Category: Earth Offerings
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Equinox as Threshold: Inanna’s Pause and the Balance Before Descent There is a moment in the turning year when the Earth holds its breath. Day and night meet as equals, and the sun stands poised above the equator. This is the autumn equinox—a fleeting moment of balance before the descent into darkness. In myth, this…
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The Mountains: A Sanctuary of Strength There was a time when even the smallest daily tasks felt insurmountable. Opening my mail filled me with dread—what if it was another demand, another expectation I couldn’t meet? Life pressed in from all sides, overwhelming me until even the act of existing felt like too much. But the…
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Foraging as Family Ritual At the cusp of August’s golden hush and September’s soft descent, we return to the hazel groves. It’s a quiet ritual now—me, my husband and children—stooping beneath the leaf-shadow to gather nuts. They pocket them eagerly, cracking shells with delight along the way. I don’t eat them myself. For me, it’s…
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Who knew mud could be so interesting? Following my flip-flop mud fiasco the other day, I decided to dig a little deeper into our slippery subject.Contrary to my initial belief that mud’s main purpose was to sabotage unsuspecting pedestrians and provide the perfect spa day for pigs and baby elephants, it turns out mud is…
