I'm sharing this special episode of Rebel Nature today so you know, how very special your life is. For this week, you are one of the only human lifetimes chosen to witness an incredibly rare traveler put on a show.

It turns out, perhaps once every 80,000 years, that comet unceremoniously named Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (can we just call it Atlas?) permits us the most rare of privileges to grace its presence.

It's so mathematically rare that YOU are the one of the rare lives who has the chance to see Atlas complete its trip. 4 in 3000 human generations got this chance to witness this rare traveler. You are most certainly meant to see it, to be affected by its mere existence and, thus, to hear its silent message. Nature occasionally shakes perspective and scale back into our fragile frames.

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Credits

Support for Rebel Nature in part by an affiliate partnership with Blick Art Supplies Produced and managed by Quail Run Studios Original Music written and recorded by Christopher Grant Ward. Any commercial music used in this episode has been licensed for airplay by the Harry Fox Agency, 40 Wall St. NY NY You can learn more about me and my art at christophergrantward.com

This is Part 1 of several journal entries I made as I hiked the Sierras over the last few years. I was asked to retell some of these stories as an alternative to the explorations of science and history thus far on Rebel Nature. I hope you enjoy this departure and find a 1st person account of deep backcountry experience worthwhile.

***Credits***

• Support for Rebel Nature in part by an affiliate partnership with Blick Art Supplies
• Produced and managed by Quail Run Studios
• Original Music written and recorded by Christopher Grant Ward.
• Any commercial music used in this episode has been licensed for airplay by the Harry Fox Agency, 40 Wall St. NY NY
• You can learn more about me and my art at christophergrantward.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Credits

Support for Rebel Nature in part by an affiliate partnership with Blick Art Supplies Produced and managed by Quail Run Studios Original Music written and recorded by Christopher Grant Ward. Any commercial music used in this episode has been licensed for airplay by the Harry Fox Agency, 40 Wall St. NY NY You can learn more about me and my art at christophergrantward.com

What has compelled humans to seek out perfection and symmetry throughout history, and why symmetry doesn’t necessarily equal beauty? Finally, what is to be gained by embracing the real world, the natural asymmetrical world that we are actually hardwired to love and appreciate. It turns out, your home, your style, your life can very well benefit from the harmony, peace and wonder that exists in the arrangement of things that are not in mirror balance, but perfect all the same.

https://www.christophergrantward.com/blog/lose-your-balance-to-find-your-harmony

Credits

Support for Rebel Nature in part by an affiliate partnership with Blick Art Supplies Produced and managed by Quail Run Studios Original Music written and recorded by Christopher Grant Ward. Any commercial music used in this episode has been licensed for airplay by the Harry Fox Agency, 40 Wall St. NY NY You can learn more about me and my art at christophergrantward.com

Make your voice heard

We benefit from many voices, and I want you to make yours heard — literally. New technology now allows me to add your comments, thoughts and opinions retroactively to this episode, so your voice can be added to the podcast you are listening to right now. This way, future listeners of this episode can benefit from your experience as well as my own. Add your voice to this podcast for all to hear. To submit a comment to be considered for airplay, message me at hello@christophergrantward.com

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Support for Rebel Nature in part by an affiliate partnership with Blick Art Supplies Produced and managed by Quail Run Studios Original Music written and recorded by Christopher Grant Ward. Any commercial music used in this episode has been licensed for airplay by the Harry Fox Agency, 40 Wall St. NY NY You can learn more about me and my art at christophergrantward.com