Category: Shamanism
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Notable Blogs 11/06/2010
This week’s Notable Blogs come mostly from WordPress. We are still settling in from our India trip, and time to search out, and read, blogs has been at a premium. Still, I have seen many splendid posts. Here are a few. I hope you enjoy them. Shaman-Ism has an extensive site about Hmong shamanism. This…
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Shamans, Priests, and Crows
Today is All Souls Day. Throughout the Americas families and individuals will gather tonight, or tomorrow night, to welcome the returning Dead. Those who gather by family alters, or in churches or cemeteries, will bring with them wonderful food and beautiful flowers. Some will burn incense or tobacco; others will display transient handmade crafts. Many…
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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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