Blogging the Earth Pathways
Moon Gazing: Gardening with the Moon in February
Have you ever noticed how many of our early wildflowers making an appearance after Imbolc are pale in colour? Think of the white snowdrops and the pale-yellow hazel catkins. It’s as if these flowers are quietly announcing nature’s first stirrings, and the gentle return of the light before we get the brighter coloured flowers of... Continue reading→
Moon gazing: Introducing Claire’s Gardening with the Moon
This blog is published at the 2023 Winter Solstice and in the Northern Hemisphere this is when Winter starts, when we have the shortest days and the longest night. Not long after that, the Moon reaches fullness just after midnight on the 26th December - at 00:33 on 27th December. The December Full Moon is... Continue reading→
Moon-gazing: The Mourning Moon
Consider the leaf piles and the broken branches that accumulate after the first winter storms. These dead plants may benefit creatures that we cannot see and will decay and disappear from sight. There will be transformation. By bacteria, mushrooms, worms, mosses, by time … they are no longer ours. We can let go of our... Continue reading→
Most at home in green spaces
All my life, I have felt most at home in green spaces. Nature is my family—living beings in relationship with each other and with the Earth. So much of life exists because of the mutual support we call symbiosis. My work as a herbalist connected me deeply to nature, feeling awe and reverence for the... Continue reading→
Moon Gazing and Gardening by the Moon in October 2023
Full Moon Moments: Hunter's Moon and Seed Fall Moon The names for this Full Moon relate to the preparations for winter in the Northern Hemisphere and, since all endings contain the seeds of the next cycle, there are essential preparations for Spring. Hunter's Moon is the Anglo-Saxon name for this Full Moon as this is... Continue reading→
Moon-gazing: The Harvest Moon
Full Moon Moments and Gardening by the Moon About the Harvest Full Moon While other names for this Full Moon are the Singing Moon, Song Moon, Wine Moon and Barley Moon, mainly this Full Moon is named the Harvest Moon. This is the only Full Moon name that is tied to the Equinox. The Harvest... Continue reading→
Nature’s Whispers Unveiled: The Botanical Artistry of Lucy Tipper
Who are you, Lucy Tipper? I am a Botanical Contact Print Artist and Eco Painter living on the south coast of England. My work celebrates a connection to Earth through ceremony and deep listening. My images are created from nature herself, gently foraging plant materials from wild landscapes before taking them through a dye process... Continue reading→
The Equinox and 20 years of deep transformation
Written by Chris Ellis The whole planet is standing in balance at the Equinoxes; having the same experience of light. This week initiates a 20-year phase of deep transformation of our planetary life. Northern Hemisphere Spring Equinox 20 March 2023 The Equinoxes are moments in the year at which light and dark are of equal... Continue reading→
A mysterious and mystical way of looking at the natural world
by David Greygoose Writing is an act of tapping into the energies of the Earth We are shaped and moved by the energies of the Earth. These are all about us - in the depths of the soil, in the rhythm of the water and in the forces of the wind. They enter through us... Continue reading→
Embracing the Dark: Unveiling the Enigmatic World of Polly Hall
by Polly Hall I'm going to be honest and say I'm not a morning person. I appreciate the promise that sunrise brings but I love the dark. I love dusk, and crepuscular is one of my favourite words. Dimsy dark as we like to say in Somerset - when you can spot the faery folk,... Continue reading→