Elements Archives - The Dewdrop

TS Eliot

T.S. Eliot – East Coker from Four Quartets

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Vanessa Able

T.S. Eliot's epic Four Quartets embodies a mystical vision of human life, time and memory sourced from Christianity and eastern philosophy.

Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney – The Peninsula

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Vanessa Able

Seamus Heaney's beautiful poem about where we go when we leave our heads and dig into something more fundamental.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Cosmic Perspective

December 23, 2019December 28, 2019 Vanessa Able

We marvel at our intelligence, but what we often miss is the miracle of our own existence and our interconnectedness with everything else in the Cosmos.

Normal Days – A Tribute to the Ordinary From the Far Edge of Life
After a glioblastoma diagnosis, Tallu Schuyler Quinn wrote about what dying meant to her body, mind and heart in this series of moving essays.
In the Name of the Stranger – Pádraig Ó Tuama on the Language of The Troubles
Poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama reflects on the use of the word 'trouble' in Irish language, and its relationship to grief and mourning.
The Most Real and Creative Form of Human Presence: John O’Donohue on Soul Friendship
Ancient Celtic tradition upheld soul-friendships and the potential for inner growth that they teased out.
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Giving Away More Than We Keep – Ayya Khema on Cultivating Generosity
Buddhist teacher Ayya Khema on the highest level of generosity: dedicating one's own life to the service of others.