Autumn - August, September, October 2011
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In This Issue - AUTUMN 2011
"Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize
that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought
you were looking for."
- Lawrence Block -
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Page 16 - Ancient Shamanism in a Modern World - By Marv Harwood
Shamanism is a way of healing and bringing our lives into harmony with our environment. Shamanism is not an organized religion or cult.
It is a way of walking in the world to bring us into ayni or balance. This body of timeless wisdom is expressed in three main streams:
Energetic, Animistic and Destinistic.
There are many misconceptions about shamanism, in particular, its practical application to modern life. Although the practice is thousands
of years old, its application is very relevant today, given the stress of living in our society; limiting beliefs that hold us prisoner, anxiety, fears,
chronic illness that sap our strength, taking the joy out of life, and generally...
Page 19 - Spirit Guides…Who Has Them? - By Katrina Todd
As a Psychic Medium, one of the most common questions that I get is: “Do I have guides around me?” The answer is YES! Everyone has guides.
The number of guides that one has changes with what is happening in their life. Some guides are here to help for a certain moment, event or
problem; some are here for a whole lifetime, while some may be from previous lifetimes. And yes, for most of us this is not our first time here,
in this school of life, on Planet Earth!
Then the next question is: “What are they...
Page 20 -Dancing Home- By Sarah Salter-Kelly
I am dancing outside… hawks circling overhead, sweetness of poplar resin in the air, prairie breeze filled with the ripeness of spring… It is an old dance; an ancient dance… one that is new to me, though my body responds with familiarity… the steady beat of the drums moving me deep inside myself, the smell of tobacco and sweetgrass….
I feel my mother move with me in time, her spirit drawn to the ceremony…. I feel Peter’s spirit with me, the man who killed my mother years
ago… the dance changes for me, the intent becomes clear, I dance him home, I dance him back to his people, I dance him into the embrace
of his culture… a space he never knew in this life time. The tears begin to move down my cheeks… I cry for her, for the Mother I lost 16
years ago. I cry for him, for Peter, I cry for his people, the pain, the loss, the lack of justice, the corruption, colonization, residential schools, for all that the Cree and the indigenous people across the world have experienced… Cleansed by the waters of my tears, my feet...
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