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Author: Beth Beurkens

Spring Ceremonies of Life Force and Renewal

Spring Ceremonies of Life Force and Renewal

The force that through the green fuse drives the flower drives my green age -Dylan Thomas Spring has arrived in our Northern Hemisphere – radiant with the ruffles of daffodils, trumpets of pink dogwoods and the blare of crimson tulips. Birds fly with thin threads of palm fronds and sticks of cedar for their nests. Red Tail Hawks circle and dive, circle and dive. Spring is an unstoppable force as our planet tilts back towards the sun, God of Life. We…

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Earth Ceremonies

Earth Ceremonies

It’s spring in the northern hemisphere. What a scintillating pleasure to be in the backyard again with bright yellow tulips and heliotrope lilacs throwing their arms into the scented air.

The heartbeat of the garden is the rock cairn altar I built several years ago. It is dedicated to the Andean earth mother, Pachamama. The stones that create the altar are volcanic pinks, yellows, golds and burgundies from high up on Mount Shasta in the Cascade Range of California.