The Knowing In Nature
Knowing in Natureby Rachel Shields I. Systems Within Systems There are systems within systems. Can
Undivided Decisions
When younger, I was travelling and stayed with one of my Aunties for a week
Knowing in Nature
- Walking ArchivesWe carry more than we realise. In the quiet of our bones, in the rhythm of our hearts,we hold generations upon generations of knowledge and experience.We are walking archives, living, breathing USB sticksof everything our people have seen, felt, learned, and survived. We may not know the names of those who came before us,or the […]
- The Village we ForgotIn that village, boys grew into men not by accident, but by being shown the way. A way lit by stories at dusk, by firelight reflections, by the steady guidance of those who had walked before them. And girls grew into women through the care of aunties and grandmothers, who taught them how to tend […]
- The Space BetweenThere are moments between people, especially those who care deeply, where something invisible, yet powerful, rises to the surface. It isn’t always logic, or intention, or even the heart’s desire that leads the way. Sometimes, it is the body. The past. The imprint of what came before. The space between.
- The System is the CrimeThe following writing is inspired by a post written by Gabrielle Rahman, a beautiful djugan/yawuru/jabirr-jabirr woman living in Broome in Western Australia. I stayed with her family whilst in the area and was gifted with connection and embraced into the land via their care, sharing and walking Country together. There are direct words from Gabrielle […]
- Earth as my ElderEvery morning I am gifted with feeling the sun emerge beyond the horizon.I feel its gentle nudge on my being.My body knows the sensation of dawn. That moment, upon waking when light seeps through the cracks of night and pulls me into this world again I feel awe. Gratitude. A quiet reverence for the mystery […]