Wonderous Words: I work even in the middle of the day, in the full sunshine, and I enjoy it like a cicada. -Vincent Van Gogh
Scintillating Science: You’ve probably heard that cicadas emerge every 13 to 17 years, depending on the type of cicada. What I never thought about today- that you can consider too- is how do they know that time has passed so its the right year? They don’t have mini-cicada watches and calendars down in the soil.
Every year the tree sap changes slightly, responding to environmental conditions & other stimuli. Its supposed that the cicadas get information from the tree sap and the knowing happens at a molecular level, its time to change and emerge.
Reflections & Connections: In ancient mythology, cicadas because they sang were sacred to Apollo were related to the Dionysus, the god of wine & revelry. There’s certainly a carpe diem quality to a creature that spends most of its life dormant in a nymph stage underground and the adult stage only lasts a few days or weeks.
They also symbolize resurrection, renewal and spiritual ecstasy. Time to put on a cape and prance around your living room to a ecstatic song.
Creative prompt & Play: Last week I encouraged you to begin a summer experiment. What light, light-hearted, or easy activity or habit can you dabble with? It can be something that you do daily or once a week. Can you write a haiku a day, practice a new eye shadow style weekly, or peruse a new town near you once a month like a tourist.
Expand your awareness and excitement of what you could do. In a recent Tiktok video, I challenged someone looking for love to go to 30 new places in the next 60 days. That’s a feat, I know. You don’t have to go that extreme, but you could try 30 new non-alcoholic drinks in the span of the summer. That’s just 3 new drinks a week. You could try a 2 minutes of a new meditation a day until you get to 30 and call it good.
Rachel Strivelli
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