Tag: healing

• On Clergy Abuse, and a Visit by Jesus of the Broken Heart

  As I do this work, I am often reminded of Jesus’ teachings regarding the centrality of children, and that what we do to children, we do to him. Having been visited by Jesus, his pierced and broken heart clearly visible, I am struck by his suffering. I am aware our failing to live as he…

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 24, 2011

  First Nations, Shamanism

  Broken Heart, Clergy Abuse, healing, Jesus

• Lessons from the Sweat Lodge

  That shamans and healers struggle with their own learnings is news to many people. Yet, my best teachers have freely shared their own struggles and learnings with me. Their willingness to be “just another human being” has felt like a great gift. Their persistence in overcoming life’s challenges has been, and continues to be, both…

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 5, 2011

  Healing, Shamanism

  attachment, healing, Shamanism, sweat lodge

• Thoughts Concerning the Fourth of July

  The Fourth of July! This is one of those holidays, along with Columbus Day and Thanksgiving, I struggle with. My father struggled with it as well, although, the truth be known, he seemed to love Thanksgiving. Indeed, many Native people have very complex, often humorous and contradictory, experiences of the holiday.

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 3, 2011

  First Nations, Healing, native american, Shamanism

  forgetting, Fourth of July, healing, Native American, Shamanism

• Animals, Heart, and Self: Part Two, Windigo

  Psychotherapy, at it’s best, offers the warmth of compassion and experiences of Self. Shamanism, and other forms of traditional healing, offer these, along with connection to souls, spirits, and all that is. Both provide refuge from Windigo, and the possibility of life lived with passion, mystery, and companionship. Supporting patience, they open doors to the…

  Michael Watson PhD

  June 28, 2011

  Other Subjects

  healing, Shamanism, Windigo