Tag: autumn

• Equinox

                    Yesterday was the Autumn Equinox, and I joined a goodly group of other folks who had gathered at the fishing pier to watch the sunset.

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 24, 2015

  Nature, Shamanism

  autumn, equinox, nature, seasons, Shamanism

• Ancestors

  On Saturday I met with a small group to teach practices for acknowledging, and working with, the ancestors. The time seemed propitious as the weekend coincided with sacred days honoring the dead in both the Catholic and Indigenous practices of the Americas. I was honored to spend time with these women, all of whom have…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 3, 2014

  Other Subjects

  ancestors, autumn, ceremony, Shamanism

• The Ant and the Grasshopper

  I just returned from a walk. Autumn has settled in, and the chilly wind off the lake soon drove me home. Even here, near the lake, color change is progressing rapidly; a few trees were stripped of their leaves by yesterday’s rain and wind, a few are near peak color, and perhaps half remain predominantly…

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 9, 2014

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Stories

  ant and grasshopper, autumn, Native American, psychotherapy, stories

• Medicine Wheel: Into the West

  This evening marks the Autumn Equinox. As is our custom, we will gather with friends to note the changing seasons, to explore our journey around the Medicine Wheel, and to express gratitude to Mother Earth and Grandmother Water. For the past several years the equinox has preceded the first frosts, a lived experience of climate…

  Michael Watson PhD

  September 23, 2014

  First Nations, Shamanism

  autumn, equinox, Medicine Wheel, Native American, Shamanism