sound and rhythm — blog — Anne Benvenuti

We're All Seekers!

More than 58 million people have watched the video of a turtle chasing a purple ball around a hardwood floor (recently posted to the Animal Family group on Facebook). It fascinates us to see a turtle fascinated by a purple ball. But why not a turtle fascinated by a purple ball? All animals enjoy novel stimulation, all of us like to be engaged by the world. In fact, that connection between being alive at all and being interested in things in the world is so very close that we can't distinguish between them.

animal family, animal studies, human-animal relations, anthrozoologyAnne BenvenutiSeptember 11, 2017turtle, animal play, animal studies, animal family, elephant play, sound and rhythm, jaak panksepp, affective brain systems, understanding across species Comments

Elemental Fall Equinox

The New Archaic. Elemental Innovations. What’s that got to do with the fall equinox?

It matters to me that today I change the table runner to the one with autumn colors and patterns, I get down the acorn and oak leaf candle holders. I change the bedding to the fall leaves pattern, and to slightly warmer covers. I put away the blues and greens of my summer season for next year, with the quiet questions about next year just out of mind’s reach.

ecospiritualityAnne BenvenutiSeptember 20, 2012new archaic, elemental innovations, fall equinox, autumn, winter, inner animal, animal nature, wise ones, older friends, wisdom, taking stock, sound and rhythm, ritual, ecospiritualityComment