Celebration and ceremony renew the human spirit, and remind us of our connectedness to the divine, to the earth, and to one another. Contributors to this issue of Whole Terrain explore the very nature of these fundamental human practices, and reflect on how celebration and ceremony shape our lives and our work.

Editor’s Note

Dancing with the Divine
Brett Amy Thelen

Cover art

Tribal
Janet Morgan

Illustrator

Katja Schindler

Graphic Design

Laurie Webster

Contents

Toward a Real Earth Day
Janisse Ray

Laid Bare
Christopher Sciarretta

Communion: A Complaint
Sheryl St. Germain

The Most Ecstatic Thing: An Interview w/ Margot Adler
Brett Amy Thelen

A Lightbulb Instead of the Sun
Maryann Ullmann

A People of Stardust and Torah
Lisa Greber

Offering
Robin Kimmerer

Crane Dance
Patricia Monaghan

Enter on Duty
Ron Steffens

Ocotillo Awakening
Tom Wessels

To Celebrate the Vernal Equinox 
Janisse Ray