sweet vernal equinox greetings

spring is deemed to start at this equinox:
Friday 20th March 2026 in UK
☀️when the Sun crosses the equator☀️
making the amount of light for day and night
nearly equal in length

dark and light: the union of opposites
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in these times where we are informed of world-wide
ferocious inequity, war, abuse, conflict, cruelty et al
we all feel it all
it is unconscionable, abhorrent…indescribable…
& we each deal with it in unique ways:
for some, practical action contributes & empowers,
for some being connected to their
true nature of mind is of inestimable value….
for others looking at non propagandist news is empowering
& for some, it is held that only in the practice of evolutionary
thinking, will real change arise
….so many ways, so many individuals…
so much food for wisdom
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….and new life, children are always inspiring
and uplifting…
and our great teachers

notes from The Art Kitchen: so named by Pegi our 6 year old neighbour,
who comes to visit on artists’ dates. Here is some of her work:

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continuing the (3) 7 books by the bedside….bonanza

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the 10 minute collage for this to be fun, it requires playfullness*
& an ordinary-thinking bypass!
a friend came over to the art kitchen and this is what we conjured from found papers
& off-cuts – thank you Celine❤️
     
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*something many adults have foregone in the mistaken belief grown-ups grow out of it!
…however it reduces stress, lowers cortisol levels, and boosts mood by triggering endorphins.
It also enhances cognitive flexibility, creativity, and problem-solving skills
while improving social connections and relationships*
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cultural recommendations
*performance by Jacob Lusk of Gabriels of Elton John’s
“Bennie And The Jets” 6mns / The Gershwin Prize / PBS
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music is the god particle
(attributed to both Bradford Young & Brian Cox, physicist)
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* (BBC) documentary (archive 1981) The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Professor Richard Feynman Horizon (50mns) the wonderful Richard Feynman’s insightful realisations around true education, physics, playfullness, thinking, morality
* The Century of the Self 2: The Engineering of Consent 59mns
Adam Curtis’s unique take from 2002 on how Freud’s ideas about the unconscious were used to try and control the masses, building on the beliefs that human beings are fundamentally flawed, aggressive & irrational & the (astonishing) role  & influence of psychoanalysis on post-war American society
* couples therapy real lives, real therapy, with inspired analyst Dr. Orna Guralnik
* drama: Waiting for the Out quietly brilliant, poignant, authentic, both beautifully cast and scripted: a complete treat (6 episodes)
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* streaming Rolling Thunder Review: Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese Prime Video (2019) 2hrs 22mn
* podcast Talk Easy with Sam Fragosa This Is Patti Smith avail on Spotify

* social media: the inimitable Marianne Williamson, author of the seminal Return to Love (1992); check out everything from her spirited embodied action in response to U.S political shenanigans, to her take on Bad Bunny
* audio bbc radio 3U (radio 3 unwind) for mellow classical relaxing music
* video Dream Tending Stephen Aizenstat’s 1mn video succinctly describing tending dreams
* podcast Jungian Dream Tending 54mns from Blue Medicine Journal: we love this dialogue with Mai Breech who has a fascinating erudite creative female take on tending dreams, which is other than explaining/analysing them (has worked with Stephen Aizenstat)

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be realistic, plan for a miracle
a favourite invocation attributed to Osho
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seeingthings: from kitchen sink studio

 
ancient stones, a focus of this month….
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Ram Dass & Trungpa Rinpoche (1974)
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makingthings: from kitchen sink studio
 

some samples of work from the ar(t)chive uncovered

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kindness to self: an under-utilised skill

abundance requires being willing to allow all your data to be as they are,
to practice gratitude and to be open to receiving

tiny slideshow still moving still making with sound track

oops just pressed the wrong button and published….
overcame my soft limits & forgot to take it steady..

thank you so much for visiting, we trust you find something
of beauty, or of interest or that inspires or that soothes the heart

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may the suffering of all beings end