In, ‘A religion of ones own’, Thomas Moore says, Many people use the word “mystic” pejoratively, to indicate someone who is seriously and deliriously out of touch with reality. I say the opposite: Mystics are the ones who have actually gotten in touch with what is real. They have powers of receptivity and sympathy that Read more about Natural Mystic[…]
lost words spell songs blessing Enter the wild with care, my loveAnd speak the things you seeLet new names take and root and thrive and growAnd even as you travel far from heather, crag and riverMay you like the little fisher, set the stream alight with glitterMay you enter now as otter without falter into Read more about Seek, find, speak, Sing[…]
‘Lost Word’ Oak poem robert macfarlane “Heartwood:” a tree’s heartwood is its innermost core. I wrote this poem (song, charm-against-harm) for any tree anywhere that faces unjust felling – and especially for the trees of Sheffield. The art is by Nick Hays and is free to use, print, speak, sing … Please share.” ‘Heartwood’, the Read more about Heartwood[…]
I wish I knew howIt would feel to be freeI wish I could breakAll the chains holdin’ meI wish I could sayAll the things that I should saySay ’em loud, say ’em clearFor the whole round world to hearI wish I could shareAll the love that’s in my heartRemove all the barsThat keep us apartI Read more about The Song[…]
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The thunderbird a legendary creature in certain Indigenous peoples of North American is said to create thunder by flapping its wings (Algonqian) and lightning by flashing its eyes (Algonquian, Iroquois). In Algonquian mythology, the thunderbird controls the upper world while the underworld is controlled by the underwater panther or Great Horned Serpent. The thunderbird creates not just thunder (with its wing-flapping), but Read more about The approach of the thunderbirds[…]
The beginning of Holy Week https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000tmhh Euroradio day of specially recorded music for Holy Week
Time to step outside, time to step outsideTime to step outside you. House on fire, leave it all behind youDark as night, let the lightning guide youStep outside, time to step outside, Time to step outside you Living life, feeding appetitesStayed through every hard stop, every goBeing blandBreathing half the time House on fire, leave Read more about Time to step outside, let the lightening guide you[…]