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Old Spaces Made New...

APRIL 4, 2013

Until today...
the unfinished inner room of my basement
had a dirt floor...

While prepping the area,
Cisco and crew of FBLandscaping
found beneath the old stone slab
that supported the furnace,
the stump of an ancient tree...

It felt strange to be removing something
that had not seen the light of day
in over a hundred years...

I created a time capsule
to go into the dirt beneath the new concrete floor...
-A crystal-given to Milt
in the Loltun Caves of the Yucatan, Mexico...
-A piece of white sage...
-A piece of copal...
-A mold taken from an old key,
unlocking secrets of the heart...
-The prayer bundle, first placed when we wished
with all our hearts,
to live in this beautiful home...
-Notes and dates, wishes, and blessings,
signatures, and coins of America and Mexico...
were tucked inside the decorated chocolate tin...

I also made a glass icon,
to be embedded into the concrete...

marking the inner heart
of this home...

This old space,
made new...

Twenty-Seven Turns Around the Sun

By Lea Goode-Harris • 15 Mar, 2024

twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well

The Retiring of a Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Making A Three Circuit Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!