animism
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Winter Solstice – Sun’s Nesting Day I – VI: remember
II see Sun standing stillA shadow to follow on the face of my wallI mark the placeDay in, Day outOver years.I follow Sun passing throughA late rising farther in the southeastA fast setting farther southwestI mark her coming and going in the white snow blanketWith the shadows of TreeExpectation in heart of There She Comes!I Continue reading
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Kekri
KekriElämä ja kuolemaKukinta ja kompostiLinnun polun maidon polunTuuli vieTuon-elaTerve meille vähäksi aikaLämpö ja ru’atMinulla ei ole paljonAnnan mitä minä voinJa vielä lisää.Kiitollisuus vielä. kekri❤️ #samhain #tuonela #linnunrata Continue reading
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Fire
One of the initiations I was put through was with Fire. Bright oneInitiatorYears of tendingSitting quietlyFeedingNot asking – Christiana aro-harle, 10/2025 I have a theory which goes like this. Bear with me. Once upon a time folk in the non-animistic, non-indigenous lands stopped feeding Fire. Oh, they fed alright. Bits of paper with things they Continue reading
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Rowan – Pihlaja
Käärmeet pienillä kielillään nuolivat minun korvani että minä kuulen taas maailman äänet Pyhäiset ovat marjat pihlajissa. – Pentti Saarikoski, Tanssilattia vuorella 1977 Snakes with their small tongues licked my ears that I can hear again world sounds Saints are berries in rowan. – Pentti Saarikoski, Dance floor on themountain in 1977 Rowan. She is in red rivulets of beads decorating Sky and Earth. I see you below and above. Waiting. Perhaps for Bird. Perhaps for Hoof. Perhaps for Continue reading
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Song of Birds
Today the birds sang in the forest In the back stretch of home Are the birds still singing in Gaza? Are the birds still singing in Yemen? Are the birds still singing in Afghanistan? Are any birds still singing in Canaan? Continue reading
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Being Up North
In this excellent to the point article by Saame Petra Laiti finally comes some clear talk about what to call that place “Up North” – and some words on tourism. Continue reading
Christiana Aro-Harle 