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Seasonal Writing
Essays and reflections for living in relationship with the natural world.
A growing collection of writing on the Five Elements, folklore, mythology, astrology, and the changing seasons, tracing conversations between nature, psyche, culture, and the ways we live.
Wood Meets Fire
Beltane meets us at the junction where Wood sparks Fire, where what has been privately cultivated readies itself to be shared with the world. A moment after the safety of preparation has been acknowledged, and just before the risk of expression is taken.
The Evolutionary Intelligence of Wood
The apparent individuality of the green kingdom is in fact an exquisite collaboration among innumerable relationships, seen and unseen. The becoming of anything here in the green realm belongs as much to itself as to everything it encounters along the way.
Water to Wood
Winter's Water will discover the seed and Spring's Wood will accept the responsibility of becoming it. What has been hidden, conserved, feared, dreamed or gestating must now move, must now choose.
The Wood Element
An exploration of the Wood Element as an intelligence for times of transition, and its relationship to increasing Light, vision, adaptability and the work of imagining a different future.
Beltaine 2025
We are unmistakably in the phase of sacred completion and simultaneous ignition. We are dying, watching the old matrix fall away, while at the same time seeing timelines open in our lives that feel beyond our wildest imaginings. Beltaine is the light that overtakes the dark.
Spring Equinox & Spirituality
The Spring Equinox invites us to consider what balance and equanimity are, and through that lens, the parts we wish to renew and reinvigorate or lovingly demolish. It’s a personal journey, coalescing a future vision that was conceived in the dark liminal of winter and marinated in our original light.
Imbolc
Imbolc and the Goddess Brigid mark a time of renewal and transformation. This article explores the rich symbolism of Irish mythology and the rise of the Wood Element, guiding us through life’s new beginnings during the transition from Winter to Spring.
Wind in the Element of Wood
Through the lift of Wind, the kite teaches us adaptability and creative force. It shows how to navigate life’s challenges by reading the subtle nuances of the environment, leaning into change, and building greatness step by step.
Young Wood
Through yielding to obstacles, we discover our true power. The Wood Element teaches us that challenges are the vehicles for personal growth, helping us adapt with openness and achieve long-lasting transformation.
Lessons from the Spring Equinox
Through the lens of Spring, we are neither darkness nor light, but both. At this Equinox, we reach the crossover point where Spring’s winds gather their seeds for the work ahead, reminding us to release our winter burdens and embrace the potential of the new season.
The ‘Way’ is easy
Taoist teachings reveal that thoughts turn to things, urging purity of thought and heart to create a world that reflects goodness and clarity. As we nourish our hearts, life mirrors the best of what we can manifest in the outer world.
The Wood Element
Discover the influence of the Wood Element in coordinating movement and grace. From daily actions to long-term goals, the Wood Element helps us plan, structure, and execute with precision. Learn how the Liver and gallbladder play a crucial role in guiding both physical and mental actions, aligning us with the rhythms of the universe.
Beltaine Energies
Beltaine is a time of vibrant growth and magic, where sunlight and water infuse the green world. This cross-quarter day connects us to the Faerie realms, bringing forth the possibility of transformation and expansion beyond the rational. Explore the fertile energies of spring through the lens of the Wood Element.
Spring Growth
As Spring gains momentum, we move like rising Yang from the family hearth outwards into the world. This post explores how the Wood Element and family influence personal growth, offering us the tools for evolution and individuation.
Crone meets Maiden
As Winter and Spring approach their seasonal frontiers, we meet the merger of Spring’s youth and Winter’s experience. This is the cusp of great potential, where the Crone and Maiden greet each other in anticipation of the changes ahead.
Harnessing the Power of Wind
Wind blows over vast periods of time, shaping the landscape and bringing great change. Like a subtle force steadily applied, wind clears stagnation, aligning us with nature and the wisdom of the Tao.
Navigating Spring's Growth and Change
Springs’ palpable limitlessness leaves us either drowning in a sea of possibilities yet unable to grasp even one, or floating above it all trusting that the current knows its way home.
Discover how the Wood Element helps navigate this energy, transforming limitations into opportunities for growth and transformation.
From Water to Wood
At this seasonal crossover, we meet Wind’s gentle persistence and unrelenting influence. Like a long rope, Wind helps us draw from the deep well of Water within, guiding us to replenishment and inner clarity.