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It Takes a Murder

Whether or not you like crows, they are smart and fascinating birds. Last spring a pair nested in a tall aging spruce tree in front of...

On Permission

In core shamanism, practitioners and teachers emphasize the need for strong intention and for permission when doing our work. Strong...

Peace Project Site 1: Healing on Conflict Sites in the Settling of the American West

On Monday morning I headed east to Fort Laramie and then on to the Grattan Massacre Marker in SE Wyoming. The Grattan Affair/ Massacre...

What Is Good about Friday?

What is good about this Friday? Good Friday is celebrated in the Christian tradition to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ....

"April is the hardest month."

Last Sunday I met a friend for breakfast. We live just blocks away but had not seen each other in months. "April is the hardest month,"...

#flowersforpeace

Yesterday in the fourth meeting of the Core Shamanic Peace Laboratory, as every meeting, we journeyed to find the answer to what we can...

Change

There are so many single words that can be talked about from a shamanic perspective, and change is one. Wise quotes abound: "The only...

If Winter is for storytelling, what is Spring?

Spring is new. I'd been sending myself little one liners to remind me to write about Transformation, Intention, and other important...