Alchemy of Earth and Soul
David Denny
March 4, 2023
Tessa shovels compost

March arrived bringing snowfall in the Sonoran Desert and the arrival of our third Fire and Light podcast: “Alchemy of Earth and Soul.” Tessa rhapsodizes on the beauty of compost. She celebrates the season of Lent as alchemy: allowing the cast-off peelings, the inedible “garbage” of our lives to be transformed into fertile soil for future flowers. She recommends we get our hands dirty and grow something green in this month that Tohono O’Odham people call the Green Moon. Dave celebrates Women’s History Month by offering wisdom from bell hooks, Naomi Shihab Nye, Valarie Kaur, and desert elder Lorraine Eiler. Listen to Fire and Light wherever you get your podcasts or find links here.

Snowy Desert Path

Dave and Tessa ventured out on an early March morning to marvel at snowfall on Saguaros. Mist rose from rocky ledges as sunlight pierced the clouds. A sandy path meanders and lures us through the magical wilderness.

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