There are eight times a year where I take a day off from work (a luxury that many people don't have the option of) and plan a way to devote most of my time to my spiritual practice. These days are of course the eight holidays on the Pagan Wheel of the Year: Winter and [...]
Author: Danni Niles
I am passionately curious about how an earth-centered spirituality and lifestyle can bring peace and wisdom to my life. Esoteric Moment is the online, sacred grove where I can share the wisdom found in Druidry, Pagan Books, and Permaculture with others who share this passion. When I'm not online I am raising three small children and working for a state conservation organization.
Spring in the Forest
Whomp, crunch, my footfalls land heavily in the moist, loamy soil of the forest. It doesn't matter how many times I take this trail or what speed I walk through the wooded hills, I can't seem to walk quietly in the forest. I am too human. I spend too much time pounding the concrete in [...]
Inhabit Review
Permaculture is a way of bringing together in a sensible system: ourselves and our communities, with whatever bit of land/space we are tending. It can be as small as a window with sprouts or as large as a farm or a bioregion. It can be in the city, the suburbs or in the country. Permaculture [...]
Book Review: Trees of the Goddess by Elen Sentier
The spirits of the trees of the goddess still live in the woods and they will speak with us, show us things, take us on journeys, if we ask. The goddess will help us to find the old ways that our elders knew … the ways where reality is huge and exciting rather than small [...]
Book Review: Breaking the Mother Goose Code by Jeri Studebaker
The rhythm of words is a powerful magic. One which we learn to listen to from the earliest days of our lives. Our mother's voice is almost instantly soothing. We listen to the music of our neighborhoods and learn so much about our culture. We are read to as children long before many pick up [...]
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