August 27, 2026

On this day of the deep partial lunar eclipse,

and the red Sturgeon moon,

suddenly — the love of synanthrope

inspired by a raven who

made such a racket

this morning

en santa fe

where I am visiting

after yearsssss

from where I left

also suddenly—

or maybe I should say

—decisively

off to Spain the minute I could, post pandemic

going going gone into compás de flamenco

but for now

let me science you up a second:

as if Ravens ever were in our control!

but our companions since time immemorial - yes!

the contemplation of them is really calling to me

I even drew one

and something about making the shape

changed the day

and got me writing.

and why the deep in the lunar eclipse?

because the earth’s shadow will appear to eat almost all of the moon

gulp

— all this

the taste

of synanthrope

the moon

eaten in shadow

all this comes into THE WILD LANDS

where after doing Sinew, I am so stoked to ENTER with you

Yes,

​Enter the Wild Lands​

a four-month online creative circle 
starting September 13

twice a month through December end

Sense. Write. Move. Listen. Express.

Out loud. In silence. In community.

where we engage with

our creativity and

animal and bird kin

tweet and greet and

growl and

meet

all to

awaken

somethin’ somethin’ that wants to speak

in us and through us

read the whole

spoken sung broken still trill

of an anthem of the animal coming alive here​

From now through September 1

the eclipsed by longing rate is $195

please know that

if $$ is the only thing keeping you at bay

there is no need

just hit reply and say you want in

and we’ll find a way to square it up

and if you feel moved to share this

with more folks:

do

the link is here

​https://www.shebanacoelho.com/events/wildlands​

shukriya thank you

if you can stand social media

​from the wild lands has a cave of its own on IG

​https://www.instagram.com/fromthewildlands/​

I tiptoe in every once in a while :-)

For now,

this Thursday, Aug 27

the eclipse begins at 8:34 p.m. US mountain

may the dark skies see you

may the sturgeon moon sink you

into the skin

of what calls

the sovereign space

that is yours and ours

and the mystery

of the next true

step

olé

Oh and iP.S (an important P.S) BIG BIG THANKS to all who watched SINEW and wrote!!! I was in el cielo. More events like this are coming!

​if you missed it and are curious, this link is active till August 31. ​

lovvvve

Shebana

sinew

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