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With the transition of the winter Solstice gradually expanding the length of daylight and with the timely reset of the New Year, we have recently experienced a sense of completion, and have greeted a beginning. During the cold winter months, we’ve taken part in celebration and gathering. The essence of …

For all things as wild and majestic as this local dinner guest; for family and community; for the act of gathering in gratitude to celebrate a bounty of heart, even in times of fear and scarcity. Especially in those times, we give thanks for what nature provides, and the boundless …

Come, come, whoever you are, Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving—it doesn’t matter, Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times! Come, come again, come. ~Rumi Thanks to Joseph Jastrab for introducing us to this poem and his musical arrangement of …

Hearthfire’s retreat on Sunday, October 30, 2011 was envisioned as a day of slowing down to explore Presence. The unprecedented October blizzard helped facilitate just that: we received about a foot of snow the day before our intrepid retreaters traveled to us (from as far as Capetown). We needed only look …

In ancient times, the hearth fire was a place of warmth and safety to gather around; a place to come home to for stories, song and sustenance. It was a source of light by which to see and be seen, and its heat was a tool for transformation. The glowing …