Nature – Page 66 – Dreaming the World

Summer Solstice

Saturday marked the Summer Solstice, and we celebrated by inviting folks over to our home for ceremony and feasting. It was also Aboriginal Peoples’ Day in Canada, so there was a good deal of ceremony and feasting going on across the continent. It was a good day to gather, the weather proving delightful. Even the…

Michael Watson PhD

June 23, 2014

First Nations, Nature, Shamanism

Medicine Wheel, Shamanism, summer solstice

Can A Tipi Stop A Pipeline

My father’s father’s people, the people of the Black Hills, have spoken about the fate of the Earth. They, and many other Indian nations, stand together in opposition to the Keystone Pipeline. They ask everyone to stand with them in support of Mother Earth. As a parent, grandparent, and elder I join with them. Prophesy…

Michael Watson PhD

April 26, 2014

First Nations, Nature, Shamanism, Social issues

healing, Keystone, Native American, resistance, Shamanism

Approaching the Equinox

The Spring Equinox arrives Thursday. The snow lies deep across the landscape and this morning’s temperature is -7 F. The sunrise was lovely, casting a pastel glow on the Adirondacks across the lake. The March sun melts some snow each day, the water pooling on the sidewalk, then freezing at sundown. The sidewalks are fit…

Michael Watson PhD

March 17, 2014

Climate Change, Nature, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

equinox, healing, Shamanism, spring