Solstice: enclosures
The days when the veil lifted
And the soul could see delight;
When a quiver caressed the heart
In the sheer exuberance of being here.
——John O’Donohue
At solstice, the veil between ourselves and greater expanses is thin. in the far north, or south, we can walk in 24-hour light.
Our enclosures expand. Beyond ourselves.
These images are from the northern summer solstice, 2022. Click on the gallery below, to size it to your screen, and pause. Arrow key on for the next enklavene, the next view where your-my-our enclosures expand.
Breath in the immensity, in landscapes and ourselves.
Enklavene
Pause here,
Return here,
Hold this space, these spaces, in your heart.
As
and
Until the veil of the unknown yields
And something original begins
To stir toward your senses
And grow stronger in your heart
Quotes from John O’Donohue, To bless the space between us
Photos by Festina Lentívaldi, (be) Benevolution. Reuse: Creative Commons BY-NC 3.0 US.
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