The Inner Map: Gray Whales, Coyotes, and the Solstice of the Self

As the longest day of the year stretches across our skies, the summer solstice invites us to pause—not just to mark the season, but to orient ourselves anew.

What if, like the gray whale, we possessed a hidden map within us?

A deep, fluid geography not etched in ink but felt in bone and breath—drawn by light, pulled by inner knowing. In this moment of maximum solar radiance, we’re reminded that we, too, are creatures of migration and memory, guided not only by visible landmarks but by the invisible tides of the psyche.