Category: Shamanism
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Christmas Eve
Its Christmas Eve. In a few hours Christmas Morning will dawn. The night is dark, in spite of a newly waning moon. The snow is deep and the world hushed. In the shamans’ world, light does not forever vanquish darkness, and darkness cannot absolutely defeat light. Both light and darkness are necessary and good, each…
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Mid-December Morning
I have not had the time to blog for a few weeks. In the time that has passed, Winter has settled in. The days are chill, the nights cold. There are a few inches of snow on the ground. It’s eight a.m., and the sun has just risen over the hill behind our home. The…
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Facing Difficult Truths
Recently we attend a talk by a well-known physician who has contributed much to international human rights efforts. This person has recently returned to his post at Harvard University, after a lengthy stint as Director of a human rights related NGO. In the past, he proved on-the-ground medical services to Indigenous rebels in Central America.
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Dreaming Thanksgiving
Last night was a night of dreaming. It’s early Thanksgiving morning. Here, on the Southeast Massachusetts Coast, the sun arrives early, even on a mostly cloudy day like today. This day, the sunrise colors are muted purples and grays. The water in the bay below, which we can just see through the bare branches of…
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