Full Moon Special

How do you do that? First, by pausing, stepping off the fast-moving train of time and the confines of everyday life. And then, by looking and listening. But how can you do that? People who are still connected to nature and its essence tell us that nature rituals can help us do that!

1. Repetitive singing (mantra, chanting) that temporarily calms restless mental activity.

2. Smoking with natural plant substances. Mugwort, juniper, and marigold are among the oldest smoking methods in the Northern Hemisphere. Smoking is said to affect the limbic system, where primal instincts are anchored.

3. The lighting of fire and the pouring of water . Fire and water, the two opposing primal elements—hot and cool, male and female—from which, according to ancient Euro-Asian tradition, creation arose.

4. A suitable natural location: a rock, a spring, or an old tree . During the ritual, the tree becomes the world tree, the centra…