Tag: Native American

• Standing Humbly Before the Mesa

  When we stand humbly in the presence of the spirit beings we acknowledge we are all connected, separation is an illusion, and our suffering is the suffering of all beings. In doing so we open doors to healing and joy.

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 15, 2013

  First Nations, Healing, Shamanism

  healing, humility, mesa, Native American, Shamanism

• The Long Shadow of Abraham Lincoln

  Even as he was evolving a moral stance against slavery, Lincoln continued policies that pushed against Indigenous people, and the treaties that ostensibly protected their sovereignty as nations. When First Nations fought to protect their legal rights, he branded them terrorists. On December 26th, 1862, 38 Native leaders were hanged at his order.

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 31, 2012

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Shamanism, Social issues

  genocide, Lincoln, Narrative Therapy, Native American, Shamanism

• In The Depth of the Season

  At this time of darkness, cold, and celebration we hold to the traditions, acknowledge painful histories, and work for a world of shared resources and joy, a planet where the children of all people are held as sacred and are nurtured.

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 26, 2012

  First Nations, Healing, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  Christmas, Hanukkah, Native American, Winter Solstice, Wounded Knee

• Vision

  A couple of my teachers used to urge me to take the long view, say 100,000 years or even 3 million years. They knew I could be a worrier, and thought shamans needed perspective. They also believed that was the time span that was meaningful. By the end of 3 million years most species will…

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 23, 2012

  Healing, native american, Shamanism

  healing, Native American, Russel Means, Shamanism