The stories, essays and articles on this page are an account of oneness as it is experienced in the living body of the earth. Broadly these writings fall within the paradigm of spiritual ecology which weaves the threads of the sacred feminine, the living earth and nature mysticism.
Themes explored in my writing:
SACRED FEMININE
The essence of life is feminine in nature, it is from the feminine that life is born. This is a sacred thread that underlies all of life, a silsila of wisdom that is ever-unfolding in the manifest world.
THE LIVING EARTH
The earth is a living, sentient being whose voice has been lost to the noise of an era of patriarchal domination. These essays give a voice to the earth mother.
NATURE MYSTICISM
Nature mysticism is the awareness of the manifestation of God, or the sacred dimension, in the body of the earth. Through a Sufi lens, specifically of the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya Order, I revisit nature mysticism, the direct knowing or revelation of God through nature.
The Bhodi Tree
At the centre of my garden stands a Bodhi tree. It was grown from a pinch of seed and soil I gathered at a Buddhist temple in Asia. This was no ordinary tree, but a direct descendant..
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The Great Grandmother
I am sitting alone in the mountains of Utah, where the canyons of Zion unfold below me, carving majestic passageways through sandstone mountains. This is a….
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The Wind And The Way
I sit on top of a rocky outcrop, a lone rock penetrating the forest canopy, surrounded by a vista of mountain, forest and a perfectly lit dusk sky. This is a magical, quiet place I….
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River Of Light
There is no love affair greater than the love between a river and a mountain. Theirs is the closest of all unions. In their sojourn from mountain to ocean their love lights the…
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Balinese Evocations
Looking out into a garden where impossibly tall palm trees draw long stripes into the sky, as though sketched with delicate cross-hatchings for leaves. How does one speak…
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Deep Forest: Inward Perambulations Of Love
This morning, I walked a winding trail inside a dense coastal forest. I am fortunate to live right here, so near to this primal natural world, to feel the wildness of nature so close at all…
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Wild Flower
Heavy rains have descended into the dry Karoo desert in recent months. The ground has been saturated, caressed by the touch of the clouds, a rare tryst in this arid land…
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Birdsong
Set aside your thoughts and bring your attention to this page. Sit for a moment and be still with me. I want to share with you a story of the birdsong at dawn and the secrets…
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A Walk In The Mountains
This morning I walk in the mountains. I feel like abandoning life, beating a path of rugged undulations into the mountain, to erase the outside and explore the vast, empty…
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Oceanus
Last night I dreamed of Poseidon. He, the great god of the sea and the rivers, said to me: “I give and I destroy.” Blue-eyed tempestuous raging power and strength. You are…
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Awakening The Nature Soul
I walk the earth with my feet deeply rooted in the soil. My heart beats in unison with the clouds, the thunder and the rain. As I give myself to the moment I become the tide that…
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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…
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Beloved Shaman
Shamanism knows and breathes nature in Her entirety. Shamanism is fed by the spirit of nature and in return it feeds Nature’s spirit. The shaman and Nature are like one…
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Birthed From Light
All the world is a play of light. From light it comes and to light it returns. This beautiful earthly existence is so captivating but is only one aspect of the primordial light…
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Heartbeat Of The Earth
There are these subtle moments that come to us in nature. Moments of primordial oneness where life is revealed in a living fractal of absolute oneness. These moments are…
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Herbalism, The Wilderness Within
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…
Holding 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 in the…
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Mother Earth
Our beloved Earth is Mother to us all.She is a sentient being, an ancient soul in the process of completing her own life’s journey. She is the embodiment of the…
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Salmon Shadows
There was a shamanic secret being whispered in the wind this morning as the clouds rose up above the mountains and wet the earth with their scattered…
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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…
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Trailing Oneness
Oneness is the common thread that binds all of humanity across time and space. Oneness is the flow of light within all living systems that has been present since the inception of…
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Visionary
The world today doesn’t recognize it’s spiritual seers. This time on earth where seers are no longer recognized is one of the signs of a darkening period in the evolution of…
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