Tag: Shamanism
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The Osprey, the Condor, and the Shaman
One summer, nearly a decade ago, several of us got together with our friends and teachers, Bernardo Peixoto and Jenny Toscano, at a camp on Lake Champlain. We had gathered for a long weekend of play and work in a glorious location. The weather beings blessed us with day after day of perfect summer weather.…
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Intrusions, Part 2: Narrative Therapy
The post is a continuation of the discussion begun in the previous post. I was lucky enough to spend several days, spread over several years, with groups listening to Michael White. Within those days glow a few alone times; ten minutes here, ten there. Each of those alone time memories is rich with contact, humanity,…
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Intrusions, Trauma, and Healing
One of the frequent statements I encounter in my work is, “I just don’t seem myself since….” Of course, there are many reasons one might no longer feel anchored in a secure and familiar sense of Self. One such reason frequently cited by shamans and other medicine people is the presence of Intrusions, foreign energies…
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Amazonian Shamanism, Part Three: Easter
In the past few days I have been thinking about a story told to me by my teachers Bernardo and Jenny. The story is this: Maybe twelve hundred years ago a teacher appeared in he Amazon basin. This teacher traveled throughout Amazonia, including Peru. He is said to have had scars in his side and…
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