What Lies behind the Magic of Constellations?
When I first encountered constellations the word I would often use to describe them was magic. Magic, for me, being something that is amazing, unexpected and not easily explained. The […]
When I first encountered constellations the word I would often use to describe them was magic. Magic, for me, being something that is amazing, unexpected and not easily explained. The […]
Malidoma Somé (author of ‘The Healing Wisdom of Africa’) teaches us that in the Dagara tradition, Earth relates to home, belonging, nurturing, nourishment, abundance and acknowledging one’s purpose.
It’s the first day in September. I’m standing in the mud-coloured flood water of the Olifants River which has filled the Clanwilliam dam. I’m building up the courage to dunk
Time is elastic. Stretching and concertinaing with different memories of my trip to Peru last month. The Amazon jungle feels like a lifetime ago. Cusco is a blur of constant
In Nature’s annual cycle, this is the time that trees let go of their old leaves. They expose their bare branches, moving into a space of stillness as they ready themselves for the
“Children should be seen but not heard” was a favourite saying of my grandfather. At school, we learnt to “only speak when spoken to” and “not to speak out of
Feeling at home and knowing we belong is something we all long for. It’s not just about having your place in your family, a roof over one’s head, or feeling at home
The last 2 memorable conversations I had with my father were about life and death. He told me of his near-death experiences (he had 5 of them). How he’d been
What is Conscience? Guilt and Innocence Conscience is experienced through the feeling of guilt and innocence. With bad conscience comes the feeling of guilt and with good conscience the sense