We are on the move. That’s all you need to know. Maybe we’re hunting, maybe we’re not. All you need to know is that we’re moving. And you should probably stand back.
Whose presence makes you feel more powerful?
Common Ancestors
“We share a common ancestor with chimps that is not shared by mandrills, we share a common ancestor with mandrills that is not shared by bushbabies, and on and on and on, to the ancestor we share with nematode worms that is not shared with oak trees.”
―Simon Barnes
How do you experience connection to non-human ancestors?
One Single Moment
Everything can shift in a moment—not just the moment of the catastrophic earthquake, but also the moment of insight or inspiration, the moment the pieces fall into place, the moment you decide, the moment friendship turns into love. From the outside, most of those moments look like nothing in particular.
When was a moment that your life shifted, although no one could tell but you?
The Secret Wound
“They say that family is the place of safety. But sometimes this is the greatest lie; family is not sanctuary, it is not safety and succour. For some of us, it is the secret wound. Sooner or later we pay for the woundings of our ancestors.”
―Nayomi Munaweera
How have you paid for the woundings of your ancestors?
Pictures from the Past
Thousands of years ago our distant ancestors created vivid, beautiful paintings of the world they lived in—pictures which still carry an incredible vibrancy to this day. We humans are art-making creatures.
What artwork feels like it connects your soul to a time gone by?