter loosens, the ice thins, the snow shrinks and the wind brings more swirling snow or melting blasts, in its two-faced...
Elizabeth Lange
- Mar 1, 2020
- 5 min
Becoming Beauty
February (and early March) is the Beautymaking Moon, but not only making beauty with our hands—to reconnect to the seasons, honour the...
Elizabeth Lange
- Sep 24, 2019
- 6 min
The Gathering Moon
A gorgeous full harvest moon has just passed here in the Canadian part of the Northern Hemisphere. The autumn equinox which just...
