{"id":2634,"date":"2012-04-27T20:35:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-28T00:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2012-04-27T20:46:01","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T00:46:01","slug":"earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/?p=2634","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because Earth Day was on a Sunday this year, we were able to celebrate it in our regular dancing time of 6-8PM.\u00a0 This year, as sometimes happens, I was inspired to create a very rich centerpiece with many parts.\u00a0 Usually taking pictures doesn\u2019t work, because there are so many details, but my friend Judy Brubaker had her excellent camera and took a lot of photos.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m so glad to have them!
\nThe base was an oval metal tray about two feet long.\u00a0 Our friend John had brought it, full of crystals that he had gathered, when we did a clearing ceremony for Neskaya.\u00a0 We used a lot of the crystals, putting them all around the building.\u00a0 John told us we could keep what was left.\u00a0 In the center I cleared a patch, filled it with dark rich dirt, and put a pottery vase in the shape of an elephant in the center.\u00a0 In the vase are some willow branches with catkins, and shad branches with flowers just opening.
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\nIn the center I also put candles and some patches of moss.\u00a0 Around the outside were rocks, crystals, and a lot of animals.\u00a0 Starting from the bowl of moss in the lower center, going to the right, are Elephant, Orangutan, Eagle \u2014Eagle is on top of a rock that asked to be brought home with me from Swinside Circle in Cumbria\u2014 and also marks the East. Then Leopard, Baby Orangutan, Chickadee and Polar Bear cub.\u00a0 The group of white stones are well worn pieces of limestone from Iona, and indicate the North.\u00a0 Beyond them are a small white Rabbit, a Lioness, and a large brown Rabbit.\u00a0 Then comes Gaia, a beautiful green statue, holding the earth as her pregnant belly, the sun and moon for breasts, and if you could look closely you would see all sorts of creatures in her hair and on her body.
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Beyond Gaia are Giraffe, Hippo, Dolphin and Whale.\u00a0 The swimming ones are on a rock pointing West.\u00a0 Beyond them are Moose, Black Bear, Baby Giraffe, Tiger, Frog, Penguin.\u00a0 Marking the South is a ball of Hematite, a very grounding mineral, and a fluorite crystal.\u00a0 The last two animals are a second Penguin, and another Elephant.
\nAround this centerpiece we did Root Dance, Gaia, Blessings of the Animals (which is not blessing the animals but asking for their blessings),\u00a0 Tread Gently on the Earth, Enchanted Land, Forest Veil, Back to the Earth, and we ended with Peace on the Earth.\u00a0 It was a lovely evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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