In the Stone Soup story, the empty-handed traveler who comes to town, and convinces people to bring their offerings to the collective feast, is often seen as a trickster – duping people out of their hard-earned sustenance.  But what if the story is one of invitation, not trickery?  A story of collectivism and the power … Continue reading Stone Soup

How do we summon change, both on the personal but also societal levels? The poets would tell us rather than lean into the culture of ever more striving and effort we must instead “create a clearing in the dense forest of our lives and wait there patiently, until the song that is our life falls … Continue reading The Invitation

After the delightful to and fro of the summer, we gather once more to bring the diverse tributaries of our lives into the fold of the Whole. If you like, bring a small bit of water from your seasonal adventures to replenish our collective waters. We’ll once more practice anointing and washing one another’s feet … Continue reading Gathering of the Waters