Category: Shamanism
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The Presence of the Ancestors

Today is a chilly, dark, wet early November day, election day in the U.S.. The rains came mid-morning, soaking the leaves that had fallen in the showers and high winds of recent days. While many trees stand bare, there are still pockets of intense color spread here and there across the landscape.
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Soothing Hungry Spirits

We have moved into the season of the spirits, including the Ancestors. True to form the past few days have been dark and chill. We’ve had enough rain to raise the rivers but perhaps not enough to replenish our greatly stressed aquifer. The news of the past many weeks has been grim and that has…
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Art and Psychotherapy as Pathways to Healing

Another record hot day is likely today. It seems like this summer has had at least one record warm day each week, so last week’s fall preview was a welcome reprieve form the unrelenting heat. The promised rains from Florence are going south, once again leaving us dry. The maple tree down the street has…
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Initial Conditions, Part Two

Two days of heat; yesterday set another record high for the date. Today is a tad cooler although tomorrow may again challenge records before a taste of early autumn arrives for the weekend. In the woods, there is a slow, steady increase in reds and yellows among the deep greens. The rivers and lake are…
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