Tag: Shamanism

• Raptor

  

  A stormy sky morning, following a night of sleet, snow, and freezing rain. Now the temperature has risen above freezing so the trip to the office should be passable. Mornings come much earlier now. We’ve gained more than 90 minutes of morning daylight since the solstice. Soon sap will begin rising in the maple trees…

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 8, 2017

  Nature, Sacred Lands, Shamanism, spirituality, Stories

  nature, raptors, Shamanism, stories

• Resisting The Urge to Demonize

  Yesterday I drove over to central Vermont to met with a long time friend I haven’t seen in a while. Just before I came to her village, I saw two very young deer standing close together near the road, watching the cars go by. I slowed down so as to be able to respond to…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 29, 2017

  Shamanism, Social issues, spirituality

  evil, healing, Shamanism

• The Resilience of Stories

  A lovely, snow-covered morning. The woods are lovely and dark, and highlighted by the intense white of newly fallen snow; not much snow mind you, just enough to coat the trees. Ours is a remnant forest so it is not deep; there are just enough trees to support hermit thrushes. Under the snow, a layer…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 25, 2017

  native american, Psychotherapy, Stories

  Arts, healing, Shamanism, Social Change

• The Complexity of Reciprocity

  Another very warm day. The snow we had Tuesday night is rapidly melting. Here at the mid-latitudes climate change proceeds at a fast pace. I’ve been thinking about the negative tilt that can occur with reciprocity. Reciprocity refers to the tendency for systems to co-evolve, and is usually used to describe  small-scale human interactions that…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 19, 2017

  Healing, Social issues, spirituality

  healing, reciprocity, Shamanism