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I hope you are all having a lovely weekend wherever you are, however you choose to spend it 💚 . Remember you are all unique. You all have something special to offer and you all have the ability to choose how you interact with the world. Why not take a few moments to tune in with the world around you? . Close your eyes, focus on your breath. Just take a moment to feel the world around you. Tune in. Breathe a bit deeper. . Do you want to connect with the general atmosphere around you? May I invite you to tune in an animal in particular? What qualities are specific to this animal? How could these be relevant to you right now? Tune in with the Earth beneath you... How are you feeling? . Please share below! 💚✊🏽🐺🌱 . . . #earth #meditation #earthday #birchtree #forest #nature #photography #tree #treestagram #mybestfriend #tunein #naturemeditation #happyeaster #welcome #namaste #connectwithnature #rewilding #druidry

This is what a rebel looks like, on a sunny Saturday afternoon in central London... . . #youthagainstclimatechange #extinctionrebellion #jointherebellion #sacredactivism

Eartha is on her way to central London to #jointherebellion on this fine Saturday afternoon 💚 I would normally avoid central London - especially Oxford Circus - at all cost on a Saturday afternoon but it’s a small price to pay if our voices can help. We hope that all our voices uniting together as one will raise awareness on the emergency we have on our hands... . #savetheplanet #the11thhour #extinctionrebellion #earthfirst #jointherebellion #earthatheecowarrior #sacredactivism #activism #knitting #knitteddoll #craftivism

Meet Nettle. Nettle is a regular guest teacher on my #animalcommunication workshops. On a previous animal communication & storytelling workshop, an attendee wanted to know what animals thought of #storytelling - She read her this #maryoliver poem: “For I will consider my dog Percy. For he was made small but brave of heart. For if he met another dog he would kiss her in kindness. For when he slept he snored only a little. For he could be silly and noble in the same moment. For when he spoke he remembered the trumpet and when he scratched he struck the floor like a drum. For he ate only the finest food and drank only the purest of water, yet he would nibble of the dead fish also. For he came to me impaired and therefore certain of short life, yet thoroughly rejoiced in each day. For he took his medicines without argument. For he played easily with the neighbor’s Bull Mastiff. For when he came upon mud he splashed through it. For he was an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon. For he listened to poems as well as love-talk. For when he sniffed it was as if he were being pleased by every part of the world. For when he sickened he rallied as many times as he could. For he was a mixture of gravity and waggery. For we humans can seek self-destruction in ways he never dreamed of. For he took actions both cunning and reckless, yet refused always to offer himself to be admonished. For his sadness though without words was understandable. For there was nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest. For there was nothing brisker than his life when in motion. For he was of the tribe of Wolf. For when I went away he would watch for me at the window. For he loved me. For he suffered before I found him, and never forgot it. For he loved Anne. For when he lay down to enter sleep he did not argue about whether or not God made him. For he could fling himself upside down and laugh a true laugh. For he loved his friend Ricky. For he would dig holes in the sand and then let Ricky lie in them. For I often see his shape in the clouds and this is a continual blessing.” Nettle liked it. Even though she wondered for a while who this Percy was.

Do you know that feeling, when you go out somewhere and you end up hanging out with a dog because she is the most interesting person around? And throwing that ball again and again really is the best thing ever? Welcome to my world 💚😂 🐶 . . . #dogsofinstagram #dogs #dogstagram #staffie #staffielove #staffiegram #staffiesmile #staffiemoments #staffiedaily #animalcommunication #animals #dogsbestfriend #partyanimal #idratherhangoutwithdogs #dogsofinstaworld

I love #trees. They all have stories to tell. I love listening to them creak in the wind. My son and I always say that they are talking to each other... Some of the trunks have such interesting shapes and patterns. It’s a good lesson in self-acceptance: each tree trunk tells a story, their story. That growth there is from that disease they had a few decades ago. That branch there got struck by lightning. There is a hole here made by a woodpecker, and there is still a nest from last year on another branch... Trees don’t look perfect. Nature doesn’t look perfect. Only man made nature looks perfect, genetically modified, hybridised, carefully designed. Be like a tree. Be proud to wear your story on your trunk. 💚 . . . #positivebodyimage #selfacceptance #naturewisdom #nature #treesofinstagram #resilience #treestagram #forest #woodland #beproudofwhoyouare #messagefromtheuniverse #thesecretlifeoftrees #belikeatree #spring

Meet Eartha. She wants you to be a part of the rebellion to save the planet. Read more about her on my blog... on focalheart.com💚 . . . #sacredactivism #spiritdoll #spiritdolls #activism #callforaction #craftivism #extinctionrebellion #nature #savetheplanet #planetearth #peace #peacefulprotest #sustainability #bluebells #earthatheecowarrior

Tonight’s moon as we walked out of the woods. . The #hare is associated with the #moon in many traditions... This connection is found in mythology and #folktales all over the world: India, China, Africa, Mexico, North America, and Europe at least. This association was positive until the medieval times, when the moon started to be associated with lunacy and the devil. From then on, Hares were often called “moon-struck”, another way of saying “mad”. Hare is often associated with the moon, along with the #springequinox , #easter , the #dawn and more importantly with #enlightenment. . When we celebrate Easter we are celebrating the dawning of life. The Easter hare is symbolised laying eggs for Easter: the rebirth of life, new beginnings, the cosmos... . I particularly love this story from the Jataka Tales, which are stories from India telling of the Buddha’s previous lives. There is a Jataka Tale called The Selfless Hare, in which the hare sacrifices herself, as a tribute to her kindness her face is painted on the moon for all to see... . The animal kingdom has such a rich and meaningful presence in folk tales and #storytelling, I invite you to join me and @ashleyramsdenstoryteller at the end of June for our #animalcommunication & #storytelling workshop. Link in my bio 💚 . . . #druidry #folklore #druidanimaloracle #animals #animalstories #folkandstory #jatakatales #aprilmoon #totemanimal #animaltotems #animalwisdom #animalsymbolism #animalkingdom #animallovers #hares #naturalworld #wild #stories #naturetherapy #animaltherapy

I have been walking past these wild beauties for a while now... They have chosen to grow on the side of a quiet road in town. We walk past them when walking the dogs to our local woods. . Their colour is so vibrant and joyful, they always catch my eyes. Yesterday the yellow light of the sunset was shining a golden glow on them. It was stunning. . I read this yesterday and I’d like to share it with you: . “We are guests of the Earth, not its masters. And, like ill-mannered children at a banquet offered freely by a generous and forgiving host, we have behaved badly and are in danger of spoiling the gathering for everyone else. Our thoughtless greed and selfishness have seriously disturbed the ecosystem.” -Mark Ryan & John Matthews - The Wildwood Tarot. . I find it fascinating to see how nature is present everywhere. Like a passive, quiet act of resistance. #nature resides in every single one of us. Even when we feel disconnected from her, she is still there... You can see her resisting us boldly through that dandelion growing in the crack of the pavement, or in this defiant look in the eyes of an urban fox crossing your path. . She is here, resisting our attempts to overpower her. Watching her resistance makes me happy. It gives me hope and brings me so much #joy ! She is majestic like a queen and she doesn’t surrender to us. Nature is sacred and so much more intelligent than us. We think we are some sort of God who can decide which species or which plant should survive or disappear. We think we can organise and design nature to suit our greed driven needs... but like Captain Paul Watson once told me: “We are just a bunch of conceited apes out of control” 🦍💚✊🏽 . . . #flowersofinstagram #wildflowers #sacred #sacrednature #wildwood #rewilding #wildwoodtarot #druid #druidry #witchcraft #witchesofinstagram #witch🔮 #urbanwilderness #urbanflowers #fortheloveofnature #naturalworld #wildbeauty #peacefulresistance #civildisobedience #captainpaulwatson #sacredactivism #activism

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