Reconnecting with the Earth – June 18, 2020
“But wherever our sacred sites are, we must ensure that the language we use, the rituals we celebrate, and the symbols we employ keep pointing to the great living cathedral of earth, sea, and sky.” –John Philip Newell, The Rebirthing of God
The Story of a Circle – Nov. 11, 2019
A Circle expands forever It covers all who wish to hold hands And its size depends on each other It is a vision of solidarity It turns outwards to interact with the outside And inward for self critique A circle expands forever It is a vision of accountability It grows as the other is moved […]
Down by the End of Deep Forest Road
On the steeps where greed and ignorance cut down an old forest, an old forest will stand. –Wendell Berry, “Work Song – 2.Vision” Storyteller and mythologist Michael Meade reminds us of an old proverb that says: adversity reveals genius; prosperity conceals it. Something deep in the soul responds to dark times. But what a challenge it […]
Like a Feather – June 11, 2019
“Underneath all the texts, all the sacred psalms and canticles, these watery varieties of sounds and silences, terrifying, mysterious, whirling and sometimes gestating and gentle must somehow be felt in the pulse, ebb, and flow of the music that sings in me. My new song must float like a feather on the breath of God.“ […]
