maurice spees
reflections
on voice, nature, and conscious living
writings gathered along the way: from the rainforest and the ocean, from ceremony and silence, from years of listening to what nature teaches and what the voice remembers.
words are pointers.
the remembering happens in sound.
In the Giving, You Receive
How to recognise your Dharma without going looking for it Many people I meet in my work are looking for their purpose. They have taken this course or that course. Filled in the assessments and got the certificates. Travelled to far-off places looking for something…
Listening to the Symphony of Life
What Note Is Life Asking Me to Play? On harmony, responsibility, and the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan For many years my deepest teacher was nature. Long before I read anything about the philosophy of sound, I spent long stretches in forests, beside oceans, in…
The Heart Chakra: Embracing the Power of Love
The Power of Love The heart, the early years, and the voice Most of us know that the first seven to nine years of life shape the very core of our being. What I have come to realise more deeply is that this is also when the heart centre forms. In those years we begin…
Restoring Your Place as a Divine Instrument in the Symphony of Love
For as long as I can remember, I’ve felt this deep knowing – this truth that we are not separate, that we are all part of something much greater. Life itself is a symphony, and we are each a unique instrument within it. But somewhere along the way, we forgot. We…
The Healing Power of Spontaneous Melodies: Reconnecting with Spirit, Nature, and Our Divine Blueprint
For as long as I can remember, spontaneous melodies have flowed through me. They come effortlessly, arising from a place I can only describe as my deepest connection to Spirit and nature. These melodies are not something I compose or consciously create; they move…
Restoring Our Divine Blueprint: Remembering Who We Truly Are
In the ancient past, read also future, humanity thrived in deeply connected communities. Each person had a sacred role to play, contributing to the collective flow of life in harmony with nature’s rhythms. These roles were more than just to do’s – they were spiritual…
Opening the Sacred Doorway of Expression
A journey from the primal to the divine In the early stages of my spiritual path, my voice was a primal force. It resonated with the vibrations of nature, with ancient traditions, with the living world around me. A raw, untamed power, aligned with the Earth’s ancient…
Voice Alchemy: The Song of Elements and Spirit
Life has a curious way of leading us down paths we never expected, especially when the quest is to meet the profound depths of our being. Holland, where I grew up, with its charming canals and storied history, was my beginning, but its bustling streets and hurried…
Short Nature Dance Movie: Higata – aka Mudflat
Envisioning the New Earth through Photography
Setting the Stage First thoughts, December 2014 My aim is to touch many lives by drawing awareness to the beauty that surrounds us. What we focus on becomes the lens through which we meet the world, and in time it shapes the world itself. By focusing on beauty, we…
Letters to myself
A Letter to Myself Written in a moment of alignment with the Source. I share it here in case it meets you where you are. I have come to understand my part in this: to be a messenger of awareness, and to help turn our attention toward what we actually are. When I…
My Dance with the Symphony of Existence
Journey Through Nature: Trust Built and Tested In the heart of Borneo’s rainforest, I felt an undeniable connection with every living thing around me. Every towering tree, rustling leaf, and playful animal seemed to be playing a note in the grand symphony of life. It…
Lets do everything the Milky Way
Let’s do everything the Milky Way. Fully surrender to the organic unfoldment of life,and bathe in the magic that you are (a) part of. What else is there to want? Relax. Maurice Spees
New Years wish 2017
A New Dawn: A Message for 2017 and Beyond Happy New Year, Beautiful Souls! As we step into the profound magic of 2017, may we all find the courage to tune into the broadcast within our hearts, to play the instrument of our souls, and join the symphony of life in…
The screen
A Fifteen-Inch Window The screen we stare at is a fifteen-inch window, narrowing the world to pixels and light levels we can easily comprehend. And slowly we begin to filter the world to match that window, forgetting that we are vast, radiant expressions of nature…
Five things that make you an Earthkeeper
What Makes You as an EARTHKEEPER 1. You are a conscious participant in nature’s grand orchestra, serving as a vessel for divine creativity. You recognise your role as a co-creator and leverage your innate gifts, which have been yours since the moment of your birth. 2….
From Soul to Soul
The Open Book of Life: A Journey to Authenticity and Connection For me, transparency is a virtue, and I consider the Internet an open book where I can share my insights, writings, and recordings with what I consider to be my global tribe. And just as I offer you my…
The Call
A Rallying Cry to Earthkeepers: Co-Creating a New World Through Our Divine DNA This message comes from a deep communion with Nature, inviting us to reclaim our world through the Divine essence woven into our DNA. Are you ready to channel your creativity and…
The vision
The Earthkeepers Tribe: A Call to Harmonise with Nature Introduction: Our Purpose Welcome to a space created with one aim: to find and connect Earthkeepers around the world. If my writings resonate with you, it’s likely we are kindred spirits meant to support each…
How I ended up in my Menorca Sanctuary
Journey Through Nature: A Life Dedicated to Exploration From the earliest memories of my life, the spirit of exploration has been the driving force behind every choice I’ve made. Every path I’ve taken, every challenge I’ve embraced, speaks to my undying passion for…
Living the magic of life
Awakening to Awe A return to the Earthkeeper within Do you remember the moments when everything fell away and only awe remained? Time dissolved. The mind grew quiet. Something deeper took over: a natural peace, a silent knowing, a gentle surrender into life itself….
Bringing essence into being
The Harmonious Dance with Nature: A Life’s Journey by Maurice Spees From his early childhood days spent playing in the great outdoors, Maurice Spees felt an unbreakable connection to Mother Nature. He found his true calling in nature’s embrace, a sanctuary where his…
Love being your Boundary
The Alchemy of Words Bound and Dary Have you ever considered how the words we use shape the reality we live in? Since 2004 I have carried one word into my workshops. Boundary. Read as Bound-Dary. Dictionaries, our usual source for meaning, rarely mention Dary at all….
Published in BHC magazine in Brunei, Borneo
Appearing with Mindful Photography in the January 2015 issue of BHC, Brunei, Borneo. Lifestyle & Architecture Magazine. It’s a pity they choose an old 35mm slide scan (girl with apple,) shot with an old Nikon FM1, and not one of my new works. But the article…
Beauty is an experience given to you for being beautiful
The Essence of Beauty: A Reciprocal Dance of Perception and Creation When we open our hearts to the beauty and spledour of Nature surrounding us, we become attuned to the enigmatic concept of Universal Beauty. This beauty isn’t a one-way street—it requires a canvas as…
Great review on my solo Mindful Photography exhibition in Brunei, Borneo
A Dutch fine art photographer whose focus lies on the natural beauty around us, his Mindful photography radiates light, peace and beauty around us. His creativity evokes emotions and engages the powerful connotations of various elements that his images visually…
Photography as through the eyes of Meister Eckhard
Photography: A Perspective Inspired by Meister Eckhart In both my workshops and book writing endeavours, I rely heavily on insights gained from intuitive conversations with nature and my regular meditation practices. After gathering these raw insights, I’m often…
Waking up with a stranded baby seal at my feet
A Brief Yet Deep Encounter: Awakening on Ameland’s Beach On a trip to Ameland, Netherlands, I opted for the simple pleasure of sleeping on the beach. Come morning, I woke up to a surprising sight—a three-week-old baby seal at my feet. For a moment, lost and…
BEING TRUE TO NATURE
A Soulful Reminder: Embracing Your Authentic Human Potential Dare to remember this: Our untapped human potential exists light-years beyond the boundaries of our man-made comfort zones. Society may label those who dare to transcend these boundaries as ‘idealistic,’…
Artwork: Sunflower eye
This sunflowereye artwork was made in Thailand during a shoot in Mea Hong Son. A place which I would highly recommend for anyone who likes to feel totally free and take a motorcycling hike. Gosh I miss Thailand.
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