How to approach summer solstice 2023

How to approach summer solstice 2023

  Summer solstice, te maruaroa o Hine Raumati, is approaching. The longest day will be here on December 22nd. Is it on your calendar?   Is it in your awareness?   Why am I drawing your attention to summer solstice?   This, the most glorious festival of...
How to approach summer solstice

How to approach summer solstice

    Summer solstice is approaching. The longest day will be here on December 22.   Is it on your calendar? Is it in your awareness?   Why am I drawing your attention to summer solstice?   This, the most glorious festival of the year, is easily...
Seasons Newsletter 2021: Do trees sleep?

Seasons Newsletter 2021: Do trees sleep?

  What do trees and grizzly bears have in common?    According to forester Peter Wohlleben, who wrote The Hidden Life of Trees, bears prepare for hibernation by eating and eating to grow fat and sustain themselves for months of sleep with no food. And would...
Time for the Sacred

Time for the Sacred

    How present is the sacred in your life?   ‘Oh but I don’t have enough time,’ you might protest. But here’s the secret. Bringing the sacred into your life is not about needing more time.   It’s about needing more awareness.   Awareness can...
Samhain Remembrance

Samhain Remembrance

    Outside the dark, noisy café, a woman sat on the pavement. ‘You’ve caught the sun,’ I said, as I stopped to talk.   ‘Yes’, ‘it’s sweet autumn’, she replied. I agreed. ‘These fine days feel as if they could last forever.’ ‘But they...