Seasonal change draws us into the rhythms of the planet. The changes, of course, are more dramatic the further south or north we find ourselves from the equator. This outer change invites a corresponding inner change. In southern Australia, there are signs that summer is drawing to a close. Daylight hours are diminishing. A subtle shift in the quality of the light, crisp, cool evenings and mornings bring with them a drawing down of the fruitfulness and vigour of summer growth. Embracing this seasonal movement provides opportunity for the ongoing work of inner transition towards a new way of being into the future. Perhaps as we move towards the moment of equal light and dark we will take the opportunity to dream of a future which will be more enriching and satisfying for all. “Anything you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it” (Goethe)
Towards Earth Literacy:
The Pine Island Paradox, Kathleen Dean Moore, Milkwood Editions, Minneapolis, 2004.
Kathleen Dean Moore’s essays are evocative and nourishing, drawing the reader into the richness of re-connection and posing questions which invite us to frame an ecological ethic of care.
Nature writer and teacher of philosophy from the Pacific Northwest USA, her passion for seeing more deeply into the sacredness of what is commonly perceived as the mundane, is palpable.
….. an island is in fact only a high point in the continuous skin of the planet, the small part we can see of the hidden substance that connects everything on earth. It’s a sign – a beautiful, rock-solid, bird spattered sign – of the wholeness of being, the intricate interdependencies that link people and places. (p.4)
Uncovering the diversity of our world: The Square Metre Project.
If you’re interested in being drawn more deeply into life’s wonders watch this short video and take up the square metre project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvO_8_Ch6lE&feature=related
We seek to learn new ways:
Reading Circle
Join our monthly Reading Circle which features writers evoking the wonders of our Earth.
Treacy Centre
3rd Monday of each month
2-3 p.m.
For further information phone Pat: 83590107 or email info@earthsong.org.au
Canticles to the Cosmos
A DVD Series by Brian Swimme
Wednesdays, February 10th, March 10th, April 14th
The Nature of the Human will be the focus for our March gathering.
7.30 – 9.30 p.m.
Kildara Centre, rear 39 Stanhope St Malvern
We are being called into a new place:
World Water Day: Monday March 22nd. Join like-minded folk who will celebrate the sacred nature of water and raise awareness about what’s happening to water around the planet.
Earth Hour: On Saturday 27th March 2010 at 8:30pm, people and organisations across the world will switch off their lights for Earth Hour. Please join them and consider marking the occasion by sharing a candle-lit meal with friends or creating a local community gathering viewing the night-sky.
Bush Blitz! – Australia’s International Year of Biodiversity kicks off…
Bush Blitz is the world’s first continental scale survey – a three year multimillion dollar partnership to document the plants and animals in hundreds of properties across Australia’s National Reserve System. Teams of Australia’s top scientists will survey hundreds of Australian reserves to document the native plants and animals they protect. The surveys are expected to uncover hundreds of new species and provide baseline scientific data that will help protect Australia’s biodiversity for a generation to come. www.bushblitz.org.au
Are you wondering how to recycle your mobile phones? Check out the act4nature website to see how Melbourne Zoo will process these phones and help save mountain gorillas. http://www.act4nature.org.au/Act-Now.html
