This poem is an incredible weaving of all the contributors' voices! It's an incantation spoken, sung, and shouted to the sound of 55 drums (including you Natalie!) beating different rhythms that all blend together. It makes you breathless! So happy to be part of it.
Ahh Natalie, this is so beautifully and magically woven I can all almost feel each element touch my skin, I cannot begin to say how honoured I feel to have written just one short line for this wild and windswept incantation...
A pure witchery of words... and I am bewitched by your brilliance - for which I thank you 🍃
Brilliant Magic! What a spiraling journey through night and day and dreams and grief and love and WILD! Natalie this project is pure. Your creative weaving and the Voices you beckoned IN.... Brewing medicine indeed.
Ahh, this makes me soooo happy to read Rhiannon! That is really how it felt as I was pulling the threads together, there was so much heart and emotion in it all.
I am so glad you are here! It really is a delightful place - slow and nourishing and filled with the loveliest of souls. I am so happy we are connected!
Oh thank you Jeanne - I am so glad you think so! I am putting the words into a downloadable document too, so they can be printed if desired (love the idea of adding illustrations to them too, how special!)
That would be wonderful! The words are like paintings though--they paint themselves, you use words very well or all your gifted friends who added words do---but you put them in order (as iit were).........REWILDING isn't one for order, is it----why i think it is a spell, an incantation to enchant us to untamedness.
I can’t find words to do justice to the generosity of your process, Natalie, the beauty of everyone’s contributions, and the genius medicine and magic and wild beauty of what you have woven! Thank you for calling us in, what an honor and a joy! Wow!!!!! I am going to go back and read it again and again!
It was truly the most delicious of honours, I am still reeling! I am so very thankful for each shared word, all such a gift. Thank you so much Liza for your kind words here and your beautiful contribution!
What a gift. Thank you Natalie for the time and love you have taken with our words. And so special to have been part of this, a circle of thoughts and feelings across time and space.
That is stunningly beautiful! What a magical weaving. Thank you all for sharing your words and thank you Natalie for their weaving... I felt those words deeply.
This is magic. As I was reading it I could hear a voice, sometimes voices like a chorus, reading it aloud. It sent a shiver up my spine - not unpleasant. Wow...Just wow!
Oh, that's a delightful compliment indeed! Thank you lovely, and thank you for sending me your wild words. I'm sitting in some not-at-all-winter-like sunshine, taking to the wild now
This poem is an incredible weaving of all the contributors' voices! It's an incantation spoken, sung, and shouted to the sound of 55 drums (including you Natalie!) beating different rhythms that all blend together. It makes you breathless! So happy to be part of it.
Oh, this held my heart - thank you Christine, it is quite the journey of wild hearted song isn't it!
Yes! I know that every time I read it there will be new magic to discover.
Well said. Thank you, Natalie!
Yes!!!
Ahh Natalie, this is so beautifully and magically woven I can all almost feel each element touch my skin, I cannot begin to say how honoured I feel to have written just one short line for this wild and windswept incantation...
A pure witchery of words... and I am bewitched by your brilliance - for which I thank you 🍃
Thank you so much dear Susie - it was such an honour to be able to gather these little words (and feelings) together!
A Wild Weave - I love this!
Brilliant Magic! What a spiraling journey through night and day and dreams and grief and love and WILD! Natalie this project is pure. Your creative weaving and the Voices you beckoned IN.... Brewing medicine indeed.
Ahh, this makes me soooo happy to read Rhiannon! That is really how it felt as I was pulling the threads together, there was so much heart and emotion in it all.
The medicine is FULLY felt!
Creative collaboration is a beautiful thing, but this is just another level of beauty. You have woven a symphony of life with 55 wild voices.
Thank you for inviting me to participate in your magical project 💜✨
I am so honoured you shared your wild words - thank you so much!
It’s so great to see other artist using Substack since I’m new here ☺️
I am so glad you are here! It really is a delightful place - slow and nourishing and filled with the loveliest of souls. I am so happy we are connected!
Incantation is the right word----worthy of a printout, posting to my wall and maybe doing a few illustrations for these rewilding words....lovely
Oh thank you Jeanne - I am so glad you think so! I am putting the words into a downloadable document too, so they can be printed if desired (love the idea of adding illustrations to them too, how special!)
That would be wonderful! The words are like paintings though--they paint themselves, you use words very well or all your gifted friends who added words do---but you put them in order (as iit were).........REWILDING isn't one for order, is it----why i think it is a spell, an incantation to enchant us to untamedness.
I can’t find words to do justice to the generosity of your process, Natalie, the beauty of everyone’s contributions, and the genius medicine and magic and wild beauty of what you have woven! Thank you for calling us in, what an honor and a joy! Wow!!!!! I am going to go back and read it again and again!
It was truly the most delicious of honours, I am still reeling! I am so very thankful for each shared word, all such a gift. Thank you so much Liza for your kind words here and your beautiful contribution!
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What a gift. Thank you Natalie for the time and love you have taken with our words. And so special to have been part of this, a circle of thoughts and feelings across time and space.
Thank you so much dear Carri, it was truly and honour (and a very special experience indeed) xx
How perceptive of you to know my words were grief... Tears well up reading and being drawn into a wilder place. A wilder heart...
Just beautif-I-FULL.... I am...
Thank you so very much Karen - it was a very moving experience (and I recognised your line for my own experiences too). So thankful for you!
What a wonderful spell you wove together from the words of others, singing to all our shared wildness, stillness, joys and desires.
Thank you so very much dear Krista!
Natalie weaving all of this together can’t have been easy, you’ve done a wonderful job. I’ve never been part of a group poem before!
Thank you so much Tamzin, I'm so appreciative of your kind words, your support, and your participation ❤️
It was such an honor to contribute a few words. It's an amazing piece!
I am so grateful for you!
I second this! So lovely to be part of this 🌟
That is stunningly beautiful! What a magical weaving. Thank you all for sharing your words and thank you Natalie for their weaving... I felt those words deeply.
It was a most beautiful experience - thank you for your very kind words and support!
This is magic. As I was reading it I could hear a voice, sometimes voices like a chorus, reading it aloud. It sent a shiver up my spine - not unpleasant. Wow...Just wow!
Oh, Susannah, it felt very much the same for me, putting it together. I am so happy to hear how it moved you too!
Love what we created together! I mentioned in my note that I ended up writing a whole poem even though I only sent in one line. Here it is:
Stepping from shelter
Of dripping rainforest,
Pelting icy rain refreshes.
I turn my face upward
To the wind, the storm.
Seabirds swirl in the storm
calling to my heart
Goddess is here and I
am swept up
in Her.
Gorgeous words my friend!
Beautiful!!
Thank you!
*Reads on repeat.*
Thank you for this gift. And so wonderful to collaborate with so many beautiful creatives. 🤍🫧
I'm so honoured to have facilitated this little circle of wonder - thank you lovely 😅
This is witchcraft. There can be no other explanation for how utterly brilliant you are.
Oh, that's a delightful compliment indeed! Thank you lovely, and thank you for sending me your wild words. I'm sitting in some not-at-all-winter-like sunshine, taking to the wild now