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Halfway to Spring

February 1, 2023 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

shhh, listen
seeds are stirring
in the belly
of the mother.

the sacred wheel 
turns toward spring
life is awakening 
in the body of her.

~Nancy Lankston

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Can you hear it?? Magic is afoot, running just beneath the surface. The seeds are stirring!

For months, Mama Earth has held the seeds of spring safe within her soil body. Then, as the wheel of the year slowly turns towards spring in early February, the seeds begin to stir and reawaken. Imbolc* has quietly arrived.

Celtic tales speak of the Cailleach — the divine hag Goddess who rules over winter and death. The Cailleach is the anncient Earth Mother Goddess in her bare winter crone form. She is is also known as the Bone Mother who is said to collect the bones of the animals that die in the winter. Bone Mother sings and prays over the bones of the animals all winter long. She does this out of love, so that the animals will cross over and return as new life in the spring.

On Imbolc, the Cailleach gathers firewood for the rest of the winter. If the Cailleach wishes to make winter last a lot longer, she will make sure that the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny, so she can gather plenty of firewood. But, if Imbolc is a day of foul weather, it means that the Cailleach is asleep and winter is almost over.

Spring is on its way.
Offer up a prayer of gratitude
in honor of
the dance of Earth and Sun.

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*Imbolc is an old Irish word that means “in the belly”. It honors the pregnant ewes carrying new life in their wombs at this time of year. Imbolc is traditionally celebrated at the halfway point between winter solstice and spring equinox.

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance, Seasons of the Sun, Share Ideas and Practices Tagged With: Cailleach, gratitude, Imbolc, love, magic, mama earth, nature, ritual, spring, sun, wheel of the year, wisdom

Please Be Kind

January 29, 2023 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Dream a New Earth, Inspire Nature Love, Sacred Earth Tagged With: love, mama earth, nature, sacred, Wendell Berry

Winter Air

January 25, 2023 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it.”
~John Burroughs

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Photos by Nancy Lankston

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Seasons of the Sun Tagged With: joy, love, magic, nature, snow, winter

Join with Earth

January 18, 2023 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Dream a New Earth, Inspire Nature Love, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance Tagged With: connect, eco-ideas, interdependence, love, nature, sustainability, wisdom

The Invitation

January 14, 2023 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Oh do you have time
to linger
for just a little while
out of your busy

and very important day
for the goldfinches
that have gathered
in a field of thistles

for a musical battle,
to see who can sing
the highest note,
or the lowest,

or the most expressive of mirth,
or the most tender?
Their strong, blunt beaks
drink the air

as they strive
melodiously
not for your sake
and not for mine

and not for the sake of winning
but for sheer delight and gratitude –
believe us, they say,
it is a serious thing

just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in the broken world.
I beg of you,

do not walk by
without pausing
to attend to this
rather ridiculous performance.

It could mean something.
It could mean everything.
It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote:
You must change your life.

~Mary Oliver

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Image: European goldfinches
by Anton Mir-Mar

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance Tagged With: beauty, joy, listen, love, Mary Oliver, nature, poem

Creation

January 6, 2023 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance, Sacred Earth Tagged With: create, mama earth, nature, power, sacred, wisdom

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