Where We Truly Belong
We are wired for belonging. It is part of our nature to look to others for survival. We must create a culture of belonging based on fierce and tender care for the Earth, for life itself.
Read MorePosted by Emily Levang | Nov 3, 2023 | Editor's Picks, Featured, Nature |
We are wired for belonging. It is part of our nature to look to others for survival. We must create a culture of belonging based on fierce and tender care for the Earth, for life itself.
Read MorePosted by Gary Phillips | Aug 31, 2023 | Featured, Nature |
A lot of creatures like to shelter under a woodpile, and I was amazed at all that boiled out as I carried the wood from a loose pile to my new stack: wood crickets, skinks, just-hatched fence lizards, a field mouse family, wolf spiders . . . I was slow and let them all find their new places.
Read MorePosted by C. Graham Campbell | Jul 10, 2023 | Applied Spirituality, Editor's Picks, Featured, Nature, Spiritual Practice |
At home when I meditate, I usually focus on the breath but when I am here, I alter that process. After a brief time focused on breath, I switch to simply taking in what the river offers. She tells me stories. She shares her mood, flow, and spirit. Most especially, she shares her symphony of sound. Like so many humans, I rely primarily on my vision to take things in. When meditating on her shores with eyes closed, hearing becomes the primary mode of perception. The first time I did this I was astonished with the way the sound rose up to meet me.
Read MorePosted by Emily Levang | Jul 5, 2023 | Featured, Mysticism, Nature |
When we came upon each other, her greeting was also in the language of trees. Not a word was spoken between us. I looked up at her, comfortable in the silence.
Read MorePosted by Luke Eastwood | Jun 29, 2023 | Featured, Nature |
We are all familiar with the allegorical tale of the Garden Of Eden, which most esoteric...
Read MoreThe Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.