Estonia is full of old wooden houses. Many of them are a few hundred years old. You’ll find them in cities like Tallinn and in the countryside as well. These old wooden houses provided shelter for both families and often times their farm animals as Read more…
Gathering Sounds is at once an opus on the art of field recording and a collection of philosophical musings on life. While the subject matter of the recordings focuses on sounds from rainbow gatherings, it functions as a meta-analysis on modern life with technical tips Read more…
In the thirteenth century, the German Livonian Brothers of the Sword entered the lands we now call Estonia as part of the medieval crusades. Lembitu was part of the Estonian resistance to the German invasion. According to some sources, he was a leader of a Read more…
In July, I presented preliminary research on Estonian folklore and depth psychology using the work of James Hillman and Mary Watkins at the Fates and Graces Mythologium. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology you can watch the presentation. I would love feedback, comments, criticisms, Read more…
I will be presenting at the Fates and Graces Mythologium on Friday, July 28 at 2:00 PM. My presentation is called “The Forest as Cultural Heart of Estonians.” In Estonian folklore, the forest forms an integral cultural theme that serves as an anchor for “Estonianness,” Read more…
The net of colonialism is wide with tiny openings from which almost no one escapes. Growing up in the USA I learned that we were the colonizers of the land upon which the nation sits. Despite the emergence of the USA out of the belly Read more…
Gathering Sounds: Field Recording with the Rainbow Family by Tenali Hrenik This lavishly illustrated, multimedia, full-color you-are-there experience is a celebration of the annual Rainbow Gathering, a free non-commercial outdoor event held in remote locations building a loose-knit community of kindred spirits all around the Read more…
According to the experts, emotions are a form of energy and the better we are at managing our emotions and understanding what they are trying to tell us, the more positive our outlook and the healthier our bodies. Over the years, I have had ups Read more…
Today is Estonia’s Independence Day and today we celebrate one hundred and five years since declaring independence. Independence from Russia and the German overlords wasn’t achieved on this day in 1918, but the declaration of independence known as the Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia Read more…
I love libraries. They hold secret worlds hidden on dusty shelves and inside plain brown or green covers. In high school I would ditch school and go to the library where I would read, read, and read: animal husbandry, history, novels. I would check out Read more…