Rhythms of the Earth
Rhythms of the Earth
The ancient rhythms of the earth have insinuated themselves into the rhythms of the human heart. The earth is not outside us; it is within John O’Donohue
Rhythms of the Earth workshop is a 6-week offering for anyone interested in being present to nature and the natural rhythms of life and this planet we call home. It includes two hours of writing per week, or a total of twelve hours of creative writing inspiration. In order to make it most accessible, prompts are broken down so you can write in short writing spurts, like a hummingbird coming in, and zipping away, or in longer weekly sessions, like a sunrise, both slow and powerful.
Also included each week is an exercise to invite you to allow nature as creative muse. These are offered to help you ground into your writing, to fully arrive in the creative journey, and fuel your creative fire. If they don’t work for you, perhaps nothing is lost. But an openness to exploration and grounding may prove more than helpful if you allow it.
The remotest spaces of nature are visited, and the farthest sundered things are brought together, by subtle spiritual connection. We are made aware that magnitude of material things is relative, and all objects shrink and expand to serve the passion of the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature has inspired art and storytelling from the beginning of time. Some modern-day examples include visual artists like Georgia O’Keefe, Vincent Van Gogh, Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, and brilliant nature writers like Robert Macfarlane, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Barry Lopez, Bill Bryson and Helen Macdonald.
If we all experienced such a rich connection to the Earth - grounded, aware, sensitive to and in love with the natural world - maybe climate instability wouldn’t be the problem it is today?
But also maybe the needle is moving in that direction? It seems so, looking at trends like Biophilic design, those large-scale efforts to rewild urban spaces, like the Highline Gardens in New York and Gardens By the Bay in Singapore, plus a plethora of green cities and business. When we feel connected, we take care of that which we feel connected to.
This is also true for our creativity. When we feel connected to our creative process, we guard it and nurture it, let it be what it most wants to be - what it already is. Consider Rhythms of the Earth an invitation to rewild yourself, to reconnect with your own creativity.
Love and light,
