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The Thing with Ceremony
How is ceremony – in practice? Continue reading
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Fire
One of the initiations I was put through was with Fire. Bright oneInitiatorYears of tendingSitting quietlyFeedingNot asking – Christiana aro-harle, 10/2025 I have a theory which goes like this. Bear with me. Once upon a time folk in the non-animistic, non-indigenous lands stopped feeding Fire. Oh, they fed alright. Bits of paper with things they 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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Raven Song I
Sometimes the Ravens come out of my drum Talking and squawking and chirping and telling me things. Making fun of my serious life, showing me that I am still here and they too. Sometimes they fly out of my drum in a small group of one after the other just pop out of my drum. 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
Christiana Aro-Harle 