Tag: Shamanism
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Blood Lines and Blood Quotients
I am of Mixed Blood. Most of the world’s population of human beings are Mixed Bloods. We are the creation of love, conflict, and the intermingling of genes, cultures, and ideas. Yet, there remains in the media, and in the culture at large, a notion that pure is better. As a result I’ve been thinking…
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Noteable Blogs: A Forest Door, and New Days-New Ways
A Forest Door posted a very thoughtful piece yesterday. In this excerpt he discusses some of the conundrums facing those who practice shamanic techniques in post-industrial societies: “I am very much a spirit-worker, and it’s similar, but not the same. I wouldn’t even call myself a shamanist. I say this because: (a) I don’t work…
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Shamans and Native Americans
A while back I chanced upon the following blog post. In addition to an introductory essay, the writer went on to post articles by several notable writers. The title of the piece was , “WE DO NOT HAVE SHAMANS: The Case Against “Shamans” In North American Indigenous Cultures.” The writer of the blog, “The Wanderling”,…
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On Doing What You Can
For the past few weeks clients, friends, and students have spoken to me more often about their concerns for the fate of nature. Our regionally very mild winter and early spring have raised their concerns about climate change. The oil rig disaster in the Gulf has raised fears of nature polluted beyond her capacity to…
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