Earthy Quotes
It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives.
Nourish it then, that it may leaf and bloom and fill with singing birds.
–Black Elk
Living in a forest
I am wrapt round by goddesses.
Lifting their arms and their hair
they spin soft green whispers,
speaking to each other
and to me in the morning.
–Carol Atkins
Every bird song, wind song, and
tremendous storm song of the rocks
in the heart of the mountains in our song,
our very own, and sings our love.
–John Muir
Will we let the wind sing to us?
Do our whole bodies listen?
When the wind calls, will we go?
–Susan Griffin
There is a blessedness surely to be believed,
and that is that everything abides in
eternal ecstasy, now and forever.
–Jack Kerouac
Let there be peace in the sky
and in the atmosphere,
peace in the plant world and in the forests;
Let the cosmic powers be peaceful;
Let there be fulfilling peace everywhere.
–Atharvaveda
All these quotes come from Earth Prayers: From Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth by Elizabeth Roberts
