Tag: Shamanism

• Quest

  Good morning! A lovely morning this. Storms later. Over the weekend we watched aghast as the turmoil that is the Middle East erupted into  unimaginable violence. It was as though a great storm of hatred and greed slammed into that part of the world, and no one in ether government cared about the impacts on…

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 15, 2014

  Healing, Psychotherapy, Shamanism, Stories

  Bodhisattvas, healing, psychotherapy, Shamanism

• Evil

  Growing up Evangelical, I was taught to be terrified of the Creator. I was informed that much of what makes being human interesting is sinful, if not downright evil, and the distinction between evil and sinful is murky. I learned both sin and evil have something to do with breaking written laws. As I grew,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 7, 2014

  First Nations, Shamanism

  evil, Native American, Shamanism

• Circle Thoughts

  A couple of days ago I found myself engaged in a conversation about the differences in perception and values that define Indigenous cultures and colonial culture. The conversation was focused on attitudes towards community and the land, the presence of the ancestors and spirits, and centrality of oral history. Then someone suggested the main difference…

  Michael Watson PhD

  June 28, 2014

  First Nations, Shamanism, Stories

  circles, Native American, Shamanism, stories

• Summer Solstice

  Saturday marked the Summer Solstice, and we celebrated by inviting folks over to our home for ceremony and feasting. It was also Aboriginal Peoples’ Day in Canada, so there was a good deal of ceremony and feasting going on across the continent. It was a good day to gather, the weather proving delightful. Even the…

  Michael Watson PhD

  June 23, 2014

  First Nations, Nature, Shamanism

  Medicine Wheel, Shamanism, summer solstice