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Encounters With The Sacred
I found myself trying to explain the client’s innocence to the tobacco spirit, and asking forgiveness for the client. The spirit asked repeatedly for the client also to apologize. Each time, a crow flew by and called. I again tried to explain to the spirit that the sacredness of tobacco gets lost in translation between…
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Passover
Tonight we focus on slavery and redemption. At some point during dinner, having invited Elijah, and all other prophets who spoke for the good of all people, to join us, we will raise a cup and ask the age old question, “If not freedom and justice now, then when?”
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On Being Interviewed
This morning I met with a third group of students from a local college. The students have been interviewing me about shamanism in order to fulfill an assignment for an Ethnology course. Some students are focused on shamanism in the abstract. Today’s group asked a few general questions, then honed in on the role and…
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Notable Blogs: 4/14/2011
This edition of Notable Blogs notes recent posts about First Nations artists from varied disciplines, thoughts about being Native and Feminist, and the battle to save a sacred site in California.
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