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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
Rumi
Einstein and Buddha in the Garden
I picture Einstein in the garden seeing forms, patterns, these extraordinary mathematical equations of grace, circles of life and death and life again.
World Earth Day
In this episode of the Soul Garden, I have found myself reflecting on the proximity of Earth Day to ANZAC Day. It made me think of the loss and the fallen.
We are quanta
Quantum physics is that sense of oneness. made into scientific theory. So why is it OK to say one believes in ideas of quantum physics, yet the idea of working with the oneness of energy in Nature as a way of healing, such as the feeling you get in a forest or by the sea has been regarded as somehow woowoo? How did we get so unhitched from the world around us?’
How the past can help navigate the present
The ancient idea of how the state of our inner world affects the state of the outer world has never been more relevant.
Nurturing our inner and outer worlds
The Archeus philosophy is grounded in connection, transition, transformation and a desire to nurture and support body, beauty, mind and spirit.
Nature is a balm for the soul
Now more than ever, a deepened connection with nature is a balm for the soul. It can help us find perspective. It can give us a new way of looking at things, provide an ancient perspective fully embedded in the rhythms and cycles of life.
Standing at the verge of change
As I craft these vegetal forms of artistic expression I pray that there is someone five hundred years from now living in the lush, greening world I hope for and that I place in the shamanic threads of future time.
Ashes to ashes - navigating the death of a pet
What’s Malcolm McLaren got to do with a healing garden anyway?
A meditation on friendship
What my dog is teaching me about dying
What animals teach us about being there as the end draws near
The Garden Composes
A Sense of Belonging with Harriet Sams
In this week’s episode of The Soul Garden I’m talking to Harriet Sams, archeologist, archaeotherapist, intuitive guide and ecotherapist. Through the lens of archeology, we talk about the beauty and the pain of sense of belonging. We explore our relationship with landscape through the felt, the known and the unseen. We look at grief at a personal and landscape level.
Touching Oneness - an interview with Jackie Butler
Interview with Jackie Butler
Dancing around the Circle of Life
A deeply touching conversation with Joanna Huriwai about life, love, family and death.
Nettle is a powerhouse of Goddess goodness
Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a wonder herb for women! It is a powerhouse of minerals and vitamins and we absolutely love it.
Reconnecting Māori to traditional EOL customs
Here in New Zealand, a number of distinguished people have working on reconnecting Māori to Māori customs and traditions at the end of life. Dr. Tess Moeke-Maxwell (Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Porou), is lead researcher on Pae Herenga, which was a three year study on traditional Māori end of life care customs and contemporary adaptations.
Nature helps navigate our own seasons
The Archeus approach to beauty, health and well-being is centred around our relationship with the natural world because we believe that nature can help us with our own seasons and changes
The Things that Save Us
How an interview with James Rhodes talking about music reminded me of the things that save us.