Torn Apart and Whole Again

Torn Apart and Whole Again Have you ever felt that life is tearing at you? After a peaceful holiday season, my “normal” life started again and I felt literally torn apart from everything that needed to be done, from necessities, obligations, fears, hopes and sadness,...

Line-Up Angels

Line-Up Angels Have you ever noticed that the little things in life can make a huge difference? Here are two short stories about close encounters with wisdom of the soul in the line-up to the cashier in a local super market. Months ago I was standing in the line-up...

Samhain

Samhain On November 1st, I received an email which ended in “Blessings for Samhain”. I smiled. I had not heard someone mentioning Samhain for quite a while. Decades ago, back in Germany I learned traditional herbalism from someone who followed the Celtic calendar. In...

The Trust of a Jellyfish

The Trust of a Jellyfish Yesterday I was out fishing on Baynes Sound. I was surrounded by fishers. A red necked grebe surfaced with a sculpin in its beak, a seal curiously watched me with big eyes and probably wondered what I was doing. A group of Pacific loons still...

Shameeah

Shameeah What a strange word. What might it mean? It sounds like something hidden, maybe a hidden treasure in the land of Sindbad the sailor? That comes pretty close. Shameeah is a ceremony into the heart of nature, into the precious core of nature where a treasure is...