Collapse of the Bees

Each shamanic tradition works with the healing power of archetypes, especially those of the plant people and the animal people. The defining archetype of the Northern Q’ero lineage is the Bee. The Bees and their Queen flew into this system of archetypes bringing with them some very timely teachings and insights into our own current cultural, environmental and community dilemmas.

In the 1920’s Rudolph Steiner predicted the mass die-off of Bee Hives, which we are now witnessing, due to the long term manipulation of the hives and their Queen. There are many ways in which this phenomenon parallels our current personal and ecological condition. Read more

Gardens For Greener Homes

written by kyle roderick

Anyone who grows or admires flowers, vegetables or houseplants has enjoyed the sensual pleasures that plants can provide. Gardens are also great healers and heart openers in that they engage the nurturing, life-loving soul in each of us. Oregon-based gardener Dan Barker has channeled his green wisdom and built over 1400 backyard gardens for elderly, disabled and low-income people in Portland, Oregon alone. As the founder of the non-profit The Home Gardening Project Foundation (http://home.teleport.com/~hgpf/) Read more

Flower Arranging 101

Perhaps the quickest, easiest and most satisfying way to bring sensual delight into your life is to fill your space with fresh flowers. Flowers super-charge our sensory-deprived offices and homes with intense color, fragile beauty and sweet aromas. Here is a crash course on the fundamentals of floral arranging: may your inner artist bloom.

“You don’t need lots of money or exotics to make a wonderful arrangement,” says Los Angeles-based landscape architect and floral designer Philip Castiglia. “The main thing to remember is to select flowers that are in good condition. “ Read more