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“At-onement”

November 8, 2022 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“we are so both and onefulnight cannot be so skysky cannot be so sunfuli am through you so I” e.e. cummings (100 Selected Poems) Some of e.e. cummings fans regard this untitled poem as his finest work. However, with nearly 3,000 poems published, it might be a fool’s errand to judge. However, what may not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign class, Biodesign Out For A Walk, e.e. cummings, Grand Canyon, nature inspiration, spiritual growth, spirituality, Walt Whitman, Yosemite

Love—Laughter—Playfulness Under Nevada Fall

November 22, 2021 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“Heaven knows that John the Baptist was not more eager to get all his fellow sinners into the Jordan than I to baptize all of mine in the beauty of God’s mountains.” – John Muir No other naturalist, before or after John Muir has reached his lofty status of being able to decipher and communicate … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Bio-spirituality, Biodesign Out For A Walk, Nevada Falls, soul medicine, spiritual evolution, spiritual gifts, spiritual growth

Butterflies and Human Existence

September 1, 2021 by bofaw Leave a Comment

Greetings valued friends, We are experiencing an exciting upsurge of readers from around the world. We reckon that some have missed some of our favorite blogs ergo, we will revise and repost a few of them. Thanks for supporting Biodesign Out For A Walk. LY “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Butterflies, Henry David Thoreau, Loren Eiseley, Nature, Origin of Human Soul, R.W. Emerson, spiritual evolution, spiritual growth, Spiritual Metamorphosis, wilderness

The Book Whisperer

April 15, 2020 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“A spiritual partnership is a partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth. Spiritual partners use their delightful experiences together as well as their power struggles to learn about themselves and change themselves.” – Gary Zukav Excerpt: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Forward by Linda Williamson. I now realize that one of the great … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Christie, faith, Grand Canyon, love, love lessons, Power of Music, soul, soul medicine, spiritual growth, Wedding Song

Lenten Meditations: God vs. Science

March 2, 2020 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“It’s déjà vu all over again.” Yogi Berra In 1946, anthropologist Loren Eiseley exposed the hypocrisy of scientists who dismissed the Biblical story of creation as mythical and unprovable and then proceeded to replace the poetic metaphor with The Big Bang Theory, which is equally mythical and unprovable. Eiseley, who has been described as one … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign Out For A Walk, existence of God, freedom of religion, spiritual gifts, spiritual growth

John Muir: Flying Lessons off of Half Dome

November 19, 2019 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“Come to the edge, he said. We are afraid, they said. Come to the edge, he said. They came to the edge, He pushed them and they flew. Come to the edge, Life said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, Life said. They came. It pushed them… And they flew.” Christopher Logue … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Half Dome, John Muir vision, spiritual growth, spirituality, Yosemite

From John Muir To Social Injustice

December 3, 2017 by bofaw Leave a Comment

In 1976, naturalist T. H. Watkins published, John Muir’s America. He must have felt that he knew Muir’s soul so well that he composed three imaginary conversations with the venerable old mountain man. The first dialogue began on the veranda of Muir’s home in Martinez, Ca. The two men discussed many ecological topics as they … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Biodesign Out For A Walk, faith, freedom of religion, John Muir vision, Lowell Harrison Young, spiritual growth

Tubbs Fire—Diablo Wind

October 13, 2017 by bofaw Leave a Comment

An old English proverb suggests: “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good” The recent fires throughout Napa and Sonoma Counties qualify as Ill Winds. It is common practice for California Dept. of Forestry officials to name fires by their place of origin. Ergo, the fire that destroyed over 3,500 Santa Rosa homes and businesses … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Author Lowell Harrison Young, Biodesign Out For A Walk, Diablo Wind, existence of God, faith, miracle of life, mystery of life, spiritual growth, Tubbs Firestorm

SHERPA GUIDES AT YOSEMITE?

September 11, 2016 by bofaw 1 Comment

After Biodesign students explored Yosemite, Grand Canyon and the Mendocino coast, it was not uncommon for them to vow publicly (or privately) to return to one of the areas when they became adults. I have no record of how many achieved that goal, but I do know of one ex-student who has climbed Half Dome … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Author Lowell Harrison Young, Bio-spirituality, Biodesign Out For A Walk, Half Dome, Half Dome climbers, John Muir vision, soul, spiritual growth, Yosemite, Yosemite Valley

“I CONQUERED YOSEMITE’S HALF DOME!”

July 11, 2016 by bofaw Leave a Comment

“Loren Eiseley is less concerned about man conquering nature than nature, in the form of God, conquering the human heart.” Time Magazine. AFTER nearly 75 years, I have concluded that life is mostly (if not totally) a journey into mystery. E.g. how could I have possibly guessed that a simple, innocent question from a student … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reflections Tagged: Bio-spirituality, Biodesign class, Half Dome, John Muir, Lowell Harrison Young, mystery of life, soul medicine, spiritual growth, Yosemite, Yosemite Temple, Yosemite Valley
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