Is there something we need to face? When we know that what is given in our lives is an expression of the Divine Seed, we express it in thought, word and deed. When we reach a place of knowing that everything we receive is given by God then we...
Eremitical Life
Crow Having Fun
A Crow Repeatedly Sleds Down a Roof on a Plastic Lid A crow enjoys the winter snow by sledding down a roof on a plastic lid in this 2012 video. It’s having such a great time it picks up the lid, flies back to the top, and goes for...
Obaudire
From; The Gift of Saint Benedict, by Verna A. Holyhead SGS and Lynne Muir. John Garrett Publishing, Victoria, Australia. 2002. Pp. 32-33 In contemporary life we may seem to spend much of our time listening, but often this may only take us across the threshold of ‘auditory over-load’ into...
Contemplation: the Axis Mundi
Father Teilhard de Chardin speaks in his book The Divine Milieu of a nun praying in a chapel in a desert place and, as she prays, all the forces of the universe seem to reorganize themselves in keeping with the desire of that tiny praying figure and the axis...
Hermitage Gardening
Raised Garden Beds from an Old Roof Posted February 16th, 2013 The corrugated iron used for these two new raised beds came off the old roof.
Hermitage Food
Sprouting Seeds from the Garden Posted February 16th, 2013 Check out how to sprout seeds on my YouTube clip; http://youtu.be/Nfg7TKxwFag Recently, I harvested the seed from mustard lettuce (mustard greens) growing in the old garden bed on the house side of the hermitage. I always plant more veggies than...
For Solitude
May you recognize in your life the presence, Power and light of your soul. May you realize that you are never alone, That your soul in its brightness and belonging Connects you intimately with the rhythm of the universe. May you have respect for your individuality and difference. May...
About Glastonbury Hermitage
Welcome to Glastonbury Hermitage Welcome to Glastonbury Hermitage, located at Shoreham on Western Port Bay side of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. I’ve been here since the beginning of May 2012 after six years at Ellenborough. Built from an old work shed the hermitage was constructed over three weeks with very...