I have been having problems with my online access all day so I offer above a wordless meditation.
-Christine Valters Paintner @ Abbey of the Arts
(photo taken at Glendalough in Ireland)
Women Mystics & Ancestors + Prayer Cycle ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Tomorrow I start teaching a 4-week e-course on practicing with medieval women mystics for the lovely team at Spirituality & Practice. Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Mechtild of Magdeburg, and Hildegard of Bingen will be our focus and each week
November 1, 2026
5 Responses
Thanks lucy! :-)
breathtaking!
Thanks Ann and Bette, this was taken with my new wide angle lens and I lvoe the effect it has on photos of trees.
love the title “The Prayer of Trees”. the upward growth of the branches are beautiful!
What an absolutely breathtaking photograph! I have always loved trees and I find this picture to be particularly soothing. Thanks for sharing.