In a physical sense, the Glade is an opening in the forest, a light filled space beaming with love and beauty of all the dwellers of the forest shining their brightest colours. Feeling deeper, it represents home way beyond the material existence, a sanctuary in which we can dwell and co-create in harmony with life.

The Glade is the idea of an opening of coming to life, or coming to the light. It acts as a bridge to the divine and puts us in touch with the mythical inner Garden of Eden, an opening and focal point of cosmic intelligence and power in which the individual becomes not just the conduit of that intelligence and power, but a co-creator of the space. Embodying the principle of power over force in the individual, it manifests as the mythological garden idea that resides in each of us.

In a practical sense, the idea of the Glade is the space where one suspends the interference of the intellect and allows the being to see and participate in its own creation and manifestation. It is a process of aligning our personal intelligence with the power of cosmic intelligence hence becoming responsible for the divine power that “I am in existence”.

Interferences are also still experienced while we are co-creating the space. So, the Glade becomes a highly reflective space of how far our inner being has recognised what is yet to be transformed.

As we continue to refine our inner garden, so will the space, the Glade around us, be the mirror of our growth.

In simple terms, when we stop trying to create a garden by forcing our intellect onto any space, and begin to soften into allowing ourselves to receive from divine source, then we are in the flow, and the divine or spirit can create through us and even as us. The result is more Being and less Doing. Ultimately, we realise we are One.

The words above are my own embodied understanding of having lived in our forest glade for many years now. It was inspired by many conversations with my beloved who prefers to be anonymous. When he tried to grow a garden on rocky and hard soils as a child, the advice of books and experts lead to many plants dying. He begun to sit in the space and ask the plants what they needed. By the time he had left the space 20 years later, a rainforest had grown and the garden was brimming with life.

A few years back I read the “Ringing Cedars of Russia” book series by Vladimir Megre. These books deeply explore the idea of the Glade as a reflection of our state of consciousness, and a space to call our true home, which resonated deeply. If you are interested in creating your own glade, these books are a great inspiration.

Butterflies have been my beloved’s passion for over four decades. While I have learned a little about them over the years, I mostly love capturing their beauty in images and short clips.

Once more nature offers a perfect analogy of the stages we undergo when we realise the need for change in order to truly become who we have always quietly known we could be and will be.

I would like to offer you a simple visual journey. Enjoy!

Starting out:

Then finding the right time and place to pupate:

Let your wings dry!

And join your friends!