This is the latest offering from our sister Patricia Ariel in her Animal Spirits series: Raccoon. Still a work in progress and already blowing my mind. Hats off as always Patricia x
Animal Spirit: Raccoon by Patricia Ariel
Shamanism with Sandra Ingerman - Honouring the Ancestors
Return of the Wisdom Traditions
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| Tony walking with Autumn elementals in Sherbrooke Forest 5.3.2013 |
“Shamanism is not a faith, but a wisdom tradition in which we learn purely from our own individual, collective and personal experience. It is not a religion and is dogma-free; indeed it supports any existing spiritual practice one already has. Many of us deeply desire a connection to our own ‘soulfulness’ and that of all other living beings in a free and natural way. This is the essence of Shamanism.”
-John Cantwell Pathway of the Heart
The beautiful wisdom shared by our anam cara 'friends of the soul' John Cantwell and his wife Karen Ward, through their shamanic practice 'sli on chroi' (pathway of the heart) in Ireland is a gift to us all - I encourage you to explore their amazing and soul-filled shamanic work.
John and Karen have invited us to Ireland in 2014 where they will be host our work as we bring The Swan Blessing teachings to our Irish friends. I can't tell you how happy this makes me and how I am already dreaming in the return to my ancestral home.
Norse Shamanic Priestess Burial
The Oseberg Priestess burial mound in Norway reblogged from Mystic Medusa - this is an incredible story, full of mysteries and histories: witch-priestesses, Sacred Marriage rites, Viking Shamanism and the Cult of Freya. Fascinating and inspiring!
Bjork as Shamaness
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Last week in our Silver Doorway Advanced Tarot & Healing Circle we shared images of women who embody the 'Shamaness' and share their fire to inspire us on our own personal journeys. For Rashidah, Bjork was one of those incredible women, and she drew Bjork as part octopus. Octopus is an animal that has an intelligence far beyond our own and is still so mysterious to us, the Giant Squids of the Deep the most mysterious of all. Who is your personal Shamaness? Who inspires you to create and be authentic?
This is Bjork's beautiful song It's in Our Hands sung with a choir from Greenland and danced in a dress of bells!
Shamanism, The Bee & Sacred Drum
Tomorrow Tony and I are creating our new shamanic drums. Here are some amazing videos created by drummer Layne Redmond explaining the shamanistic and meditative effect of drumming and the connection between the Bee and the Drummer. Is the Sacred Bee calling you back to the Drum?
Mabon! Autumn Equinox Newsletter
