“Have you ever wondered why in modern Christmas tradition we do the things we do? What is the origin of the Christmas tree, with the star on top, decorations about, and all the brightly wrapped presents beneath? Or the idea behind Santa Claus who jets around the globe in a magic sleigh with flying reindeer…
The Peace Prayer event on the 21st of December was an inaugural event. It was the first expression of the talk/experience that I have decided to offer as a gift over the next three months during a road trip along the eastern seaboard. As of the writing, I left for the road trip on the…
“Tomorrow is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. But few of us will turn off the lights long enough to notice. There’s no getting away from the light. There are fluorescent lights and halogen lights, stadium lights, streetlights, stoplights, headlights and billboard lights. There are night lights to stand sentinel in hallways,…
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Jiddu Krishnamurti “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.…
I have asked that during the hour from noon to 1 PM Eastern Standard Time on December 21, 2014, the entire global human population participate in a Shamanic Peace Prayer. The vision for this prayer is world-wide resonance in our conscious human experience of gratitude for the opportunity to choose peace. We pray peace and…
I propose a world-wide shamanic prayer for peace on Sunday, December 21 from Noon to 1 PM EST. I propose we together chant the mantra “May Peace Prevail on Earth”. Have fun with this. Invite your friends. Do a shot every time you repeat the mantra. Or hug someone. Make it up as you go.…
Be present by taking a moment to simply pay attention to your breath. Notice the difference between being connected at a feeling level to your breath and your body versus being immersed in the thoughts in your head. Recognize the choice that you have. It is not a requirement to be a hyper-rational being all…
As the reality of ‘where we are headed’ makes itself known in the world today, a vision of what-could-be is emerging. This is, in some respects, a new, more powerful prayer. While many people, including perhaps those referred to as ‘new agers’, can be reluctant to give energy through their attention to the so-called negative…
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