Category: Ecopsychology

• For the Love of Open Space

  Colder weather has returned and flurries fill the air. Even so, the snow and ice are increasingly found only in the deeper woods. The maple sap is running only intermittently, although perhaps we will have a strong run later in the week. There is some talk of snow for Easter. This post, like so many…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 30, 2015

  Ecopsychology, Nature, Sacred Lands, Stories, Urban Development

  development, nature, Open Space, stories, Urban

• Shimmering world

  Yesterday was cloudy and damp, one of those days when spring and winter touch. The air was moist, although not warm, the day a bit foggy as the damp breeze touched the remaining snow. Watching, and feeling, this moment of transition brought to mind another way of being in the world, the path of, as…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 19, 2015

  Ecopsychology, Shamanism

  Ecopsychology, Shamanism, spring

• Spring and the Post-Human

  I am drawn always to the presence and processes of Nature, seeking each day to notice the play of the living world. Yesterday was warm and sunny, a truly ecstatic, early spring-like day. The recent warmth and sun have melted back the snowbanks, and the ice on the lake is looking a bit slushy. We…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 10, 2015

  Ecopsychology, Shamanism

  Ecopsychology, nature, post-human, Shamanism, spring

• Caring for Earth: A Gift and A Burden

  It has been snowing, intermittently, for most of the past week. We have also experienced freezing rain, sleet, and, very briefly, just plain rain. It is warm, compared to the historical norm, resulting in the periods of mixed precipitation rather than just snow. Had it been all snow we would be housebound. I’m sitting by…

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 16, 2014

  Ecopsychology, First Nations, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  Advent, Mother Earth, Native American, psychotherapy, Shamanism