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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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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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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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How to make a Staff
That is a long question. There are many responses, many experiences. Gleaning, I find a few. First, I ask from Spirit(s) – my helping ones – I ask from the Land. Very simply, to the point, for a staff. 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 