Category: Shamanism

• The Power of Words

  I’ve been challenged by words lately. I usually come by them easily, but right now writing is a chore. Today I began thinking maybe this problem is less personal, and more just “in the air,” something we as an entire country are grappling with. I began thinking about my recent struggles with words after having…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 11, 2011

  native american, Shamanism

  ceremony, healing, intention, violence, words

• Shamanism In Psychotherapy: First Session

  He speaks about the changes in his life. I listen. Having been asked to provide counseling, I’m attentive as a mental health clinician. I’m also listening to, and sensing, the activity of the spirits. From one point of view, the life challenges he brings to therapy are very much in the realm of personal psychology.…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 7, 2011

  Healing, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  attachments, soul loss, spirits, trauma

• The Buddhist and the Shaman

  We are nearing the end of a thaw. The past three days have been warm, and we have had rain. There is little snow left on the ground, and what snow remains tends to be in the woods. This is a process that repeats throughout the winter, a series of mid-winter springs. I having been…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 2, 2011

  Healing, Nature, Shamanism

  complexity

• The Twelve Days of Christmas

  We are solidly embedded in the Twelve Days of Christmas, the time between Christmas Day and January 6th, Epiphany. The natural world lies deep in early winter dormancy. We have had a few cold days. Today is warmer. A light snow falls. Our neighbors are out on skis and snowshoes. Some access the trails by…

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 29, 2010

  Arts, First Nations, Shamanism

  ceremony, climate change, First Night