The wheel turns to fall again

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Before I leave for California I need to make formal recognition that the wheel of the year has turned once more... another fall is here. This is the time when the child of summer grows into the self-reflective adolescent. Where the child is pure emotion, the adolescent is more hesitant to ...

Bears a-huffing and a-climbing

Friday, September 18th, 2009

The mystery of the bear poo was solved on Tuesday! I was coming back from a run, along the road by the outhouses, heading toward the barn to get some mouse bait. As the clearing by the barn came into view, I saw four shapes on the grass. It took ...

Falling into the West

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Tomorrow is the first day of October. The fall equinox has passed. The wheel has definitely turned from summer to fall, from South to West. The four shields model of working with nature and psyche has much to teach us, and enticing doorways of exploration to offer through the West. To place ...