Category: First Nations

• Christmas Tree: World Tree

  

  “Now Christmas is past, Twelfth Night is the last, To the Old Year adieu, Great joy to the new!” — Traditional Carol This morning dawned bright and cold, – 19 F cold. Lots of evaporative fog over the lake. Major thaw coming later this week? This morning Jennie left to work in Africa for two…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 7, 2018

  First Nations, Landscape, Nature, Shamanism, spirituality, Stories

  Christmas, nature, Shamanism, stories, World Tree

• Epiphany: Little Christmas

  

  A snowy, blustery, frigid , monochrome day! Today is Epiphany: Little Christmas. This day in the Christian liturgical calendar honors the arrival of the Wise Men at the stable in Bethlehem.

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 6, 2018

  Disability, First Nations, Psychotherapy, Shamanism, Social issues, spirituality, Stories

  Christmas, Epiphany, healing, Native American, Shamanism

• New Years Eve Reflections

  A lovely midwinter day, blue sky broken by high clouds. Cold, with the temperature hovering around -1 F and the wind chill far below zero. The deep snow cover enhances radiational cooling while protecting plants and underground infrastructure. Still, new pot holes appear in road surfaces daily. It is New Years Eve. Now ten days…

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 31, 2017

  First Nations, Shamanism, spirituality, Stories

  death, gratitude, New Year, Shamanism, spirits

• Solstice

  It is clear off towards the lake, and cold. Clouds lie thick over the hill to our south, obscuring the sun for now. When it does appear, it will be the wan sun of the winter solstice.

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 21, 2017

  First Nations, Landscape, Shamanism, spirituality

  First Nations, healing, Shamanism, Winter Solstice