Guest Post by Sandra Atkinson, Retreat Attendee/Mentor & Circle Member I am Owl Swift creature of the dark night Guardian of the Spirit’s flight Herald of new direction Ancient wisdom in reflection Nature’s shy and silent one Who sees beyond the setting . ~ By Cecillie Okada and Barry Brailsford A few summers ago I […]
Guest Post by Jane Large, Retreat Attendee & Mentor, Circle Member The image that accompanies this story is a re-creation of a sketch I did on December 11, 2015. I first called it my Wheel of Life. Later I was guided to understand this image as a representation of my Inner House and that my
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If you had the ability to SEE inside of yourself, would you? The natural world is a powerful teacher and has the capacity to reveal to us our very own true nature. Visualizing your ‘inner landscape’ is a tool that can help you reflect and connect inwards to ‘see’ and interpret the bigger picture of
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Guest Post by Karin Vanhinsberg, Retreat Attendee/Mentor & Circle Member Dear Beloved Circle, Have you ever had a dream that arrives back to your mind with a new significance for that moment in time? I find myself ever amazed at how some dreams resurface repeatedly, both like a ripening and a blossoming of layers that
By Martha Lucier, CCSS Founder and Collective Circle Member What if it was possible to co-create a new dream for humanity and Mother Earth, engaging the most powerful tool we have? What would it be like to give ourselves permission to experience our unlimited potential, for a greater purpose, inviting our imagination to take us
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In 2015, we took a new look at our website and decided it was time to make some bold changes. Likewise we decided it was time to freshen up our image with some new branding elements. The 2015 version of the Northern Edge Algonquin logo was designed by Shane Fleming at Spotvin Creative in Windsor,
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Post by Doug Mannen, Way of the Circle Co-Facilitator We often coin the phrase” Go with the Flow” as we try to sequence or manipulate or predict how events might unfold. It may be a desire of ours to wish for specific outcomes, but is all of this even possible? How much can we really
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Guest Post by Jane Large, Retreat Attendee & Mentor, Circle Member Every year my mother tells me the story of my birth… It was not until this year that I reclaimed the gems of the story and understood the message it had to share. As the story goes, I was about 10 days or more
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What does it mean to be a steward of the environment? By definition, a steward manages responsibly and with great care. At Northern Edge Algonquin, an environmental steward is someone who thinks about the health of future generations when they act, someone who is always learning and doing their best to leave their surroundings in
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Life completely flipped upside down for me when my children were born. There I was, working in the perfect job with the Ministry of the Environment. I was exactly where I needed to be to fulfill my Divine purpose, or so I thought. Suddenly, all of my priorities changed. I felt my path was about
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