Original post from June 20, 2021: Today I saw the destruction of another tangled grove. A habitat – a home – for countless creatures. One I know. It’s where I first met convolvulus dorycnium, which probably won’t bloom there anymore. I knew people were afraid of fire, an expert warned that a thicket like …
Original post from June 12, 2021 I’m again diving into one of my favorite animist authors, Stephen Harrod Buhner, and want to share from his unique and insightful perspective (with excruciating brevity and a pinch of my own insights). This time I’m reading an older book: The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of …
Original post from June 4, 2021, with a bit of an addition I’m returning to Dion Fortune’s definition of magic, popularized by Starhawk: “Magic is the art of changing consciousness at will.” Of course, they weren’t just talking about magic, but about doing magic on purpose, or in another, less sympathetic word, witchcraft. …
Original post from May 29, 2021 What do I ask? To see the sacred everywhere, every day To stay connected to a deep, true story of what I am doing here and how to live To stay connected to the mythical, mystical dimension of reality To walk in a world …
Original post from May 22, 2021 Among the ideas I‘d considered writing about last week was how, as a young child, I was fascinated by the stories of the prophets I was told. I also wanted to be able to talk directly with God and hear his answers when I grew up. Since there …
Original post May 15, 2021 I have plans to write about some things, but I can’t ignore consensus reality and the prevailing discourse. Even without encountering physical violence myself, repeated expressions of verbal violence are hard to witness. Israelis allow themselves (ourselves?) to give their opinion on any subject to anyone anywhere. It rarely …
Original post May 7, 2021 Last week we celebrated the peak of spring, and it seems that this year is kicking us straight from there into summer. Although mornings are still pleasantly cool, the chrysanthemums are still blooming, the oak leaves are still soft and clean, and flocks of bee eaters …
I just translated and uploaded the previous blog post with good, simple advice that I couldn’t implement myself. I’m usually great at self-discipline, pursuing goals, dedication, and action. Not long ago, a friend said to me, “it’s so good that you can ask for exactly what you need.” Yes, I can – once, twice, a …
Original post from April 24, 2021 When we intensely love the biosphere and the other beings that share it, and perceive the magnitude and complexity of the threat it’s under, the obvious question is, “So what do we do?!” I’ve already written about this, of course, but it also makes sense that the …
Original post from April 17, 2021 It’s hard to overstate the extent to which most of what characterizes our modern life is anomalous and unsustainable – a term that obfuscates its message of “to continue like this is suicide.” We automatically assume what we experience daily is normal, fine, reasonable. On the one …
