Category: First Nations
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An Old Story
I’ve been watching events unfold in Palestine. Of course, it is impossible to know, with any certainty, the truth of things. Propaganda is unleashed by both sides. Still, there is something terribly familiar about the one-sided nature of the conflict. The history of the U.S., like that of Palestine, is usually told from the view…
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Joining the Young People’s Circle
Yesterday I spent the morning with my good friend Alicia Daniels and her Ecopsychology class. Alicia is a marvelously gifted teacher, seamlessly weaving together her understanding of the Medicine Wheel teachings and her background as a field naturalist. Somehow, even as she acknowledges the suffering of Mother Earth, she also maintains an honest sense of…
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Evil
Growing up Evangelical, I was taught to be terrified of the Creator. I was informed that much of what makes being human interesting is sinful, if not downright evil, and the distinction between evil and sinful is murky. I learned both sin and evil have something to do with breaking written laws. As I grew,…
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