Along our individual journeys and our collective one toward ultimate healing for ourselves and the planet, we are bound to encounter frustration. Yet finding this work, and understanding that we truly do hold power to create positive shifts on the more subtle levels with our mesas and intentions – this provides hope.
Frustration, Hopelessness, & the Dance of the Mesa Read More »
Crying over a mess of herbs and alcohol stirred into an inert slop before my mesa, shedding tears on the wreck as though they might be the secret ingredient to right this botched attempt at alchemy, my body heaved out a liquid history of cynicism, mind collapsing to match the mess like a tapestry unraveled at the tug of a single thread.
Invitation to Ghost Child from a Home Fire Read More »
I never cease to be amazed at how the natural world is continually communicating with us, giving us signs and symbols that so directly correlate to our individual circumstances that coincidence becomes an impossibility. I have two astonishing examples of this phenomenon…which occurred on the same day!
The Universe is Always Speaking to Us Read More »
The power of the ritual is calibrated by our ability to surrender. When we do the steps, even if we have resistance, we’re letting go more. It rewires us. Ritual is a technology? Yup. Technology rewires us? Yup. There are studies that show how being…
Ritual is a Technology Read More »
Just recently my family and I vacationed to some sites up north, one of them being the Indian mounds in Aztalan, Wisconsin. While the kids were off playing in the woods my wife and I sat on top of the mounds, a stepped ziggurat which operated as the tribe’s prime ceremonial center. Yet…
The Sweetness of the Sting Read More »
I went to school to learn the rules and uses of the language I loved. Then when something happened that needed most to be spoken, words failed me.
Words Between Void and Universe Read More »
Throughout my life I have searched for a myriad of ways to bring healing to myself…
The Healing Power of the Mesa Read More »
Despite how far you go with something you must always revisit the basics, to reinforce your foundation. With the mesa it is no different.
This is the third installation of my writings regarding my mystical experiences with Vulture and Heron, regarding my own Death and Re-Birth.
ReBirthing self through Self Read More »
This is a continuation on my last offering up of my experience with Vulture, and the “Fear of Death” piece, that I am working with in general.
Journey through Death, Part 2 Read More »
In my most recent sojourn to the latest class with my teacher, she stated to us that we should remain open to receive…
Journey through Death’s Doorway Read More »
I never really expected shamanism to be my path… let alone transform my relationship to life so powerfully.
11 Things I Learned from a Shaman that Changed My Life Read More »
