Hope Springs Eternal
This spring, after having ‘lost hope’ in many ways over the last year, I have been cautiously basking in the light of ‘hope’ like never …
Nettle: The Rich Prince
I was harvesting Nettle all morning and many hours later my hands are still vibrating, numb and tingling like stars in the frozen night sky. …
The Daily Rites of Passage
It has been said or imagined that for our ancestors, all of life was ceremonial. While that may be true in the some idealistic sense, …
Usnea
By Steven I’ve just been out for the day picking Usnea or Old Man’s Beard with the kids. It’s a great winter harvest because you …
Innocence, Consciousness and Conscience
I think it’s so interesting that with each age we view the previous time period as being more innocent. We surround that time with the …
Teacher Trees – Part 1
This time of year, when all my garden friends and wild herbs have called it for the season, I spend a lot of time with …
The Meaning and Gift of Worrying
While this post is not about Covid in particular, it is about an equally contagious and devastating related illness. This illness is called ‘worrying’. Worrying …
Embodiment Matters Podcast: Embodying a Sacred Relationship with Earth
We had such an enlivening conversation with Steven which we’re so excited to share with you! In this conversation we talk about Steven’s history – …
Colonization, Gods, Goddesses and Three Alchemic Realms
The elemental descriptions of our cosmos that we lived with for tens of thousands of years still hold true in profound ways. In turning away …
Old, forgotten ways that kept everything in balance
A little slice of summer beauty from the Sacred Gardener, with Steven Martyn at sunrise, speaking to the old ways. A short film by Steve …