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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
Rumi
How the past can help navigate the present
The ancient idea of how the state of our inner world affects the state of the outer world has never been more relevant.
How a 15th Century alchemist inspired a natural perfume
His world was magical and multi-dimensional and everything was imbued with its own life force. Spirit was everywhere.
Capturing the essence of a 12th Century abbess and mystic for our times
Hildegard of Bingen is a woman for our times
The Inspiration for Lunae Signa et Stellas natural perfume
This is a man who prescribed walking in scented gardens at night as medicine for the soul.
Dreaming of Sleep - the music of the cosmos
In Ancient Greece, temples to the god Asclepius were created and people went there to sleep, to incubate via dreams, the cure and comfort they needed in daily life. Maybe Max Richter’s performances can be seen as turning venues into modern-day Asclepian temples of healing. I like that idea.
A Sense of Belonging with Harriet Sams
In this week’s episode of The Soul Garden I’m talking to Harriet Sams, archeologist, archaeotherapist, intuitive guide and ecotherapist. Through the lens of archeology, we talk about the beauty and the pain of sense of belonging. We explore our relationship with landscape through the felt, the known and the unseen. We look at grief at a personal and landscape level.
Dancing around the Circle of Life
A deeply touching conversation with Joanna Huriwai about life, love, family and death.
Reconnecting Māori to traditional EOL customs
Here in New Zealand, a number of distinguished people have working on reconnecting Māori to Māori customs and traditions at the end of life. Dr. Tess Moeke-Maxwell (Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Porou), is lead researcher on Pae Herenga, which was a three year study on traditional Māori end of life care customs and contemporary adaptations.