From Stars to Soil
Have you heard of an ecotone before?
ec·o·tone
/ˈekəˌtōn,ˈēkəˌtōn/
a region of transition between two biological communities.
An ecotone is a transition area between two adjacent and different patches of landscape, such as forest and grassland.
Ecotones do not simply represent a boundary or an edge; the concept of an ecotone assumes the existence of active interaction between two or more ecosystems with properties that do not exist in either of the adjacent ecosystems.
An ecotone is a meeting place that creates something entirely distinct from either side of the boundary.
In essence, 1 + 1 = 3.
And this third space, the edge, is what I want us to explore in this month’s meditation series.
Edges, ecotones and third spaces are places of life, energy & growth; they are places of speciation - of creation and evolution.
Third spaces are invitations into expansion - into knowing ourselves, our lands, and our actions in a way that wouldn’t be possible if we only resided on one side of the edge.
Join me for an all-new series this month devoted to edges & ecotones, both within ourselves and the outside world.
Thank you to Gordon Hempton for the use of the incredible soundscape in today’s guided meditation. Recorded in North Carolina at Joyce Kilmer National Forest, the Cherokee were some of the first people to hear the sounds of this hardwood forest.
Just the Meditation; Just For You
Living on the Edge
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