Tag: Shamanism
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Letter to the Settler Community During Hard Times
A chilly, windy, soggy few days. Birds are flocking the feeder. We participate in a few European-American dominated discussion groups, all of which have now moved online. In each I find that whenever I try to bring Native issues and experience into the conversation I am met with literal silence. Inevitably the conversation is immediately…
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Perturbations and All_That_Is
A lovely spring day, way to warm for the beginning of March. I took a few minutes earlier and sat on our porch bathed by the sun drenched warmth. There was just enough breeze to sound the large bell and remind me to breathe.
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Visions of The World Tree
A bright, warm day, more like late March than mid-February. The sky is a clear, vibrant blue beyond the bare trees. Daffodils have sprouted in the yard. There is a motif that spans most cultures, the image of an immense tree that ties together all of creation. This is the World Tree, its roots firmly…
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Reciprocity and the Spirits
A chilly, dark day; a bit ‘o snow tonight and heavy rain tomorrow. This morning, after breakfast with friends, we went for a walk on a local bike trail from which a side trail winds down to the bay. The trail journeys through woods, largely parallel to the water, then heads north into the town’s…
