Quyllurit’i: A Pilgrimage Between Stars and Snow
In Quechua, Qoyllur means “star” and Riti means “snow”. Quyllurit’i refers to the “Snow Star”. Quyllurit’i is more than a religious event; it is a co
Our Relationship with the Earth: Lessons in Mutualism
All relationships have their own dynamic of give and take. But when we think about our relationship with the Earth, can we ever truly give back? This week, @priyanka.parihar16 dra
When I Come Home to the Sea, God Meets Me There
Sacramento is a rolling grid of suburban sprawl and this is not the California that anyone loves. We call ourselves the West, but who would know we were anywhere near beautiful i
Tunnels of Time: Traces of Past Lives
In the land of my forefathers, I explore key sites related to speleology, searching for what Mircea Eliade describes as a religious experience of autochthony. This sense of divine
Soft Fascinations: The Healing Power of Nature
If you ever gaze at the sky and feel that everything is going to be alright, you are practising soft fascination. As animals, we have evolved guided by the cues of the natural worl
Rivers & Roots: Poems on Wildness
Aspen Everett explores the boundary between wildness and the man-made, existing in the ecotone of artefact and novel ecos. The poems challenge the reader to take a closer look at
Italy’s Agricultural Paradox: Culinary Pride and Labour Exploitation
Understanding the uneasy balance between agriculture and migration in Italy underscores how environmental justice and social justice are deeply entwined. To demand organic farming
The Common Roots of Living Language: Listening to the Earth
From the alphabets to the words, if we trace the roots of our lingual tree, we find that every inspiration arises from nature. Lingual symbols and sounds are, perhaps, interpretati
Love Canal: Evidence of Injury | Shanna Merola
Dioxin, cadmium, arsenic, lead… what happens over time when the human body is exposed to these elements, and what happens to the land? In the late 1970s, toxic waste sites
