RUNOT
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Winter Solstice – Sun’s Nesting Day I – VI: remember
II see Sun standing stillA shadow to follow on the face of my wallI mark the placeDay in, Day outOver years.I follow Sun passing throughA late rising farther in the southeastA fast setting farther southwestI mark her coming and going in the white snow blanketWith the shadows of TreeExpectation in heart of There She Comes!I Continue reading
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Kekri
KekriElämä ja kuolemaKukinta ja kompostiLinnun polun maidon polunTuuli vieTuon-elaTerve meille vähäksi aikaLämpö ja ru’atMinulla ei ole paljonAnnan mitä minä voinJa vielä lisää.Kiitollisuus vielä. kekri❤️ #samhain #tuonela #linnunrata 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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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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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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Who will sing me across the river?
Who will sing me across the river?Who will sing me from my home?Who will sing my rememberings?Who will sing me from my home?Who will sing me across the river?Who will sing me skyward bound?Where the stars beyond the crownShow a wrinkle in the wind.Mother spun the cradleSang light and darkness inRound I swing behind the 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
Christiana Aro-Harle 