Table of Contents:
- The Chronicle (through January 11, 2015) by Alice Loyd
- CES News by Herman Greene
- Three Poems: February, At the Gate, and Addressing the Masses by Katherine Savage
- Two Poems: Psalm After the Holocaust and Lying Fallow by Bill Peck
- Poem: Winter’s Wrap by Herman Greene
- “The earth,” “earth,” or “Earth?” What Should We Call Our Planet? by Herman Greene
- Imbolc by Herman Greene
- Imbolc 2015 Reflections by Betty Lou Chaika
- Celtic Cycles as a Mandala for Individuation by Marilyn McNamara
- Celtic Cycles: Guidance from the Soul on the Spiritual Journey by Ann Loomis
The Chronicle (through January 11, 2015)
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
ENERGY As we enter 2015, we celebrate progress in clean energy technologies achieved in 2014, highlighting just a few advances. An emissions-free, natural gas power generation plant has reached the demonstration stage. A 50MWt (megawatt; one megawatt-hour is 1 million Watt hours) plant that will be built in Texas in 2016 will validate the … Read More
CES News
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
CES to co-sponsor conference on “Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization,” Claremont, California, June 4-7, 2015. The Center for Ecozoic Societies is now an official Co-Sponsor of the conference “Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization,” Claremont, California, June 4-7, 2015. Herman Greene to co-lead Law Track of conference on “Seizing an … Read More
Three Poems: February, At the Gate, and Addressing the Masses
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
February (February 17, 2015) What was a prodigious bower of tendril, leaf, and pod, snaps under my fracturing fingers as I tidy the guide wires to which they cleaved in summer. Dreams of immortality are only for humans who separate soul from the stuff of which we are all made. And I am to practice … Read More
Two Poems: Psalm After the Holocaust and Lying Fallow
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
PSALM AFTER THE HOLOCAUST (December 2013) How can anyone make a joyful noise Praising the mysterious power that Guides the universe, depth calling unto Depth, when so much fear pervades our time? The first word can only be Silence Profound and unutterable— Dark as the unbelievable pain The second word is resilience … Read More
Poem: Winter’s Wrap
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Winter’s Wrap (February 21, 2015) Snow Freezing rain Rain frozen Now a sheet of ice More snow Lubricating the ice Down I go On my tail Do I have a tail? Dogs slipping Cars slipping Children sledding And slipping New snow A winter wonderland Evening falls Wind blows Snow flies from … Read More
“The earth,” “earth,” or “Earth?” What Should We Call Our Planet?
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
Should we call our planet “the earth,” “earth,” or “Earth”? Generally our planet should be called “Earth.” Like the other planets, it should be capitalized and generally not be preceded by “the.” When earth refers to soil, it should not be capitalized. We don’t say, the Mars, and certainly not the mars, or the Venus … Read More
Imbolc
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
Thomas Berry calls for intimate rapport with Earth community and for celebrating the grand liturgy of the universe. He says that no viable mode of human presence on the planet will take place until this happens. We look for ancient and new ways to accomplish this. For many Celtic spirituality has become a primary resource. … Read More
Imbolc 2015 Reflections
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
Hakima Betty Lou Chaika is Coordinator of the Ziraat Circle, Rose Heart Sufi Community At Imbolc we call back the sun and call forth the transformative flame of Brigid, the Celtic Goddess of healing, inspiration and creativity, as the natural world begins to awaken from its dream of hibernation. Embodied ritual opens us to the possibility … Read More
Celtic Cycles as a Mandala for Individuation
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
Sunday Salon: February 1, 2015 Presented by Ann Loomis Reviewed by Marilyn McNamara Groundhog Day can be a reminder and an invitation to all of us that facing one’s shadow can be a winter task of importance. Seasoned workshop presenter and author of a new book, Celtic Cycles: Guidance from the Soul on the … Read More
Celtic Cycles: Guidance from the Soul on the Spiritual Journey
Download Article - PDFJuly 19, 2015
Ann Loomis is the author of Celtic Cycles: Guidance from the Soul on the Spiritual Journey. This book realigns the soul’s wisdom with the rhythms and creatures of the natural world. As with some animals, the soul is in danger of extinction if we do not find a way to listen to its guidance. Writings … Read More
