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Intrusions, Part 2: Narrative Therapy
The post is a continuation of the discussion begun in the previous post. I was lucky enough to spend several days, spread over several years, with groups listening to Michael White. Within those days glow a few alone times; ten minutes here, ten there. Each of those alone time memories is rich with contact, humanity,…
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Intrusions, Trauma, and Healing
One of the frequent statements I encounter in my work is, “I just don’t seem myself since….” Of course, there are many reasons one might no longer feel anchored in a secure and familiar sense of Self. One such reason frequently cited by shamans and other medicine people is the presence of Intrusions, foreign energies…
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Amazonian Shamanism, Part Three: Easter
In the past few days I have been thinking about a story told to me by my teachers Bernardo and Jenny. The story is this: Maybe twelve hundred years ago a teacher appeared in he Amazon basin. This teacher traveled throughout Amazonia, including Peru. He is said to have had scars in his side and…
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Porgy and Bess and Disability
Last night we saw the Seventy-fifth Anniversary tour of Porgy and Bess at the Flynn Center. The show was produced by Michael Capasso, and performed by a national touring company. True to its earliest productions, this classic Gershwin opera was presented by a predominately African American cast, with the lone major white character being the…
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