Category: First Nations

• Dreaming

  The weather has turned damp and chilly, with the temperature only in the mid-fifties. A couple of days ago the first Titmouse of the season landed on the garden fence and looked into our window with that classic  “Why is the feeder empty?” look. Fall has certainly arrived! A few nights ago I dreamt about…

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 14, 2014

  Climate Change, First Nations, Healing, Shamanism

  autumn, climate change, Dreaming, Shamanism

• In the Presence of Good People

  This evening our neighborhood gathered for our yearly picnic. The evening was cool, the sunset golden, and the mosquitoes held off til deep twilight. The lake was perfectly still, deep blue, and just slightly reflective of the fiery clouds that lay atop the mountains. Around 7:30 the full moon rose over the hill and rooftops,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 7, 2014

  First Nations, Nature, Social issues, Stories

  autumn, community, Fire, stories

• Downeast

  It’s been a cloudy, raw couple of days. Not even seven in the evening and we have dusk, portents of things to come. The tree outside our office window, an early adopter,  shows more red daily. Given the cranky day, I thought I’d take a moment and share something more about the Maine coast. Last…

  Michael Watson PhD

  August 22, 2014

  Nature, Sacred Lands, Stories

  arcadia, Landscape, Maine, seasons

• Ancestors, Spirits, and The Land

  I like to sit with the changing seasons. Today, a lovely summer day, cool and bright, the trees are showing just a hint of the reds and other colors to come. Still, the vista is dominated by a wide range of green. We are grateful for so much: one another, rain, friends, the presence of…

  Michael Watson PhD

  August 3, 2014

  First Nations, Sacred Lands, Shamanism

  ancestors, Indigenous, land, Shamanism, spirits