Sacred Woman

    Watch a video about why I love earth spirituality here . The Earth religions are the oldest we know of and, I believe, are the foundations of all spirituality. The honouring of the elements (earth, air, fire, water and spirit) and the directions (north, east, south and west) are common around the world, especially with indigenous tribes. The Chinese tradition observes five elements which are wood, fire, earth, metal and water.  The mainstream religions still include the elements in their rituals today, such as the Hindu fire ceremonies, the offering of the elements to the Christian altar, and sacred buildings around the world are usually oriented to a specific direction. In our observance and honouring of nature we find perfect balance. There is balance between masculine and feminine, creation and destruction, night and day, outward and inward. These opposites are, I believe, in deepest truth, in union with each other. When we are steeped in spiritual energies throug