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  • 🌿 The Tree of Life and the Nervous System

    Symbol, Structure, and the Courage to Stay Accurate There’s an image that keeps circulating lately—one that overlays the Tree of Life onto the human brain, often the cerebellum or the nervous system. It’s visually compelling. Familiar. Almost comforting. And yet…… Continue reading

    🌿 The Tree of Life and the Nervous System
  • 🌿 Smoke, Science, and Sacred Responsibility

    Rethinking Smudging in an Ethical, Earth-Honoring Way For many of us, smoke has always felt like a threshold—a visible prayer, a breath made tangible, a way of clearing not just a room, but a field. Smudging, most commonly associated with… Continue reading

    🌿 Smoke, Science, and Sacred Responsibility
  • Powers of Nature and Perception

    🕯️ The Moon Window & a Storm-Wrought Message There’s a round window in our bedroom that we lovingly call the Moon Window. It’s the only one in the room—an unblinking eye that opens to the land, the trees, and the… Continue reading

    Powers of Nature and Perception