Positive and negative polarities

In case you had not noticed, the world is a very polarized place today (duh?). This polarization is fed to us, and enforced, by our “leaders” and the news media; everywhere we turn it seems someone is trying to drive…

The spirit of the stone and earth mother

I have included footnotes which reference additional reading with far more detail on the Sacred Garden and the Spirit Realms at the end of this post. I had two incredibly meaningful meetings with the spirit of the stone, and the…

When The Levees Broke

The other day I felt compelled to buy Spike Lee’s documentary about the Katrina disaster, which originally aired on HBO. It’s four parts and tonight (Wednesday) I watched the first two. It’s a powerful film, and I recommend renting or…

…not in Kansas anymore

The title is of course a partial quote of Dorothy’s famous line from The Wizard of Oz when she realizes the world around her is not her familiar Kansas. For some who choose a path to expanded awareness, an event…

Encounters on the Shaman’s Path

Hank Wesselman, my shamanic teacher, has been writing monthly articles for “The Meta Arts Magazine” since November of 2004, and they are a wonderful source of information on shamanism and the modern mystical movement. His first article, The Spiritwalker Program,…