It was supposed to be a New Moon post, but the Sun got in the way, which is exactly the opposite of observable astronomical fact.
Category: Shamanism
The Masks of Anger
Anger frequently masks other emotions, especially if we had parents and peers who didn’t do emotion well when we were children. Here are some solutions to re-empower yourself.
The dust storm on Mars: symbolism and paradigm shift
“A martian dust storm that started in late May, silencing NASA’s Opportunity rover, has now wrapped itself around the entirety of Mars, radically transforming the appearance of the Red Planet. Amateur astronomers are taking pictures of the storm through backyard telescopes, and even naked-eye observers say they can see changes in the planet’s color.” –SpaceWeather…
Eclipse Season: What that means, and what to do with it
This July, we move into Eclipse Season. The last eclipses we had were in January-February. We’ve got 2 solar eclipses (7/12, 8/11) this summer, and one lunar eclipse (7/27). The lunar eclipse will be the longest total lunar eclipse of the century. Eclipses are generally associated with beginnings and endings, and always herald a change….
Summer Harvest
Summer Harvest, otherwise known as cutting things back a bit, is underway in the Faery Garden. The Elder had taken over the sidewalk again, the Rosemary was encroaching on the Lavender, the one Lavender bush was taking over a path, the Citronella was taking over a different path, the Fennel was doing what fennel does,…
A Summer Solstice Story: The Mink and the Sun
A Telling by Eldrbarry Mink’s mother, Sea Lion, as a young maiden, liked to sit in a rock in the sea, basking in the warm sun. When she found out she was going to have a baby, her parents questioned her about it. They asked her who the father was. “I don’t know any young…
Manifestation Cedar – Available for a limited time
Over New Year’s weekend (2017-2018), I was up in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and had the opportunity to collect some pollinating cedar windfall from trees that grow among the redwoods. It is now fully dried and ready to be passed on to you! This Manifestation Cedar can be ground for you, if you’re going to…
Case Study: The Emotional Root Cause of Kidney Issues
I have enough Shamanism and Healing students that read this blog, for whom this information would be helpful, and I find that sometimes other people are intrigued by the emotional root cause of disease as well. Let’s say a 48 year old person presents with kidney issues; it doesn’t really matter what type. We know…
Our relationship to anger
In a vacuum, anger is merely a call to action, a push or surge of energy. If we don’t know that, we don’t know what to do with it.
Empowerment
Empowerment is the key to transformation. Are you ready to be truly powerful?
A Different Way of Problem Solving
Power is the energy of creation, of existence. Power is outside of us and inside of us. It is infinite.
Some unsettling energy going on – What to do with it?
Saturn is in Capricorn, which has the effect of forcing us to be present and in the moment. On March 8th, Jupiter went retrograde in Scorpio. Jupiter is generally expansive and is very tied to our beliefs. Scorpio is all about transformation. Also on March 8, the shadow of Mercury Retrograde in Aries began (actual…