Seed Song Bride Alona McWilliam Now the seeds that in late summer, Under the pressure of Sun, burst forth from the Blossom have found their resting place; cold, dark, still, in the Earth they lie, Enveloped by snow. I waken! Waken to the seed song, The flame, the kernel, The silent prayer within— That we fallen stars Are always ... Read More ►
Heart’s Guidance: An Economic Imagination John Bloom The mind thinks it loves; the heart loves before the thought. In our current stage of materialist economy, we are entranced with capital and disconnected from our hearts. This discord is a result of the inherent nature of capital, so centered as it is in the head, as the origin of ... Read More ►
Cow as Gift Laura Riccardi Lyvers I am in love with my cows. As child-like a thing as it is to say it’s the only way I want to begin, because it lives in me as a profound truth. I am amazed that the cow could become the center of my life, the thing that guides me. Their presence, their ... Read More ►
Dear Readers, In our daily lives, we are surrounded by advertising and exchanges of money and time, trying to convince us that anything can be bought, sold, measured by its worth in the marketplace. These experiences dominate our outer senses and often our thinking, feeling, and willing lives as well. At the same time, all around us and in our ... Read More ►
Healing Through Art Kenneth Smith After ten days of intensive work in April 2025, the Healing Through Art students finally gathered, mounted, and hung all their drawings and paintings and set up their sculptures. Three years of study were brought together for an exhibition, coinciding with their graduation. Two Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training (BACWTT) rooms were ... Read More ►
I Know Where the Fireflies Have Gone by A.C. Francis My grandparents’ property included a house in which they raised their sixteen children and a barn from which my grandfather ran his catering business. They had a pool installed when I was six and owned a couple of golfcarts that became my mode of transportation to take me through my ... Read More ►
Being Present to Death by Tehilla Muller I wonder if the more we live As though we could die tomorrow The more vibrant we live And thus the more love we radiate Death can make us beautiful When I was eighteen years old, I moved to the Camphill community of Triform in Hudson, New York. I invested myself readily ... Read More ►
'How we Rise is How we Raise' (part 2) If We're Hard on Ourselves, We're Hard on Our Kids by Ona Wetherall O’Hara As an early childhood teacher, I often think about the parents of the children in my class just as much as the children. Parent work is so important in education and especially in early childhood, when children ... Read More ►
Dear Readers, Our summer issue bore the theme, “Coming of Age,” and featured many paths that young people are following to find their way in these times. Their courage, creativity, and commitment to the future inspired me with optimism, gratitude, and hope. I trust it did for you, as well. At the beginning, I considered the current issue to be ... Read More ►
It started with a question. Not a complicated one. Not one with charts or graphs. Just this: What does peace mean to you? In 2009, I was a photographer with a journalism degree, traveling for magazine assignments and corporate gigs. But I found myself increasingly troubled by the headlines—violence, division, injustice—and feeling like something vital was missing. I ... Read More ►
