See Steve’s website and book info here: https://www.stevenmtaylor.com/ In Tea with a Druid join a worldwide community of like-minded people interested in nature-based spirituality for a weekly exploration of a spiritual topic and a meditation. Live every Monday at 8pm UK time. Learn more about the Druid community and training at https://www.druidry.org To find all the Tea with a Druid meditations on the ‘Yewtube’ Outdoor Woodland Cinema, go to: https://zodogo.com/yewtube/ The music used in the opening title is ‘Druid Circle’ by Charlie Roscoe.

This is the poem I read in the meditation. The poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer  will be joining me in Tea with a Druid on 20th January.

Because

So I can’t save the world—

can’t save even myself,

can’t wrap my arms around

every frightened child, can’t

foster peace among nations,

can’t bring love to all who

feel unlovable.

So I practice opening my heart

right here in this room and being gentle

with my insufficiency. I practice

walking down the street heart first.

And if it is insufficient to share love,

I will practice loving anyway.

I want to converse about truth,

about trust. I want to invite compassion

into every interaction.

One willing heart can’t stop a war.

One willing heart can’t feed all the hungry.

And sometimes, daunted by a task too big,

I tell myself what’s the use of trying?

But today, the invitation is clear:

to be ridiculously courageous in love.

To open the heart like a lilac in May,

knowing freeze is possible

and opening anyway.

To take love seriously.

To give love wildly.

To race up to the world

as if I were a puppy,

adoring and unjaded,

stumbling on my own exuberance.

To feel the shock of indifference,

of anger, of cruelty, of fear,

and stay open. To love as if it matters,

as if the world depends on it.

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

For all those who celebrate, wishing you a very peaceful and joyful Christmas!

Wishing everyone a joyful Solstice weekend! /|\

The poems I read are ‘Sacred Ground’ from the collection The Unfolding, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, and ‘Pearls of Rumi’ by Jan Richardson (From 𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 by Roger Housden).

When the ripe fruit falls

its sweetness distills and trickles away

into the veins of the earth.

When fulfilled people die

the essential oil of their experience enters

the veins of living space, and adds a glisten

to the atom, to the body of immortal chaos.

For space is alive

and it stirs like a swan

whose feathers glisten

silky with the oil of distilled experience.

D.H. Lawrence

Tonight we experiment with fields of consciousness with Dr Peter Merry from https://gowyrd.org/ In Tea with a Druid join a worldwide community of like-minded people interested in nature-based spirituality for a weekly exploration of a spiritual topic and a meditation. Live every Monday at 8pm UK time. Learn more about the Druid community and training at https://www.druidry.org To find all the Tea with a Druid meditations on the ‘Yewtube’ Outdoor Woodland Cinema, go to: https://zodogo.com/yewtube/ The music used in the opening title is ‘Druid Circle’ by Charlie Roscoe. #spiritual #druidry #druids#pagan

A wonderful guest post from Tony Samara…If you would like to join Tony on his online Meditation Retreat click here for more details: https://www.tonysamara.com/retreats

Within the depths of your being, there lies a sanctuary—not bound by walls or time, but woven from the essence of your soul. This is a sacred haven, a radiant space where the noise of the world falls away, and only the soft hum of truth remains. The Soul Sanctuary is a place of stillness and movement, of light and shadow embraced as one. Here, the burdens you carry are gently set down, as if cradled by unseen hands. The air is thick with the warmth of belonging, a quiet reminder that this space has always been yours to return to. Step into this sanctuary, and feel the beauty of its presence unfurl around you. It is a garden tended by love, where the blossoms of your spirit bloom freely. The ground beneath you hums with ancient wisdom, each step guiding you deeper into the heart of yourself. This is where the soul whispers its secrets, not in words but in the language of feeling. Here, every breath becomes a hymn of gratitude, every heartbeat a drumbeat of connection. It is a space that holds you as you are, without judgment, without need, offering only the gentle truth of your being. Within the sanctuary, you come to see the beauty of your own essence—the way your light dances even in the face of darkness, the way your presence touches the world in ways you may not yet see. This is the sacred refuge where the soul rests, renews, and remembers its boundless nature. And as you linger here, the boundaries of the self begin to dissolve. The sanctuary within becomes the sanctuary around, an endless field of peace and possibility. You come to know that this sacred space is not separate—it flows through all things, connecting you to every breath, every being, every star. The Soul Sanctuary is not a destination but a return to the infinite beauty that has always lived within you. It is the home of your truest self, the quiet flame that never dims, the essence of love that sustains and transforms. Close your eyes. Take a deep, loving breath. And know that within this sanctuary, you are whole. You are safe. You are free.