cycles & seasons
‘We like to imagine that it's possible for life to be one eternal summer, and that we have uniquely failed to achieve that for ourselves, We dream of an equatorial habitat, forever close to the sun; an endless, unvarying high season. But life's not like that. Emotionally, we're prone to stifling summers and low, dark winters, to sudden drops in
... See moreAutumn is a time of letting go. We take our inspiration from the natural world around us. Looking around we see the foliage dying back, the leaves changing colour and falling from the trees. Like the tree, we must learn to let go, for the leaf does not cling to the tree after its time has ended, nor does the tree cling to the leaf – they let go of
... See moreJoanna van der Hoeven • Pagan Portals - The Awen Alone
Liminality (from the Latin word līmen, “threshold”) is the ambiguity that emerges in the middle of a fundamental transition. Liminality is the “in-between”, where the space and the participants no longer hold their past status, but have not yet fully transformed to their post-transition self.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Liminal Creativity
I’ve found myself wanting to get out of the liminal place I’ve been floating in — wanting it to be done already, wanting to arrive in clarity, wanting to feel more certain or sure about what I’m supposed to be doing and how I should be doing it. Part of me feels like this pressure to “get there” comes from the false belief that there is anywhere... See more