Christian festivals are celebrations of life and the future. At Christmas, it is the arrival of the Son—a future that was prophesised and, therefore, has roots in the past. The Easter festival sanctifies a future that shines through death to a new becoming—it is still to be fulfilled, still to be lived. This year, Mars draws this drama in the sky. At Christmas, the planet of will was at Praesepe—the birthplace of stars. It returns to this cosmic source again at Easter. Taking this celestial language as a call, we bring you twelve thoughts on the new will: the Easter will.
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Photo essay Shaping Light by Laura Liska, 2025
As a photographer, my task is to be “between.” Each image arises out of a certain configuration that puts the three of us—leaf, light, and me—in conversation. Through my camera lens, I ask: leaf and light, which is shaping which? I went out to discover the will at Easter in nature. I found it in every loving trace created by light shaping substance shaping light.
