Beltane, whose past and present significance is deeply steeped in ritual rites of sexuality and fertility, celebrates the height of spring, and the coming of summer, the earth has warmed, and May 1st is astrologically the end of darkness in the sun cycle, when we gain more and more light each day.

In the course of our evolution, we became a most social species. We defended ourselves, hunted, reproduced, raised vulnerable offspring, slept, fought, and played in social collectives. This shift to more collective living required a new balancing act between the gratification of self-interest and an orientation toward supporting the welfare of others.

The study of dreams: Scientists uncover new communication channels with dreamers

I thought about bees as a body, and the hive as integral to the health and wellbeing of the bee body. From there, I asked what a body needs to remain alive and healthy.

There was a fish swimming around in the sea but try as she might to discover and find this thing called water, she finally gives up in despair. She concludes that water just does not exist. Of course, she misses the fact that without water she ceases to exist as well.

The Intersection of Nature, Psychology, & Indigenous Knowledge

As we are stripped of things we once thought were important, we begin to understand that at the core of our being we are worthy of existence, not because of what we do or what we have, but because of who we are.