Tag: spirits

• Encounters With The Sacred

  I found myself trying to explain the client’s innocence to the tobacco spirit, and asking forgiveness for the client. The spirit asked repeatedly for the client also to apologize. Each time, a crow flew by and called. I again tried to explain to the spirit that the sacredness of tobacco gets lost in translation between…

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 20, 2011

  Healing, Shamanism

  healing, illness, Shamanism, spirits, tobacco

• Shamanism In Psychotherapy: First Session

  He speaks about the changes in his life. I listen. Having been asked to provide counseling, I’m attentive as a mental health clinician. I’m also listening to, and sensing, the activity of the spirits. From one point of view, the life challenges he brings to therapy are very much in the realm of personal psychology.…

  Michael Watson PhD

  January 7, 2011

  Healing, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  attachments, soul loss, spirits, trauma

• Courage, Hope, and Persistance in Hard Times

  Elders, shamans, and healers must insist on the humanity of all people, the dignity and importance of all beings, and our birthright of joy. This is a demanding task, and we can support one another. Let us have courage, be hopeful, and persist.

  Michael Watson PhD

  August 27, 2010

  Healing, Nature, Shamanism

  ancestors, dark times, elders, Joy, nature, Shamanism, spirits

• Indra’s Web, Part Two: Psyche and Nature

  The metaphor of Indra’s Web works for both cosmos and psyche. Our inner, imaginal worlds, and the external world are, when healthy, unimaginably rich in complexity and diversity. This post focuses on the inner world of mind. I have recently written about an initiation. Initiation: On Being Introduced to the Spirits. The initiation took place…

  Michael Watson PhD

  May 13, 2010

  Nature, Shamanism

  Indra, psyche, psychology, Shamanism, spirits