Tag: ecology

AHIMSA – In a culture that believes only humans matter

When I walked this morning there was a snail squashed on the foot path –it really upset me especially as there was nothing I could do to help When I was younger I thought that I was insane because I cared about other life… Continue Reading “AHIMSA – In a culture that believes only humans matter”

AHIMSA – In a culture that believes only humans matter

When I walked this morning there was a snail squashed on the foot path –it really upset me especially as there was nothing I could do to help When I was younger I thought that I was insane because I cared about other life… Continue Reading “AHIMSA – In a culture that believes only humans matter”

IF YOU ARE A MISFIT

YOU ARE PROBABLY AN ORIGINAL THINKER Who wants to fit into a culture where sociopaths succeed psychopaths are glorified and mindless automatons fit in A culture that stereotypes and categorizes Where attractive people are considered the good guys and intelligent Where overweight,disabled and “unattractive’… Continue Reading “IF YOU ARE A MISFIT”

AHIMSA

I tried my best to practice ahimsa before I was aware of this word/concept Impossible in a culture that believes only humans have a soul and only money matters As a child I got a bashing for not wanting to eat meat: The same… Continue Reading “AHIMSA”

HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY

On the 31st of October It is Beltane here “Down Under” The sabbats are seasonal: so in the southern hemisphere it is Beltane (MayDay) In the northern hemisphere it is Samhain (Halloween) Beltane was a fertility festival where the villages would come together: This… Continue Reading “HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY”

HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY

On the 31st of October It is Beltane here “Down Under” The sabbats are seasonal: so in the southern hemisphere it is Beltane (MayDay) In the northern hemisphere it is Samhain (Halloween) Beltane was a fertility festival where the villages would come together: This… Continue Reading “HALLOWEEN/MAY DAY”

Trees

THERE IS A TREE MEDITATION IN THIS POST I am frequently told trees are a fire hazard Trees don’t light: fires humans do! Human arsonists have set fire to the side of my property at Goolwa after torching the local bushland. So the way… Continue Reading “Trees”

IF YOU ARE A MISFIT

YOU ARE PROBABLY AN ORIGINAL THINKER Who wants to fit into a culture where sociopaths succeed psychopaths are glorified and mindless automatons fit in A culture that stereotypes and categorizes Where attractive people are considered the good guys and intelligent Where overweight,disabled and “unattractive’… Continue Reading “IF YOU ARE A MISFIT”

IF ONLY AHIMSA WERE THE NORM

(I doubt that people in western culture even have this concept) I was in Animal liberation in the 1970s ( we were successful in having legislation put in place for animals to be treated humanely) Not much has changed in the last  fifty years… Continue Reading “IF ONLY AHIMSA WERE THE NORM”

Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended

When I was young I wondered what was wrong with me because our cultural norms felt so wrong – now that I am older and wiser I know our cultural norms are wrong I respect peoples religious beliefs and won’t argue – several decades… Continue Reading “Thank God I am an Atheist: Pun Intended”