We sometimes forget that every indigenous human society is rooted in a deep spiritual relationship with the Earth—as life-giving force in which existence is calibrated to the contrasts of darkness and light. Susan Marsh does not see shorter days as being a time of doldrums, but reflection on gratitude and reverence.  Photo courtesy Hank Perry.  Perry is a board member of Mountain Journal. To see more of his work, go to www.naturalrealm.com
We sometimes forget that every indigenous human society is rooted in a deep spiritual relationship with the Earth—as life-giving force in which existence is calibrated to the contrasts of darkness and light. Susan Marsh does not see shorter days as being a time of doldrums, but reflection on gratitude and reverence. Photo courtesy Hank Perry. Perry is a board member of Mountain Journal. To see more of his work, go to www.naturalrealm.com