The audacity of you beginning anew, in troubled times 💖
The Poetry of Resistance
Dear Courageous ,
Glorious blessings, on this Equinox, officially the first day of Spring. May this herald much joy , vitality and new beginnings for you .
To celebrate this auspicious day I share a Spring poem with you. Then there are five delights to explore with this month’s special recommendations. I am also including a wonderful podcast that
introduced me to which I think you will also love.Today marks the Spring Equinox , when light and dark are the same and a new season begins. For us in the North it is the awakening of Spring, for those in the Southern hemisphere it is the calling to rest of Autumn.
A day to celebrate Eostre, the Saxon Mother Goddess who symbolises conception, fertility and renewal. A reminder to us that each day is an opportunity for renewal, for change, for transformation. Nature does not stop to analyse , to complain, to judge, it is in the constant flow of death and renewal.
Being in the flow of life , in acceptance, in action and in no action is to be with the rhythm of your existence. Knowing all things come to pass and we are by our very nature creators in our desire to survive. Our ancestors knew this daily and they were able to adapt and be resilient. Now although it's shock to many, this is how we must train and strengthen ourselves for these times. Like our ancestors we must celebrate the turning of the season from dark to light, when the earth grows kinder and full of promise.
With this is mind I share this short and beautiful poem with you. I know you are busy, yet let these words remind you of all that is changing in your inner and outer world that makes you new.
‘Spring‘. by Christina Rossetti
There is no time like Spring,
When life’s alive in everything,
Before new nestlings sing,
Before cleft swallows speed their journey back
Along the trackless track –
God guides their wing,
He spreads their table that they nothing lack, –
Before the daisy grows a common flower
Before the sun has power
To scorch the world up in his noontide hour…
My March Substack Recommendations cover Politic’s , Classical Books , Tantra and Where do we go from here. Substack is a Treasure Trove of Talent and I encourage you to visit these people and the work they are doing :-
Courageously researches & writes about Politics, especially American Hegemony and Gaza
Has a lightness of touch and accessibility on the subject of Collapse Awareness
Brings grace and wisdom for troubled times with her tantra and yogi background.
Will give you inspiring lists, read alongs and insights into wonderful Classical books.
Writes beautifully about her observations of America, politics and her love of the wild.
On Singing to the Beloved in times of crisis.
I loved this on first listening, this podcast is nourishing Soul Food .
The Emerald on apple
The Emerald on other platforms.
The Emerald podcast explores the human experience through a vibrant lens of myth, story, music, and imagination. Brought to life through the wise, wild, and humorous vision of Joshua Michael Schrei, The Emerald draws from a deep well of poetry, lore, and mythos to challenge conventional narratives on politics and public discourse, meditation and mindfulness, art, science, literature, and more.
Wishing your creativity and courage abound each new day,
With Love,
Susan x
Lovely, lovely. Thank you! Hugs to you! It's so healing for a dog like me, who often wags her tail and knocks everything "arf" the coffee table, to read your posts. ^_^
Phew! We made it! x x x x x