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White Stag
This symbol of the White Stag has been cropping up for me again lately, and is one that has been with me a long time, so thought I would do a post on it. It is not specially about Deer as symbol, which is somewhat different (though related) and I wi
Read more…Bealtaine
Bealtaine is coming. The full moon this Sunday/Monday and May Day on Tuesday signify the arrival of Bealtaine.
I may write more about it but for now I wanted to share some photos from the public Bealtaine celebrations last year on the Hill of Uisne
Read more…21st Century Shamanism in Korea
'' I ... associated shamans with people who ingest substances to send their souls into other worlds to retrieve knowledge.
Korean shamanism works the opposite way. The spirit of the shaman—known in Korea as manshin—does not travel somewhere else. In
Read more…Mircea Eliade describes the Altaic Shaman's Ascent to the Sky...
Mongolian Shaman (1909)
The Altai region is in western Siberia, bordering Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan and under Russian federal control.
Source of Article ~ https://wordandsilence.com/2018/01/02/the-great-myths-16-a-siberian-horse-sacrifice-and-th
Read more…The Tale of Tuan Mac Cairil
This summary of the tale is taken from here - Metamorphosis project
The Story of Túan mac Cairill
This text, which dates from around the ninth-century, is a story in which Túan, who lives in a hermitage, tells his story to a monk named Finnia, reve
Read more…Spider Woman
In the beginning there were only two: Tawa, the Sun God, and Spider Woman (Kokyanwuhti), the Earth Goddess. All the mysteries and the powers in the Above belonged to Tawa, while Spider Woman controlled the magic of the Below. There was neither man no
Read more…Where the Great Spirit Dwells ~ Black Elk
Where the Great Spirit Dwells
“I am blind and do not see the things of this world; but when the Light comes from Above, it enlightens my heart and I can see, for the Eye of my heart sees everything.
The heart is a sanctuary at the center of which th
Read more…Psychic Vampirism
- An unconscious competition for energy underlies all conflicts. By dominating or manipulating others, we get the extra energy we think we need. Sure, it feels good - but both parties are damaged in the conflict. ( 4. Celestine Insight )
- Intimidators st
The Four Natural Enemies of Knowledge ~ Carlos Castaneda
A man of knowledge is one who has followed truthfully the hardships of learning, a man who has, without rushing or without faltering, gone as far as he can in unraveling the secrets of power and knowledge. To become a man of knowledge one must challe
Read more…The Shamanic View of Mental Illness
In the shamanic view, mental illness signals “the birth of a healer,” explains Malidoma Patrice Somé. Thus, mental disorders are spiritual emergencies, spiritual crises, and need to be regarded as such to aid the healer in being born.
What those in
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