THE WILD PATH’S GATHERING BASKET

THE WILD PATH’S GATHERING BASKET

Today, on the last Saturday of August, I set down my gathering basket for a moment to rest. It is time to look back with it upon the path we have travelled together and sigh: here it is now, one whole growing season. I pause in gratitude to contemplate all that has...
SPIRAL OF TIMES

SPIRAL OF TIMES

Since the 18th of February, when the new year bearer Mam Oxlajuj Iq’ was seated, I have been listening with a sensitive ear and alert mind to the sweeping winds of change it has brought. These currents have shaken all of us profoundly, across the world. The...
WHAT MAYA?

WHAT MAYA?

The purpose of this writing is to open the vast field of meaning that the word ’Maya’ can refer to geographically, temporally, regionally, linguistically, and culturally. When we encounter the word ’Maya’ we can ask for clarification: which...
SOULTREE CALLS

SOULTREE CALLS

At the heart of my TREE OF TIMES – AIKAINPUU approach is to help our souls to return home. The mythical journey often begins with a calling from our core self. For me, over a decade ago, one of these...
KOLI – ANCIENT HEART OF EUROPE

KOLI – ANCIENT HEART OF EUROPE

The landscape lingered in the twilight of the dawning day, brightening hue by hue. The mist rose along steep hillsides of Koli. Suddenly the morning light dimmed. A sudden mist covered the sun and the mood changed in the blink of an eye: dark-clear twilight fell, and...