Tag: Solstice

• The Miracle of a Body

  New Years Eve; outside, a dramatic sunset. The weather has turned chilly and damp, almost seasonal, and there are finally a few inches of snow on the ground. This evening we will visit with friends, bringing in the New Year with games, food, and a good fire. I began writing this in daylight and must…

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 31, 2015

  Disability, native american, Shamanism, Social issues

  body, Christmas, disability, Solstice

• Advent: Hope Arising

  Now, as the darkness gathers, let us take hope in our parents’ and ancestors’ acts of kindness, caring, and resistance, acts that allowed us to survive, and opened possibilities for our, and our children’s, future.

  Michael Watson PhD

  December 14, 2011

  First Nations, Shamanism

  Advent, hope, Pine Ridge, Shamanism, Solstice

• Summer Solstice

  Summer has settled in here in Vermont. The world is magnificently green. The lake (Lake Champlain) has finally fallen below flood stage for the first time in two months. The trees and other vegetation have come fully into their own, taking sufficient water from a very saturated water table to reduce the flow into the…

  Michael Watson PhD

  June 20, 2011

  Other Subjects

  aging, seasons, Shamanism, Solstice, Summer