A Story about Dying It is not often that you get to die. I tasted death once. It was excruciatingly beautiful. The taste of death turned me inside out, the vast emptiness of my existence laid bare. All vestiges of my small self dissolved into absolute darkness. Ground...
The Wilderness Within, Reflection Listen to the story She is Art I sit on a hillside overlooking an expansive estuary. My trusty old tent and I are hidden in a campsite that borders a bird sanctuary. My mattress is laid out and I am sleepy, but I have words to...
Wilderness within – The Heartbeat of the Earth There are these subtle moments that come to us in Nature, moments of primordial oneness when life reveals its wholeness. These are blessings that are not to be missed, intercessions of the sacred. We experience the...
A NEW Green Living Column by Steve Hurt In every edition RenewalHolding the earth in our hearts Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth. The darkest days of winter are past and the light grows stronger every day. All the forces of nature move from dormancy to growth...
Herbalism is a gift from the Great Mother, her promise to provide us with a medicine for every ailment. The Great Mother, our beloved earth, is filled with an abundance of gifts given freely to humanity for us to survive and thrive. Our very existence is dependent on...
