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Out in the little horse barn I call the Medicine Lodge, writing. I
Out in the little horse barn I call the Medicine Lodge, writing. I like to take breaks and connect with plant world and note the transition from full ...

I love early morning walks to the mill pond across the road from
I love early morning walks to the mill pond across the road from Crows Nest--Great medicine for exiting the default mode of self-obsession with past, ...

Time to pause and reflect on the culturally loaded meaning of
Time to pause and reflect on the culturally loaded meaning of success. The word needs an overhaul in the light of the planetary crisis, and with the r...

We need our myth-makers and story-tellers. Why? Because they hold
We need our myth-makers and story-tellers. Why? Because they hold up the mirror of soul. They can show us what we are here for, and they can show us t...

One of the great things about the shamanic revival in the modern
One of the great things about the shamanic revival in the modern world is its capacity to engender enormous creativity, and community, healing connect...

Last night I lit a candle on the porch and my Jaguar mapacho pipe,
Last night I lit a candle on the porch and my Jaguar mapacho pipe, as I often do. Then spent the night, from dusk til down walking and sitting in the ...