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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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Electricity, Desire, and the Elders
Vermont depends considerably on Hydro Quebec for our electric energy needs. Several years ago, the state decided to limit the amount of electricity brought from Hydro, due to the dramatic costs of their projects in human and environmental terms. Those costs were, and continue to be considerable: Native peoples displaced from traditional villages and subsistence…
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