Belonging: Remembering Ourselves home

The loss of ancestral language not only means the extinction of cultural heritage, it is directly linked to our worldwide ecological collapse.

But no matter how we attempt to outsmart her, we inevitably internalize the Death Mother; we begin conflating her voice with our own.

There is an Indigenous tribe from the Daly River region in Northern Australia called the Ngangikurungkurr, whose name translates as ‘Deep Water Sounds’ or ‘Sounds of the Deep.’ For the Ngangikurungkurr, it is understood that there is a deep spring of story within that calls on each of us. In order for us to live in harmony with the soul, we must li

The Death Mother is always haranguing us with accusations like, “Your offering is not good enough. Others have done it sooner and better than you, so don’t embarrass yourself trying.”

This could be as simple as taking an afternoon away from work with the intention of being open to synchronicity, or lying your body down in the outdoors so you can feel the earth’s support.

anti-storytelling because, “it’s more like real life.” But I believe this is a reflection of a culture impoverished in mythic imagination. It’s a mistake to think of stories with a redemptive quality as unrealistic, because their function is not to reflect ‘real life,’ but rather to rescue the events of our lives from randomness, restoring them to

In the act of connecting to archetypes we feel the spark of vitality, a hint of life, a tiny becoming.

‘Second attention’ is the non-ordinary awareness that we call the dreaming body.

It’s a good idea when starting a ritual circle to have a reciprocal leadership format and a rotating venue. If there is only one person holding this heartbeat of gathering for others, that person is in danger of burning out. If what you want is to build a village, then you must take up the heartbeat yourself. Look for ways to call people together,