I am home sick with the flu this week – hoping it isn’t the swine flu. I watched Part 1 of Bill Moyer’s interviews with Joseph Campbell called The Power of Myth. Joseph Campbell is a hero of mine. I would so much liked to have talked with him. The more beautiful the question, the [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Life without Dualism
Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green burial
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I co-led a Death and Dying workshop yesterday for the Maine Pagan Clergy Association. It went quite well I think. I did manage to go on quite a passionate rant about green burial. It is something I feel really strongly about. The issue for me is that my final act in the world, the disposal [...]
A most excellent Druidry blog
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out my friend Jim’s new Druidry blog. Jim is an excellent writer and passionate philosopher. A must read: http://druidry.radicalpolytics.org/
A healthy cycle of creativity
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As part of my work in Druidry, I work in prison ministry, sending letters to druids in prison here in North America. I teach and mentor individual and groups who are incarcerated. It is sometimes challenging work, but it is rewarding on many levels. I bring up this subject as I have been corresponding with [...]
Finding our tribe
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I went to a benefit that my friend’s band was playing at (they were totally excellent). It was very funny as I thought it was a benefit for the gay marriage efforts. When I showed up there were a lot of crunchy hipsters there. I looked around and didn’t see anyone I thought [...]
Inspiration is a choice!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I spent an hour of so talking with my dear friend and teacher Bobcat via a video Skype chat. What a fantastic technology. Anyway, I always have a head full of ideas after speaking with her. Today we discussed death and dying and the role of clergy. I am not going to go into that [...]
Finding Home
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night we prepared part of our garden, pulling last years roots and adding compost. My wife planted peas this morning before work. So the new season of growth begins. And with this new season a new clarity is in the air. I recently posted about becoming a farmer and this image is growing more [...]
Listening to the whole story
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last night I went to a PermaCulture meet-up. It was surprisingly enlightening. The presentation was excellent. The group was diverse (for Maine standards). A few things in particular struck me. I was impressed with just how clearly the presenter stated just how unsustainable our current way of living is. We have built the most complex [...]
“Koyaanisqatsi”
Posted in Uncategorized on April 14, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I arrived at work today more awake than usual. There is an irritation inside of me spurring alertness. Writing to my dear grovemate this morning, I realized just what the issue is. It is the whole paradigm of modern life. It is a broken structure. And broken things need to be mended or discarded. Within [...]
First Peepers of Spring
Posted in Uncategorized on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We finally heard peepers are our place out in Casco. We live in a cold valley so everything is delayed. It was 20 degrees last Thrusday morning. So anyway, we were thrilled to hear their song, “It’ Spring! Notice Me, ME, ME, ME!”
