There is a well known Navajo proverb - ‘Be still and the earth will speak to you’ , which reverberates in the sayings and beliefs of other indigenous desert dwelling cultures (such as the central Australian Arrernte peoples). The land reveals itself to those who look and listen. The earth and all its species, the weather, the night sky and cosmos are inextricably linked and have effect from one to another.

However the human ego acts as a barrier to much of our perception, understanding and acceptance of these relationships and the world around us. Without the ego we enter again this reciprocal and transformative relationship where the land talks to the sky and the cosmos nourishes seeds. Desert places allow us a re-enchantment with our own origins.