the raven

Yes, I have spent the last year or so on the Earth Element. Mainly because of what I had set myself as a task for Gwers 18. But now I’m ready to move on, hopefully somewhat faster.

Gwers 19 asks you to do something practical for the protection of the Earth. I decided that we humans are killing ourselves by polluting the Earth. So I joined Friends of the Earth. So far so boring.

But I also believe that we are killing ourselves, at this moment in history but not for the first time, by paying more attention to what divides us as a human family than what we have in common. On a daily basis the media bring us messages that present difference as a threat. And we often willfully maintain prejudices and misunderstandings between people.

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For some reason one doesn’t seem to be able to comment on the very helpful and organised planning for future events paragraph that someone wrote – it also doesn’t say who wrote it! But whoever, I’ll happily help out with organisation of a visit to Ankerwyke, though if we’re going for August maybe it might be better to do 21st rather than 28th as that would likely be bank holiday so the roads might be snarled up and people might be doing other things. I suppose we would also have to find out if people were on holiday anyhow.

I’ve just submitted this to Touchstone, so we will see if it gets printed… Anyway, I thought you might be interested in a preview.

During the early part of my Ovate work, I was given the sense that along this portion of my journey, I need to spend more time looking beyond words. It is a strange thing, for I have, like many of us in this highly literate culture, spent much of my life wrapped in words. I am at home in the rarified air of academia, possessor of some mathematical ability as well as an appreciator of poetry and literature, and a fairly sophisticated user of words. Yet for at least 10 years, I have been unravelling their hold on me.
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I keep a diary. I use the We’Moon calendar to note down something from my world that struck me that day. It’s usually something gleaned from my visits to my garden. But it can be something else. It’s a bit like a gratitude journal I guess. Here are some examples.

3 February: I listened to alarmed blackbird calls until another one filled me with its song. The Elder tree has tiny leaves unfurling. Cracks appeared between the clouds.

7 February: A clear sunny day at last, with much dinosaur activity. The blue sky turned slightly pink at sunset.

10 February: It drizzled most of the day. I was kissed by drops and tousled by wind as I meandered through London. Oriah is inspiring me again. Latte still tastes nice.

Anybody else fancy sharing something that made them pay attention today?

If you visit this site regularly, or even if you are just dropping by, please post something. Even if it’s just a little anecdote or something that caught your attention. It all helps to keep the site active.

An active site will help us communicate with each other more effectively. And that will ensure that we can keep organising regular seedgroup meetings and ceremonies. If the site is too quiet, it will discourage people from visiting, and that will delay communication.

So if you were struck by the city lights reflecting on the wet tarmac – like I was today – tell us. You never know where it will lead.