Category: Healing

• Vision, Dreaming, and Cultural Difference

  Last night I had one of those dreams that began as a dream and evolved into a vision. In the dream, I was speaking with a  class of university students at a school somewhere in India. One of the students asked me a question as to how we address one particularly difficult social issues in…

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 20, 2010

  Healing, India, Shamanism

  Dreaming, Vision

• After the Genocide

      (Due to having only intermittent Internet access, I am sometimes posting more than one post at a time. The following three posts are new as of today.) We are having tea. Outside, the ever present crows call ceaselessly. My Tamil friend talks with me about Ancestor worship and daily feeding the crows, the…

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 13, 2010

  First Nations, Healing, India

  genocide, Sri Lanka, Tamils

• Trauma Into Theater

  Last night’s magnificent performance of dance and live music referred to the Cambodian experience, yet, as Ms Shapiro noted, it’s themes were universal. We humans find ourselves repeatedly engaged in cycles of revenge and violence. Again to quote Ms. Shapiro, ” ….The Lives of Giants conjures this mysterious and magical world as a reflection of…

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 2, 2010

  Arts, Healing

  bullying, Cambodia, dance theater, Khmer Arts Ensemble, The lives of Giants, trauma

• Notable Blogs: 9/28/10

  Here are this week’s Notable Blogs. As always, there are many more outstanding blog posts than I could possible acknowledge here. This week we focus on some of the challenges facing First Nations individuals and peoples. We are indeed blessed to be able to hear and read so many thoughtful voices! An itinerary of thoughts…

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 28, 2010

  First Nations, Healing, native american, Nature, Notable Blogs, Shamanism

  ceremony, environmental degredation, genocide, healing, Native American, Shamanism