animism
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They heard you come by
Here you are so much givenSo much receivedHow can this be?Outside in the dark nightLoud trampling and stamplingDeer four-legged running byOpening curtain looking outNo one is thereSo my eyes sayBut my body and ears!They heard you come byRunning with the deerFeeling each foot fallTruly thereComing byArise the dawnMorning sun fairThe small twinkling onesLight between brighter Continue reading
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May Day – Beltane – Vappu – Valborg – Walborgis
That energy that arises and can fill oneself full to bursting, this may be the time to gather that energy in and express it. This is the time to pull-in, draw-in, suck-in, heat-up the fires of life, friction, being still and receiving the flame of spirit into physical form? Continue reading
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Bear Woman Golden Woman
Golden figure, golden woman, golden bear woman of great ancestry. There, Look! Bear woman has a cynt, the opening womb. Look at her expression. Look at her breasts. Look at her hair the headdress. Look at her legs. Look at her hands. Look at the zig-zags up and down her legs, ancient women sign. Look Continue reading
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Songs to a Faraway Sky – The Use of Blessings in Tuvan Shamanism
Article by Christiana (Aro-)Harle, originally in Sacred Hoop, Issue 64, 2008 Blessings are an important part of the role of most shamans, bringing the gifts and grace of the spirits to the people to help them in their daily lives. We are all stuck in our own stupidity and narrow-mindedness, in our own limiting and Continue reading
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More Deer Mother and Mother Sun on this Winter Solstice
The sun rises in the east. The place of beginnings. And at this time She arises in the south east (Finland), travels low in the sky. And for three days she stands still – or rather the Earth’s position is in a place of the big inhale! And the exhale will be on the third… Continue reading
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The Mother Night – The Deer Mother – Light Bringer
The Give-away story of the Deer Mother or Goddess and Sun is very different. Continue reading
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Really? Oikeasti?
Shaman ilmiöt. Armoa armoa! Ei kaikki on shamaanit-tietäjät- ei kaikki on parantaja. Voisimmeko Pitää semmoiset sanat/titteli/nimike heille mikä oikeasti tee semmoisen työtä? Sama kuin shamanistinen harjoittelija, tai noita. Tai vólv. Ei ole usein että he valitse semmoisen elämä. Ei kaikki hallitse sama taidot… Continue reading
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The Thing with Ceremony
Why am I special? I am not. What is real ceremony? You are in the center You are the one giving A place of honour A place of sacrifice You always have a payment There is a cost for being In the centre of ceremony To being the main dancer To be the main story Continue reading
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Birthing a shamanic healing drum
many different hands. In my understanding of shamanhood if you hold and use a drum it is for shamanic healing. One has a sacred contract with the spirits which you are showing to the world by your use of the drum. Continue reading
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Shamanic activism and self-
The shamanic path is about connection, being a conduit, responsibility and service through the help of spirit helpers (or teachers, “power animals”, guides) for others: be it community, family, Mother Earth and all that dwells above and below her. The side effect, if one walks this path, is understanding and development of self. My teachers Continue reading
Christiana Aro-Harle 