The Morgan Center for Earth Literacy: Poncha Springs, CO

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12/21/2019

It is our quiet time. We do not speak because the voices are within us. It is our quiet time. We do not walk because the earth is all within us. It is our quiet time.
Nancy Wood

The seed now begins its time of gestation in the rich, dark Earth. It is the great cold of night. Not the negative images of darkness, but the dark richness of that unknown, fertile, deep part in each of us where our intuitive creative forces abide. The Christ energy enters the Earth at this season. The Yule Log is lighted. The nights grow shorter, the light returns and we experience rebirth.
Earth Prayers From Around the World
Cycles of Life, 285.

11/24/2019

Art: Jessica Boehman

The winter solstice time is no longer celebrated as it once was, with the understanding that this is a period of descent and rest, of going within our homes, within ourselves and taking in all that we have been through, all that has passed in this full year which is coming to a close... like nature and the animal kingdom around us, this time of hibernation is so necessary for our tired limbs, our burdened minds.

Our modern culture teaches avoidance at a max at this time; alcohol, lights, shopping, overworking, over spending, comfort food and consumerism.
..and yet the natural tug to go inwards as nearly all creatures are doing is strong and the weather so bitter that people are left feeling that winter is hard, because for those of us without burning fires and big festive families, it can be lonely and isolating. Whereas in actual fact winter is kind, she points us in her quiet soft way towards our inner self, towards this annual time of peace and reflection, embracing the darkness and forgiving, accepting and loving embracing goodbye the past year.

"Winter takes away the distractions, the buzz, and presents us with the perfect time to rest and withdraw into a womb like love, bringing fire & light to our hearth".
. and then, just around the corner the new year will begin again, and like a seed planted deep in the earth, we will all rise with renewed energy once again to dance in the sunlight

Life is a gift ❤ a Happy winter to you all...

Update: we apologize to Brigit Anna McNeill for not crediting her sooner as the author of the text accompanying this piece.

09/23/2019

As the midday sun begins to sink lower in the sky and the night becomes chilly and darker, before we even notice the changing of colors with our eyes, our senses tell us that the reign of summer has come to an end in the northern half of the world.  The autumn equinox arrives at 3:50am Eas

09/10/2017

09/10/2017

The Poncha Springs Children's Garden has just completed its fifth season offering a garden program for local children. Meeting for ten weeks, every Friday, 9-11 AM, at the Poncha Springs Community Garden, children learned about soil, seeds, water, plant diseases, plant uses, compost, landscaping, food preservation, and friends and foes in the garden. Garden activities, games, art, cooking, planting flowers, trees and shrubs were some of the activities enjoyed.
We are thankful for the assistant, the volunteers, the guest artists, the parents and especially, the children who joined us this season. A special thank you to the Poncha Springs Community Garden Committee who made it all possible. Thank you to our funders.