Category: Shamanism
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Shamans, Genocide, and Hope
We’re home. The trip back from Chennai was demanding, taking about 29 hours. Today is a wet, chilly, day. I’m feeling jet lagged. I’m also thoughtful, having had so many conversations with individuals and groups. The conversations continued on the flights home, including with a woman (a dancer, theater artist, and choreographer) from East Timor…
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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…
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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…
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Notable Blogs: 9/14/10
Shira Shaiman has cancer. Her mother died of cancer. She is also a mom with young children. This week she wrote about the Days of Awe, her illness, and a miracle. I hope she will forgive me for including a lengthy snippet. I hope you will visit her blog and read the post in its…
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