by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Aug 9, 2020 | Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock “When the concept of human spirit is understood as the mode of consciousness in which the individual feels connected to the Cosmos as a whole, it becomes clear that ecological awareness is spiritual in its deepest sense.” Fritjof Capra I was once asked...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | May 23, 2020 | Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Uncategorized
By Deb Matlock Since childhood I have experienced a deep, personal, and communicative connection with the earth, the world of spirit, and the animals I encounter. As a child, I spent endless days exploring the natural world and my first best friend was a dog named...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Jan 19, 2020 | Animal Communication, Community, Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection
By Deb Matlock I love the idea considering the concept of community to include not only humans, but other beings as well. My community along the foothills of the Colorado Rockies is vibrant and bursting with people, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians,...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Dec 17, 2019 | Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection
By Deb Matlock In the Northern Hemisphere, December is the time of year our days shorten, the temperature drops, and the sun shows is brightness to only some of us some of the time. This time of year has always been one of my favorites. I love the slowing down,...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Dec 8, 2019 | Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock The shaman’s responsibility is to bring back the ceremony. Why? Because the world has lost the ceremony. A ceremony is something you do which is good for you and which nourishes you. When the ceremony loses its spirit, it becomes a ritual. You do...
by wildrhythms_uvj7p5 | Oct 21, 2019 | Nature Communication, Place-based spirituality, Sacred Animal Connection, Sacred Nature Connection, Thoughts and Ideas
By Deb Matlock Spirituality is one of those concepts that can be defined as many ways as there are people. Awe, inspiration, connection, mystery…these are some of the words I often hear related to the idea of spirituality. For some, religion and spirituality are...
