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- Feb 9
- 6 min
Sacred Fire, Seeds, and Marmots: Crawling out of the Cave
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, 2022
- 8 min
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, 2022
- 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...
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- 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,...
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- Dec 3, 2021
- 8 min
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, 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...
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- Dec 31, 2020
- 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...
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- 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....
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- 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...
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- 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...
