Day 80 and our area moves from yellow to green — where there are still restrictions and you are “encouraged” to wear a mask.

Today is the Lunar Eclipse and Full Moon so I devised a meditation that is super calming and filled with power. You can change the words to suit as well as the intention you set. You only need a glass of water and space to sit outside on the ground near a tree. The meditation is super simple; yet, vast in its possible accomplishment. There are a total of four elements represented: Earth, Water, Air (your breath), and Spirit (of the earth, of the water, of the air, of humanity represented by you — and of the Universe). Each element moves and flows in its own way — every vibration is connected to every vibration.

Electrical pulses move through the earth, carrying your thoughts with them. …

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A Framework for Land Healing — The Druid’s Garden

In the next few months, the forest that I grew up in is going be cut and torn up to put in a septic line. A 40-60 feet path, at minimum, will rip a tear through the heart of it. This is the forest where I grew up, where my parents and I have created […] … Continue reading A Framework for Land Healing — The Druid’s Garden

Building with Cob, Part II: Soil Tests and Mixing Cob

The Druid's Garden

Happy feet mixing cob!

In a meadow under the summer sun, a group of dancers laugh and fling mud. Beneath their feet, clay, sand, and water become mixed together, creating a sticky earthen blend that sticks to their feet, their legs, and, after some play, faces and fingers! This is a cob mixing party, one of the best times you can have with good friends. After the cob is mixed, it is added by others to the bench and more soil is added and the dance continues. In last week’s post we explored some reasons to consider exploring natural building as a potential way to build sustainable structures and be more attuned with the energies of earth. In this week’s post, we will get into how to test your soil and how to make some cob!

One thing I want to share about cob–you don’t have to build big things…

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