Earth Ceremonies
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How to Catch a Falling Leaf
“We try to catch a dancing leaf, for every leaf caught is a ‘happy day’, but how elusive they are, these fluttering alive things, which slip through the fingers and evade pursuit!” Alison…
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The Iron Cross
“When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs – but move on.” Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage
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Remember…
“Remember the earth whose skin you are: / red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earth / brown earth, we are earth. / Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their…
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The Love Apple
The tomato — classic red, bursting with sweet, acidic flavor — is known as the “Love Apple” in France. This endearing nickname from the culinary world matches my own experience with this ripe,…
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Morning Greeting / Evening Goodnight
“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light.“ Tecumseh
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Nature’s Spring Concert
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya Angelou
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Iemanjá
“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It’s always our self we find in the sea.” E. E. Cummings
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A Simple Winter Solstice Ceremony
Every year, our family of four – my partner and our two grown sons – celebrates the Solstice together. On the day of our celebration, I put a candle in every room of…
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There’s a Ceremony for That
So, how should we begin this blogging journey, this open-hearted search for ways to honor our sacred connection to Mother Earth? Ceremony comes immediately to our minds.
