Elders give counsel and take the long view. They are concerned with the wisdom of the ancestors as well as preparing the way for descendants yet to come. They pass on the wisdom of their respective suits. In a life cycle, they represent the qualities of dissemination and release, corresponding to a third quarter or balsamic moon.
A fisherman, who is intimately familiar with the tides and moods of Mother Ocean, rows his skiff out into the sound just before sunrise. It’s a liminal time and place: between night and day, between shore and sea. His attention is caught by a water bird — a heron? an eagle? a cormorant? — and [...]
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A woman sits in her lush autumnal garden, spinning wool into yarn that will eventually become sweaters, scarves and hats for the winter to come. She is an industrious woman who has tended her orchard all year long and now reaps a rich harvest of apples. She shares the windfalls with Sister Deer, an original [...]
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